


The formula is exactly the same but progressively more complex with each iteration – the original had Jump and Punch buttons, World Tour threw in kick buttons, and Total Destruction throws in 3D controls and a dedicated grabbing button – but you are still simply wrecking buildings and going to the next one. Wreck every building in an area, and you go on to the next, destroying more and more complex neighborhoods over time, ad infinitum. Needless to say, political correctness is not a hallmark of the series. Victims could be the omnipresent military forces, gawking bystanders or a giant American flag – anything that's the right size for you to grab and destroy. Basically, you play as a giant monster that climbs up and down buildings, making sure to eat or break anything in its way. Midway's followed this procedure to the fullest with Rampage: World Destruction, and unfortunately, the results are not exactly the most impressive in the modernized classic meter, falling somewhere between Shadow the Hedgehog and Megaman X7 in terms of quality on almost every level, with one very major exception.įor those who have never played Rampage before, first off, go ahead and rent this version and press X at the main menu so you can play the original Rampage arcade game and/or the comically styled Rampage: World Tour, the first remake. It's a classic formula: Take a classic (or simply old) game, modernize it for the latest console, and sell for a quick buck.
