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Rampage: Total Destruction

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5.9 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 21 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Midway

Developer: Pipeworks Software

Genre(s): Action

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: November 14, 2006

Summary

Rampage: Total Destruction offers a fresh take on an arcade classic complete with everyone's favorite monsters: George, Lizzie, and Ralph, along with a variety of new monsters to collect and play. Virtually everything in the environment can be damaged, broken, and utterly destroyed with plenty of hilarious results. Aided by power-ups, the Rampage: Total Destruction monsters are capable of acquiring a number of upgrades throughout the course of a single campaign. Players can annihilate cities all over the world in either one or two player mode in this reinvention of the Midway classic. [Midway]

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What The Critics Said

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Gamers' Temple

The quarter crunching classic that has basically remained the same throughout the years finally changes just a Wii bit, but still not enough to draw in any new fans.

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Nintendo Power

Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. [jan. 2007, p.106]

NintendoWorldReport

There is still something incredibly satisfying about beating your buddy up until he shrinks down to a little naked person and then eating him for lunch.

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ZTGameDomain

If you already own it on the previous consoles there isn’t much here to warrant a second purchase, but with a few tweaks and some polish this game could easily make a comeback in the world of games.

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GameSpy

It's not a triple-A title by any stretch -- with its gameplay quirks and audio that sounds recorded in a bus-station bathroom -- but it captures the sense of simple fun that Nintendo was shooting for with this new-fangled console.

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Digital Entertainment News

If you were a big fan of Rampage and have been thinking "I'd like this more if I could physically punch instead of button mash!", then you're pretty much the target audience.

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AceGamez

A sloppy, unimaginative title that on the Gamecube was barely passable and on a next generation console is just not acceptable!

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Game Chronicles

I think this game’s real value lies in the simplicity and accessibility that would be really good for an enjoyable party game or as a rental.

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GameZone

In concept it is a great game, but the execution and half baked controls really ruin this game that would have been on gamers must have list.

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N-Insanity

Why stick to an old formula when it’s not as fun compared to games of the current generation? Still, there can be some nostalgic fun with Rampage, so it isn’t a complete write-off.

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GameSpot

Shoehorning in the most basic of Wii motion-sensing controls isn't enough to make a clunky, repetitive game like Rampage fun--if anything, it just makes it more annoying.

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GameDaily

The developers failed to take good advantage of the Wii's controllers, as swinging punches becomes boring after half an hour.

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GamePro

What's most disappointing, however, is how pitifully the game's "attitude" falls on its face. Every last unfunny quip issued by the traffic chopper, every painful Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, every ham-fisted racial stereotype is so poor that you can't help but wonder "what were they thinking?"

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DarkStation

Midway tries to resurrect their fun Rampage franchise on the Wii and fails miserably. Get ready for some simplistic controls and extremely dated visuals.

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IGN

The main game feels buggy and lacks that classic feel, and for an added $10 on top of the original $19.99 price tag there's no way to justify its Wii existence.

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NGamer UK

Repetitive button mashing in a mechanical 20-year-old game that's completely lacking innovation. Will the army ever nail these outdated and dull monsters? [January 2007, p.44]

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Eurogamer

The bottom line is that the core gameplay is tedious beyond belief - so much so that I doubt you'd even get value from renting it.

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netjak

Trying to adapt the controls from earlier incarnations of the game for the remote left a nigh-unplayable mess filled with crude sounds and very little to endear it even to fans of the series. If you really want to get your fix of playing as a giant monster demolishing buildings, play the cheaper and better incarnations of the game for previous-generation consoles or wait for the older games which are bonus features in this title to show up on the Virtual Console.

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Official Nintendo Magazine UK

There's always one dreadful launch game (remember the GameCube's "Universal Tour"?) and Rampage: World Destruction is the Wii's. Even if you once enjoyed "Rampage" you won't like this. [Jan 2007, p.82]

Gamestyle

So while this could be construed as the first Wii budget release, to date it’s certainly the worst release for the system.

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1UP

Rampage: Total Destruction is broken and a perfect example of how not to port a game to the Wii. (And then charge extra for it.)

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 5.9 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Shawn P. gave it an8:
I thought Rampage was a blast to play multi-player. While it may not be a big improvement on previous versions, it made decent use of the Wii remote and is good considering its one of the earlier games to come out for Wii.

[Anonymous] gave it a5:
It's a decent game, but it tires quickly. After a while I just got bored of smashing buildings. I do like the new monsters and all the little "extras," but it would be more fun if there were specific powers for each monster. I do like being able to show my kids the original for kicks.

Ted C. gave it an8:
In spite of the majority of the reviews, this is a fun game to play. The Wii version could have used a little more polish before it's release, but in my opinion, it fully captures the spirit of the old arcade classics. It's not for everyone, but if you need a quick dose of mindless destruction, this is your game.

Graham B. gave it a7:
This game is mindless fun. It's entire premise isn't complex, there's no deep storyline, it's 'smash things up', and there are plenty of times in life when you need such a game. It is great fun in multiplayer too. The graphics may be rather primitive and the gameplay repetitive, and it's not hard multiplayer either, but it certainly rates higher than many of the official reviews. Don't pay more than £20 for it - as I write this it is £18 in Asda, and £15 on Amazon. You'll get your money's worth, especially with a couple of mates around.

Jory gave it a4:
I wish I'd read the reviews before purchasing this title. At least it wasn't expensive. Midway really missed the boat in utilizing the Wii's controls, especially if you try the game using the Wii Remote without a nunchuk. (A bad idea. Don't try.) At least they provided the original version, so the purchase wasn't a total loss.

[Anonymous] gave it an8:
Despite the critics, I think this game is fun. New punch/destruction moves the original didn't have that you really get into. In my opinion noting feels better than swooping up a cop car and throwing it at a building, and that's exactly what you do.

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