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Game History

Rampage World Tour is a 1997 arcade game developed by Game Refuge and published by Midway Games, serving as the sequel to the 1986 classic Rampage. The game was designed by Brian Colin and Jeff Nauman, who also created the original Rampage.

Running on Midway's Wolf Unit hardware and unlike many games of its era that were transitioning to 3D polygon graphics, Rampage World Tour maintained the 2D sprite-based presentation of its predecessor. The game supported up to three players simultaneously, allowing them to control the original monster trio—George (gorilla), Lizzie (lizard), and Ralph (werewolf)—as they traveled the world destroying cities.

The concept for the game was born during a meeting between Game Refuge designers and Midway executives, where the idea of creating a game with universal appeal led to the decision to remake Rampage. While the arcade version was successful, the game received mixed critical reception, with some praising its nostalgic simplicity while others criticized its outdated graphics and repetitive gameplay.

Following its arcade release, Rampage World Tour was ported to numerous home consoles, including PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and Microsoft Windows. The game became part of the broader Rampage franchise, which would see several sequels and eventually inspire a 2018 film adaptation.

How to Play

Objective

The main goal of Rampage World Tour is to destroy cities around the world by controlling giant monsters. You must smash buildings, eat people, and cause as much chaos as possible while avoiding being defeated by military forces. The game progresses through different cities worldwide, with each level becoming progressively more challenging. Your ultimate objective is to destroy every building in each city and advance to the next location.

Controls

• Joystick: Use the joystick to move your monster left, right, and up/down between buildings
• Punch Button: Press to punch and destroy buildings or enemies
• Jump Button: Press to jump up or down between building levels
• Grab Button: Press to grab onto buildings or punchable objects

Gameplay

• Starting the Game: Press the Start Button to begin your world destruction tour.

• Character Selection: Choose your monster from the three available options: George (gorilla), Lizzie (lizard), or Ralph (werewolf).

• City Destruction: Navigate your monster through each city and destroy buildings by punching or kicking them repeatedly until they collapse.

• Eating for Health: Eat humans and food items to restore your monster's health. Your health depletes over time and when attacked by military forces.

• Military Opposition: Avoid or destroy military forces that attack you, including helicopters, tanks, and soldiers who can damage your monster.

• Level Progression: Once all buildings in a city are destroyed, you automatically advance to the next city in a different part of the world.

• Multiplayer Gameplay: Up to three players can play simultaneously, each controlling a different monster and working together to destroy cities.

• Game Over: The game ends when you lose all your lives by depleting your monster's health completely.