Rampage: Total Destruction

netjak

Besides the occasional inability to actually grab things as a monster, I can't really find anything detrimental in Rampage: Total Destruction. The true party game, it's that simple dose of pure fun that we really shouldn't move too far away from too often.

Play Magazine

Midway didn't over-think Rampage TD, rather, they made it look amazing while retaining and improving on the game's simplistic yet addictive gameplay. [May 2006, p.54]

Game Over Online

No matter what speed they’re at or what font is used, the thrill of destroying cities remains intact, and that’s something this series does better than any other.

Digital Entertainment News

If you haven’t picked up one of the Godzilla games, or War of the Monsters then pick those titles up first. They can be found for the same price if not less, and have much of the basics that this title does.

ZTGameDomain

The problem is that the core game tries to be something it was never meant to be and that really drags the overall fun factor well below where it should be.

PSM Magazine

Ultimately, it's a short lived blast at best, overshadowed by the much better "War of the Monsters". [Jun 2006, p.84]

Game Informer

In the end, I don't see this title connecting with an audience beyond the most hardcore Rampage fans. [May 2006, p.97]

Next Level Gaming

I seriously question the longevity of this title, even with multiplayer and a ton of unlockable stuff. I think this is a weekend rental for the most part.

Yahoo! Games

The series' simplified gameplay takes a step backwards with Total Destruction, and the overall experience is decidedly mediocre. But sometimes, after a hard day of work, you just want to knock over a skyscraper.

Cheat Code Central

Once the novelty of the new graphics wears off, we're stuck with a 20-year old arcade game that I'm not so sure I would label a classic in the first place.

Games Radar (in-house)

If the control wasn't so sloppy and loose, Total Destruction could easily have been a much better game. As it stands, this is just like every previous entry.

Times Online

The biggest problem with Total Destruction is the lack of things to do, besides building-bashing and car- tossing.

Game Chronicles

Tried-and-true fans of the original will be ecstatic with Total Destruction, but the younger hardcore gamers will probably be wishing they were playing their Greatest Hits version of "Devil May Cry 3" or "God of War" for the umpteenth time.

Gaming Age

It provides a great old school time, with plenty of levels and things to destroy in them that you can enjoy I short bursts. Any fan of the series will be more than ecstatic with this rendition.

Entertainment Weekly

After an hour or two of Total Destruction button-mashing, you'll be ready to move on to "Q-Bert."

GameSpot

Total Destruction is a glossy coat of paint on an ancient gameplay formula that simply doesn't hold water in 2006.

Gaming Target

Fleeting moments of fun are not enough to make Rampage: Total Destruction a must play for anybody.

Games Master UK

There's a reasonable amount of potential for some multi-player monster fun, but all that impromptu city demolishing action all gets old real quick. [June 2006, p.79]

PSX Extreme

In the end, you’ll probably make it through Las Vegas, San Francisco, and London, but after that, if you’re still playing, you’re either immensely bored or far more enamored with the game than I was.

1UP

The muddy controls make it difficult to judge where your creature is standing in proportion to the buildings.

IGN

The gameplay is simply sub par, and the production value is that of any generic budget title.

PSM2 Magazine UK

It's fun for a while, but the lame objectives and lack of power-ups soon make this a chore. It's about time this franchise was buried under some rubble. [May 2006, p.68]

eToychest

The formula was never that good to begin with, and shiny new graphics, tons of new monsters, and a host of unlockable moves simply cannot hide the fact that Rampage, no matter the generation, is a bore.

GameSpy

Midway's got a decade to think about what they want the 30th anniversary Rampage remake to look like. Here's hoping they get it right then.

G4 TV

Sadly there’s no traditional one-on-one mode, so players aren’t given the chance to inflict heaps of damage on one another.

Worth Playing

Many lackluster games have spectacular ideas but poor execution. Rampage: Total Destruction, on the other hand, has the same gameplay it's had 20 years ago, offering only negligible upgrades.

Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

Repetitive and dull retread of a once okay game. [May 2006, p.89]

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

Still, even at a budget price, it's hard to recommend this game to anyone but the most hardcore of Rampage fans...if they even exist. [July 2006, p.78]

GameCritics

It's just not fun yet. Sure, playing against people is a mild diversion, and it has a small amount of nostalgic appeal, but if they want to come up with something that's sold entirely on the basis of the fun of destruction, destruction has to be more fun than this.

PALGN

You would think that they could have done a better job than this. A free roaming 3D affair – think GTA but with a giant – wouldn’t have taken a whole lot more effort, and could actually have been an amusing little distraction. Instead, the developers have opted for half-assed 3D, and it doesn’t do the game any good at all.

GamePro

The core gameplay in all its monotonous glory is, unfortunately, entirely preserved, and while no one can deny the appeal of trashing pricey downtown real estate while noshing picture-snapping tourists and tossing trains, if you play one level you've played them all.

Sydney Morning Herald

Those with a sadistic streak will enjoy hurling cars, gobbling victims and belching. But players will quickly tire of the repetitive button bashing required to raze buildings and swat hapless enemies.

NTSC-uk

Even a budget price point can’t counteract the tedium that quickly sets in from the limited gameplay.

Game Revolution

The game’s best feature is its inclusion of the twenty year-old version of Rampage, which is actually smarter, deeper, and just plain better than Total Destruction. That's sad. Flee in terror.