Rampage
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5 Star
(1988) - Big Box: 30 Mega Games (1988)
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Midway Arcade
(2012) -
Midway Arcade Origins
(2012) -
Midway Arcade Treasures
(2003) -
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(1990) -
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(2018) -
U5
(1988) -
We are the Champions
(1988)
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Description official descriptions
George, Lizzy and Ralph were just ordinary Americans, until an experiment went wrong, turning them into a Gorilla, Lizard and Werewolf respectively. Following this, the three of them plan to go round destroying buildings, and up to 3 human players can join in.
Smashing at the edges of the buildings for long enough will make them collapse. The police and military are after you, and will shoot at you, so try to destroy them (failing that, you can avoid the bullets). You will need to eat regularly, with things like plants on offer, to avoid shrinking back to being human.
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Average score: 66% (based on 58 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.2 out of 5 (based on 149 ratings with 5 reviews)
Great fun and excellent conversion.
The Good
I'm surprised I didn't review this one earlier -- oh well :-)
This is one great game! Excellent conversion which is faithful to the original arcade hit even in CGA graphics, great gameplay and the prospect of having 3 players at once is very well implemented. Good controls and great overall value make this one of my favorite games... besdies, who doesn't like bashing buildings and eating people?
The Bad
Like many arcade games, this one is repetitive, but it's otherwise a great game without any noteworthy flaws.
The Bottom Line
A truly classic arcade game I really love.
DOS · by Tomer Gabel (4534) · 1999
Great coversion, lots of fun with 3 players too!
The Good
When I played this on the PC, I was not expecting much. But what I found was a faithful conversion of the arcade game, and the ability for me and two friends to crowd around the keyboard and smash stuff up.
The Bad
Noting to dislike. It was really fun!
The Bottom Line
If you ever see it, grab it.
DOS · by Tony Van (2796) · 2000
2600 Long in the Tooth in 1989 or Why Bother?
The Good
For a 2600 fan, you get some nice details: good title screen, play solo or 2 player, game is fun for a bit.
The Bad
I mean, poor VCS can only handle 4K at a time. Thus, graphics are kinda crappy. Sound effects are nothing to write home about either.
The Bottom Line
Does Activision publish this for fans or the big buck?
Don’t know. Maybe it was best to not bother.
Atari 2600 · by BigM · 2025
Trivia
Eating corpses
When one of your fellow players has been killed and drops back to the lowly state of human, eat him. You can continue to eat from this spot and fully revitalize yourself. (Make sure to quickly get back to this spot after destroying the current city, so that you can enter the next with full health!)
Number of playable character differences
The game originally had three characters: George (King Kong), Lizzie (Godzilla) and Ralph (Wolfman). But the Atari Lynx version featured a fourth character named Lester, a giant Ratman, who could join in on the fun since the Lynx had 4-player support. By the same token, the NES version of the game only features George and Lizzie.
Version differences
There are two versions for Commodore 64. UK version offers finicky controls, sluggish gameplay and a smattering of annoying bugs (eg. eating people doesn't replenish your energy). Also the computer players instead of destroying buildings attack the human player. US version is much faster and eating people actually replenishes the energy.
Awards
- ACE
- October 1988 (issue #13) - Included in the Top-100 list of 1987/1988 (editorial staff selection)* Commodore Force
- December 1993 (Issue 13) – #73 “Readers' Top 100”
- Commodore Format
- November 1994 (Issue 50) – #34 The All-Time Top 50 C64 Games
- EGM
- 1989 Buyer's Guide - Best Arcade-to-Home Translation (SMS version)
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Game Refuge, Inc.
The venerable creators of such arcade mega-hits as Rampage, Xenophobe, and the more recent Rampage: World Tour (no affiliation with the subsequent sequels Universal Tour and Rampage Through Time).
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Game added by Peter Hall.
Commodore 64 added by Quapil. NES added by PCGamer77. Browser added by HelloMrKearns. SEGA Master System added by Teddy Ruxpin. Atari 8-bit added by Kabushi. Amstrad CPC added by Martin Smith. Arcade added by Pseudo_Intellectual. Antstream added by lights out party. Atari ST, Apple II, Atari 7800, ZX Spectrum, Atari 2600, Amiga added by Servo. TRS-80 CoCo added by L. Curtis Boyle. Lynx added by quizzley7.
Additional contributors: DQG, Alaka, Martin Smith, formercontrib, mailmanppa, Jo ST, FatherJack.
Game added May 19, 1999. Last modified June 15, 2025.