Description
Rampage is a 1986 arcade game by Bally Midway. The
player(s) take control of gigantic monsters trying
to survive against onslaughts of military forces.
Each round is completed when the particular city is
completely reduced to rubble.
Up to three simultaneous players control the
monsters George (gorilla), Lizzie (a Godzilla-like
reptile), or Ralph (a giant werewolf), created from
humans who were mutated by various methods. They
need to destroy all buildings in a high-rise city to
advance to the next city. On their way they can
destroy helicopters, tanks, taxis, police cars,
boats and trolleys, as well as eat people.
The monsters can jump and climb buildings, and
attack enemies and buildings with punches. Buildings
also take damage when jumped on.
The player receives damage from enemy bullets,
grenades, shells, etc, or from accidental falls.
Damage can be recovered by eating the right food,
such as fruit, roast chicken, or soldiers. If a
monster takes too much damage, it reverts back into
a human and begins walking off screen. If the player
continues, the human will mutate back into the
monster with a full life bar.
Smashing open windows generally reveals an item or
person of interest, which may be either helpful or
harmful. Helpful items include food or money,
dangerous ones include bombs, electrical appliances
and cigarettes. Some items can be both, for example
a toaster is dangerous until the toast pops up, and
a photographer must be eaten quickly before he
dazzles the player's monster with his flash, causing
it to fall.
Each monster eats a "significant other" type of
civilian, for instance George, who resembles King
Kong, gets a large score bonus for grasping a lady
in a red dress. This also causes the enemy soldiers
to withdraw temporarily.
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