Rampage (franchise)

Rampage
Genres Action
Developer(s) Midway Games (1986)
Game Refuge Inc. (1997)
Point of View (1997)
Saffire Corporation (1998)
Digital Eclipse (1998)
Avalanche Software (1999–2000)
Ninai Games (2001)
Pipeworks Software (2006)
Publisher(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (2009-present)
Midway Games (Europe; 1997–99)
Platforms Arcade
Atari Lynx
Commodore 64
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Color
GameCube
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo 64
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
Sega Saturn
Wii
Platform of origin Arcade
First release Rampage
1986
Latest release Rampage
2018

Rampage is a series of video games released by Midway (1986-2009) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (2009-present) for various consoles. The basic premise of the games is, due to various lab accidents, the player controls a human transformed into a giant monster. The game-play revolves around using your chosen monster to destroy cities around the world while attacking or avoiding police and military forces.

Starting in 1986, the most recent installment is the Wii version of Rampage: Total Destruction, released on November 19, 2006 (nearly nine months after the original GameCube and PS2 release dates). A film adaptation was released in 2018.[1]

Premise

Humans have been undergoing strange transformations into giant animal-like monsters due to experiments conducted by the evil and corrupt Scumlabs. These monsters proceed to travel through the United States, around the globe, into space and eventually through time itself destroying (and occasionally devouring) everything in sight. Heavy inspiration is drawn from various monster movies such as King Kong, Godzilla and An American Werewolf in London.

Games

Characters

  • George the Gorilla, a King Kong look-alike.
  • Ralph the Wolf, a giant bipedal werewolf.
  • Lizzie the Lizard, a Godzilla look-alike.

Film adaptation

A live action film adaptation was released on April 13, 2018, directed by Brad Peyton and starring Dwayne Johnson. The film features the classic trio of George, Lizzie and Ralph, this time as mutant animals rather than as transformed humans.

To tie into the film four separate video games were created. One is an arcade game created exclusively for Dave & Busters who co-created the game alongside Adrenaline Amusements for their restaurant chain,[2] another is an App game called RAMPAGE: AR Unleashed,[3] while the third is a free-to-play browser game called Rampage City Smash.[4] The fourth is a virtual reality game called Project Rampage VR.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Kit, Borys (November 17, 2011). "Classic Video Game 'Rampage' Headed to Big Screen From New Line (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ↑ "Rampage Returns To Arcades As A Dave & Busters Exclusive". arcadeheroes.com. March 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rampage: AR Unleashed". Warnerbros. March 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rampage City Smash". Warnerbros. March 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Project Rampage VR". Warnerbros. April 24, 2018.
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