Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Rampage (NES review)

Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Released: 1988

Rampage is an action game that was first released in the Arcade in 1986.

+ Has a whopping 128 stages and your constantly depleting life bar gives the game an edgy survival element.

+ There's some mild strategy to staying alive and recognising what items heal or harm you is crucial in the heat of the action.

+ Map detailing which U.S. states you've destroyed is a nice touch that provides a visual reward for your hard work.

- Gameplay is mind-numbingly repetitive and there's barely anything new that gets introduced to keep you engrossed.

- Controls don't always respond as expected and many times you'll falter despite clearly pressing Up to grab onto a building. 

- Unlimited continues don't even reset your high score, so there's little point in trying to top your previous best.

- Only has two of the three playable characters from the Arcade, and the between-stage tips disappear too quickly.


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