Rampage: Total Destruction

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Rampage: Total Destruction
Box art for Nintendo Wii version
Developer(s)	Pipeworks Software
Publisher(s)	Midway
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

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, as with previous games in the series, has players destroying 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 Marco and Natalie as with George and Ruby and Curtis and Lizzie from Rampage 2: Universal Tour.

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 the esteemed scientist Dr. Vector tells Mr. Z that the all monsters have been cryogenically frozen and stored in specially-designed, high security storage containers. Dr. Vector 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.

After the monsters tear through the country, the man returns from the hospital and informs Mr. Z that the Scum Soda is a hit, as nobody cares that they will transform into giant monsters. In fact, it implies that people actually want to turn into monsters. The game ends as Mr. Z and the man laugh in triumph as George rampages on TV.

Characters

Playable Characters
Alex the Jaguar^a Amanda the Armadillo^a Andrew the Fox^a^d Bart the Bat^a Boris the Rhinoceros^b^c Brian the Brain^a^b Bubba the Blob^a Cal the Squid^a	Christie the Gavial^a^d Crock the Crocodile^a Cyril the Squirrel^a^b Dennis the Dolphin^c^d Edwin the Invader^a Eyegore the One-Eyed Alien^a Fabio the Flea^a^b Fred the Tiger^a^d	Fifi the Poodle^a^b Gary the Grizzly Bear^a^d George the Gorilla^c Gilman the Blowfish^c Harry the Yeti^a Icky the Echidna^a	Jack the Jackalope^a Jill the Jellyfish^a Joe the Wild Man^a Kyle the Cyclops^a Kingston the King Cobra^a
Leon the Lion^a Lizzie the Dinosaur^c Marco the Shark^a Natalie the Nautilus^a Nick the Demon^a Oliver the Owl^a^d	Philbert the Ungulate Hybrid^a Plucky the Chicken^a^b Ralph the Werewolf^c Ramsey the Ram^c Rhett the Rat^c	Rojo the Bull^a Rocky the Golem^a Ruby the Lobster^b^c Sarah the Spider^a^b Shelby the Tortoise^a	Squirmy the Worms^a^b V.E.R.N. the Abomination Gargoyle^b Venus the Plant^a Wally the Warthog^a
Locations
Barcelona^d Chicago Dallas^b Eastbourne Pier^d	Hong Kong Italy^d Las Vegas	London Los Angeles Monaco^d	New York City Paris^d San Francisco Tokyo^d

^a Secret character
^b Exclusive to Nintendo Wii
^c Initially playable ^d Exclusive to Xbox

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 (Dallas), ten more monsters (three of which had appeared in previous Rampage games), and a fifth upgrade (Super Jump).

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

↑ "GameCube reivews". Game Rankings.
↑ "PS2 reviews". Game Rankings.
↑ "Wii reviews". Game Rankings.
↑ "GameCube reviews". Metacritic.
↑ "PS2 reviews". Metacritic.
↑ "Wii reviews". Metacritic.
↑ Navarro, Alex. "PS2 review". GameSpot.
↑ Navarro, Alex. "GameCube review". GameSpot.
↑ Navarro, Alex. "Wii review". GameSpot.
↑ Bozon, Mark. "PS2 review". IGN.
↑ Bozon, Mark. "GameCube review". IGN.
↑ Bozon, Mark. "Wii review". IGN.
↑ "Rampage: Total Destruction (PS2) review at X-Play". G4. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
↑ "Unreal Tournament 3, Stranglehold Break 1M Sold".

External links

v t e Rampage video games

Main series	Rampage World Tour 2: Universal Tour Through Time Total Destruction "Rampage"

Spinoffs	Puzzle Attack

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