Rampage: Total Destruction

Rampage: Total Destruction
Box art for Nintendo Wii version
Developer(s)	Pipeworks Software
Publisher(s)	Midway
Version	5.2o
Platform(s)	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii
Release date(s)	GameCube & PS2 NA April 24, 2006 PAL April 28, 2006 Wii NA November 19, 2006 AUS February 8, 2007 EU February 9, 2007
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E10+ OFLC: PG PEGI: 12+

Rampage: Total Destruction is the latest sequel to the Rampage arcade game produced by Midway Games. The game was released on April 24, 2006 in North America for the GameCube (1-4 players) and PlayStation 2 (1-2 players). It has also been released on the Wii (1-4 players).

Gameplay

Rampage: Total Destruction features multiplayer gameplay for up to four players.

Rampage: Total Destruction is rendered in 3D but has 2D gameplay. As with previous games in the series, players must destroy the environment to earn points. Other actions are available in addition to destroying buildings; people can be eaten and players can also throw vehicles to cause more damage. New to the series is the ability to climb on the front of a building to destroy it. Hidden in each city are tokens which, when eaten, will unlock new characters and special abilities. Playing well fills a character's special meter which can be used to utilize special abilities such as Rampage mode or the Roar power.

Total Destruction features four game modes. The first is a campaign in which players work to progressively take out cities around the world. King of the City and King of the World are competitive modes where up to four players compete. In King of the City, players strive to rule a city by dominating the most districts. King of the World is a series of King of the City competitions across various cities. The fourth mode is a time trial where players must complete all the districts of a city within a time limit.

Plot

The story begins with a worker from Scum Labs showing a video about a man named George taste-testing the Scum Soda. Soda S ends up causing a mutation to George as the video ends. The man tells his boss Mr. Z that the Scum Soda had a reaction to a few individuals. When Mr. Z asks how many people went through the taste-test and had a negative reaction, the man states 30 (40 in Wii). When Mr. Z states that if the press gets a hold of this, Scum Labs will be ruined. The man states that they contained the damage as a scientist tells Mr. Z that the all 30(or 40) monsters have been cryogenically frozen and stored in specially-designed, high security storage containers. The scientist states that as long as the subjects stay in the Cryo-Tubes, they pose no threat. It is also stated that the Cryo-Tubes are hidden and it's unlikely that anyone is ever going to find any of them. The man states that Scum Soda is going to be huge as George in his monster form climbs the building and grabs the man. Mr. Z tells the other people with him that they have a problem.

Characters

Playable Characters
Amanda the Armadilloa Bart the Bata Boris the Rhinobc Brian the Brainab Bubba the Aliena Cal the Squida	Crock the Crocodilea Cyril the Squirrelab Edwin the Invadera Eyegore the One-Eyed Aliena Fabio the Fleaab	Fifi the Poodleab George the Gorillac Gilman the Blowfishc Harry the Yetia Icky the Echidnaa	Jack the Jackalopea Jill the Jellyfisha Joe the Wild Mana Kyle the Cyclopsa Kingston the King Cobraa Leon the Liona
Lizzie the Dinosaurc Marco the Sharka Natalie the Nautilusa Nick the Demona	Philbert the Ungulatea Plucky the Chickenab Ralph the Werewolfc Ramsey the Ramc	Rhett the Ratc Rojo the Bulla Rocky the Golema Ruby the Lobsterbc Sarah the Spiderab	Shelby the Tortoisea Squirmy the Wormsab V.E.R.N. the Abominationab Venus the Planta Wally the Warthoga
Locations
Chicago Dallasb	Hong Kong Las Vegas	London Los Angeles	New York City San Francisco

^a Unlockable character
^b Exclusive to Nintendo Wii
^c Initially playable

Development and marketing

Total Destruction features two bonus items which come with the game already unlocked. These are ports of the original Rampage and Rampage World Tour. The Nintendo Wii version also has a clip from the Cartoon Network TV series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. In addition to the Cartoon Network clip, the Nintendo Wii version also features another city, ten more monsters (three of which had appeared in previous Rampage games), and a fifth upgrade (Super Jump).

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	GCN: 60.6% (24 reviews)[1] PS2: 54.4% (38 reviews)[2] Wii: 49.2% (29 reviews)[3]
Metacritic	GCN: 57% (24 reviews)[4] PS2: 51% (34 reviews)[5] Wii: 46% (21 reviews)[6]
Review scores
Publication	Score
GameSpot	5.7 out of 10[7][8] Wii: 5.1 out of 10[9]
IGN	5.0 out of 10[10][11] Wii: 4.0 out of 10[12]
X-Play	[13]

Upon release Rampage: Total Destruction received a mixed reception, with an average critic score of 54% for the PS2 version, 61% for the GameCube and 48% for the Wii, the latter version being considered the worst due to control issues. Despite the less than positive reaction, the game has sold over one million units according to Midway^[14] and the GameCube version has earned Player's Choice status.

References

1. ^ "GameCube reivews". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/929425.asp. 
2. ^ "PS2 reviews". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/929424.asp. 
3. ^ "Wii reviews". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/934602.asp. 
4. ^ "GameCube reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/rampagetotaldestruction. 
5. ^ "PS2 reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/rampagetotaldestruction. 
6. ^ "Wii reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/rampagetotaldestruction. 
7. ^ Navarro, Alex. "PS2 review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/rampagetotaldestruction/review.html. 
8. ^ Navarro, Alex. "GameCube review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/rampagetotaldestruction/review.html. 
9. ^ Navarro, Alex. "Wii review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/rampagetotaldestruction/review.html. 
10. ^ Bozon, Mark. "PS2 review". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/703/703090p1.html. 
11. ^ Bozon, Mark. "GameCube review". IGN. http://cube.ign.com/articles/703/703011p1.html. 
12. ^ Bozon, Mark. "Wii review". IGN. http://wii.ign.com/articles/750/750428p1.html. 
13. ^ "Rampage: Total Destruction (PS2) review at X-Play". G4. http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1427/Rampage_Total_Destruction.html. Retrieved 2007-06-01. 
14. ^ "Unreal Tournament 3, Stranglehold Break 1M Sold". http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/51722. 

External links

video games portal

• Official website
• Rampage: Total Destruction at MobyGames