God of War and Katamari Damacy - both games are $19.99 and both present innovative, excellent gaming experiences.

I went into the game with an open mind, hoping for the best.ĭespite the upgraded visuals, Rampage: Total Destruction is more or less the same gaming experience they have pushed on us for the last two decades. Is Total Destruction yet another retread of the same old gameplay, or did Midway take the opportunity to create a true next-generation experience? Before revealing the answer, let me state that my cynicism towards the previous entries in the series did not preclude me from objectively reviewing this game. Rampage: Total Destruction brings the archaic series to the next generation, invading the PlayStation 2 and GameCube consoles. Other than the inclusion of Rampage and Rampage World Tour in the Midway Arcade Treasures series, it seemed like the Rampage series would stay dead.

Still, it must have made Midway a profit, as 1999 saw the multi-platform release of Rampage 2: Universal Tour, Rampage Through Time for the PlayStation was released in 2000, and Rampage Puzzle Attack for the Game Boy Color came out in 2001, which seemed to mark the end for the series. Despite 11 years of gaming evolution, the concept was essentially the same: move, destroy, and repeat. Midway is well-known for its exploitation of past franchises, so it was no shocker when Rampage World Tour surfaced in 1997. Get two friends, play for 15 minutes, and leave amused. Rampage featured support for up to three players, which is a big reason why it was such a hit. The game starred three massive monsters: George the gorilla, Ralph the wolf, and Lizzie the lizard. It sounds terribly monotonous, but it was apparently the pinnacle of gaming at that point. The premise of the game was to destroy one of over 100 generic cities … and then move onto the next. Rampage first hit arcades two decades ago though simplistic, it was a smash hit, spawning nine home versions, including one for the Atari Lynx (which I have, ha).

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