Rampage

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Description

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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Alternate Titles

• "Rampage!" -- TRS-80 CoCo in-game title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games made into movies
• Rampage legacy
• Theme: Giant monsters

User Reviews

Excellent conversion of a hit classic	DOS	Katakis | カタキス (41895)
Great fun and excellent conversion.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4643)
Great coversion, lots of fun with 3 players too!	DOS	Tony Van (2855)

Critic Reviews

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	SEGA Master System	Mar, 1989	81 out of 100	81
Press Play On Tape	Lynx	Feb 05, 2021		80
GameTrip.net	Atari 2600	Nov 25, 2006	8 out of 10	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Lynx	Mar, 1991	8.6 out of 12	72
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Feb, 1988	7 out of 10	70
Power Play	SEGA Master System	Apr, 1989	66 out of 100	66
Power Play	Atari ST	Feb, 1988	6.5 out of 10	65
Power Play	Commodore 64	Dec, 1987	5.5 out of 10	55
Woodgrain Wonderland	Atari 2600	Nov 03, 2017	C-	42
Retro Gamer	Atari 8-bit	Aug, 2004	11 out of 100	11

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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

Information also contributed by Jiguryo and WildKard

Related Web Sites

• 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).)