+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | R A M P A G E | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ GAME: RAMPAGE PLATFORM: ARCADE GENRE: ARCADE ACTION CREATOR: BALLY MIDWAY Copyright 1986 AUTHOR OF THIS FAQ: Kevin Butler AKA War Doc E-MAIL: kevinb(at)technologist(dot)com FAQ VERSION: 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT I: INTRODUCTION 1. Legal Stuff 2. Version Information 3. Acknowledgements 4. Welcome 5. Overview UNIT II: GAME INFORMATION 6. The Game 6.1 The Controls and Moves 6.2 The Playing Field 6.3 Scoring 6.4 Specific Features of this Game 6.5 The Days 6.6 Humorous Headlines UNIT III: STRATEGIES 7. Playing the Game UNIT IV: CONCLUSION 8. Conclusion _______________________________________________________________________________ To find a particular chapter or subchapter do the following: 1. Highlight the chapter or subchapter name you wish to find. 2. Press CTRL-C 3. Press CTRL-F 4. Press CTRL-V 5. Press CTRL-F 5. You will arrive at the desired chapter or subchapter. _______________________________________________________________________________ ************** ********************************* U N I T I ********************************** ************** +=================+ | 1. LEGAL STUFF |============================================================ +=================+ This guide may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advanced permission from the author. Use of this guide on any other web site or as part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. All content in this guide is Copyright 2005 by Kevin Butler. Only the sites listed below have permission to publish this work or to display it: www.gamefaqs.com www.cheats.de faqs.ign.com www.neoseeker.com www.wonderdogsoftware.com If you wish to put this guide on your site, e-mail me and ask. Save yourself the headache of putting up with lawsuits and whatnot because you failed to ask a simple "Can I post your guide on ?". If you wish to use info in this guide, please acknowledge that you have done so. If I don't respond or I say no, accept it as fact. This especially goes out to Dave at www.cheatcc.com since he has a habit of taking guides without permission. In addition, do not modify this guide in any way whatsoever to suit your purposes. The latest version can always be found at www.gamefaqs.com. If you see this guide on any other site then the one listed above, please e-mail me. If you wish to ask questions or give input to this guide, please e-mail me. Just have Rampage as the subject so I know it isn't another kooky vendor trying to sell me hair gel or another XXX site telling me I have new friends. +=========================+ | 2. VERSION INFORMATION |==================================================== +=========================+ Version 1.0 4/22/06: A guide is born. +======================+ | 3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |======================================================= +======================+ The following are a list of people or organizations that have made this FAQ possible: My wonderful family (who has had to put up with the tapping on the keyboard) Bally Midway for making a great arcade game GameFAQ's for putting up this FAQ +=============+ | 4. WELCOME |================================================================ +=============+ Welcome to my FAQ for Rampage. Since the game is just a linear type of game, there is a general walkthrough provided. This walkthrough will be broken up into the game itself and strategies for survival. Input is appreciated along with constructive criticism. If you wish to e-mail me thoughts on this FAQ, better ways of doing things, other strategies, etc., feel free. Make sure you put Rampage as the subject. If you don't, I'm liable to discard the e-mail as spam. +==============+ | 5. OVERVIEW |=============================================================== +==============+ The arcades are still slowly recovering from the big crash in the early 1980's. Although some of the mainstay companies such as Atari, Sega, Williams, and Bally Midway are still around, other companies such as Centuri and Gremlin have been lost in the fallout. Games have also gotten more creative and definitely more detailed. This has raised the bar and forced gaming companies to be more innovative in their game design. Rampage was a different type of game. It was based on the premise of the 1950's "B" science fiction movies where marauding monsters attack cities and populations. Of course, the monsters were the result of some sort of freak genetic disaster. Rampage proved to be a rather popular game and it sold pretty well. The game also allowed a player to "buy in" and play another monster (if available). This game has also been ported to home video consoles and computers which has done nothing to diminish its popularity. Other notable games from this year were Arkanoid, Joust 2, Rolling Thunder, and Top Gunner. Have fun destroying the cities that are put before you. *************** ******************************** U N I T II ********************************** *************** +==============+ | 6. THE GAME |=============================================================== +==============+ Rampage is a two-dimensional, platform-style game. You get to be one of three different monsters. Each has a name and a story as to what happened to them. The monsters are: George : The result of a mega-vitamin that went horribly wrong. The mega- vitamin turned George into a giant ape. George climbs and jumps better then the other two monsters. Lizzie : She decided to go to the lake to relax. Unfortunately, there was something else besides water in the lake...it was radioactive waster. Lizzie was changed into a giant lizard whose speed is the best of the three monsters. Ralph : He was the big sausage king and he was always looking for new ways to spice up his food. Unfortunately, the additive he used turned him into a giant wolf. In this form, Ralph is the strongest of the three monsters. The main goal of all these monsters is to cause as much destruction and devastation as possible. To achieve this, the monsters must keep their energy bar high by partaking of things that restore energy and avoiding those hazards that will take it away. There are a lot of dangerous things out there. Good luck and good hunting. ______________________________ / 6.1 The Controls and Moves /________________________________________________ ------------------------------ The controls on this game are pretty easy. It will only take a little practice in order to become proficient with them. Each monster has their own set of controls. George's controls are the left, Lizzie's controls are in the middle, and Ralph's controls are on the right. Regardless of location, all controls are situated as follows: - An eight-way joystick - Jump Button - Punch Button _________________________ / 6.2 The Playing Field /_____________________________________________________ ------------------------- Rampage has a pretty easy playing field. Since all the action is two- dimensional, it should be relatively easy to see everything that is going on around you. I have included an example of what the playing screen looks like: +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | GEORGE SCORE LIZZIE SCORE RALPH SCORE | | [DAMAGE ] [DAMAGE ] [DAMAGE ]< DAMAGE | | METER | | | | | | +------+ | | | | | | | # # | | | | O <-NATIONAL GUARDSMAN | | | # |/| | | | | +---------+ | | | # # | | ### ### | ____ | | | | | | | |<-YOUR | | | # # | | ### ### | /_ | MONSTER | | | | | | ---| | | | | # #+-----+ | ### ### | //|| | | | | ### | | | // \\ | | | # #| | | ### ### | +-------+ | | | | ### | | | | ## ## | | | | # #| | | ## ### | | | | | | ## | ### | | ## ### | | ## ## | | | | ## | # | | ## ### | | ## | | |--+------+-----+-----+----+---------+----------+-------+------+ | | / | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \ | |+---------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ You control your monster through the different cities. _______________ / 6.3 Scoring /_______________________________________________________________ --------------- Scoring in this game is relatively complicated due to the various numbers of enemies. In addition, you also score points for hitting buildings and collecting bonus and/or food items. +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | ITEM | SCORE | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | BAG OF LOOT | 100-500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | BOATER | 750 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | BUILDING DESTROYED* | 2,500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | CAR (PARKED) | 100 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | CAR (MOVING SLOWLY) | 200 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | CAR (PARKED THEN TAKES OFF QUICKLY) | 750 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | FOOD SUCH AS TURKEY, MILK, FRUIT, | 175 | | HAMBURGER, OR TOAST | | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | EATING ONE OF THE CIVILIANS | 500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | FLOWER POT | 500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | HELICOPTER | 750 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | HOLDING DESIGNATED VICTIM | 4,000-6,000 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | LIGHT BULB (OFF) | 500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | MANHOLE COVER (PER HIT) | 500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | MEGA-VITAMIN BONUS (EVERY 128 DAYS) | 5,000 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | NATIONAL GUARDSMAN | 50 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | NEON SIGN | 1,000 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | PARATROOPER | 50 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | PHOTOGRAPHER | 750 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | POLICE CAR | 750 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | PUNCH CAUSES PARTIAL BREAK IN BLDG | 25 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | PUNCH CAUSE FULL BREAK/HOLE IN BLDG | 225 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | SAFE (AFTER OPENING) | 100-500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | TANK | 200 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | TELEVISION (OFF) | 500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ | TRAIN (PER HIT) | 500 | +-------------------------------------+-------------+ * YOU WILL ONLY GET THE POINTS IF YOUR MONSTER DESTROYS THE BUILDING. BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY THINGS OTHER THEN YOUR MONSTER WILL NOT EARN YOU THESE POINTS. Games are played until your chosen monster runs out of energy. You can insert another quarter, and continue your game from where you left off (if the machine is set up that way). In addition, you can also keep your score (again, if the machine is set up that way). Other players can join the game to help or hinder you by inserting their coin(s) and pressing the appropriate jump button for the character they wish to play. No free men are awarded for this game. ______________________________________ / 6.4 Specific Features of this Game /________________________________________ -------------------------------------- Rampage is unique in the fact that it has many different things that can either help or hurt your monster. In addition to this, each monster also has an assigned victim which will be discussed later in this chapter. +----------------+ | 6.4.1 Enemies |------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------+ These are the things that will be actively opposing your monster. Helicopters: This is the air support. They usually swoop in and fire off a rapid burst causing serious damage. They can also drop bombs from high altitude. Lightning: This is just a lazy cloud floating over the city firing off bolts of lightning at your monster. Causes some serious damage when it hits. National Guardsmen: These guys are all over the place. They appear out of the windows to take pot shots and throw dynamite. Some even carry demolitions to the base of buildings to destroy them and hopefully your monster. Paratrooper: These guys land on buildings and are tasked to defend it at all costs. That means when you get on said building, they will fire rapidly at your monster taking out some significant health in the process. Police Cars: Like tanks but they move and fire faster then tanks. Tanks: Heavily armored, these vehicles are slow but they pack quite a punch. They can knock your monster off buildings and even to the opposite edge of the screen. +-------------------+ | 6.4.2 Bad Things |---------------------------------------------------------- +-------------------+ These are things found in the buildings. Grabbing and/or eating them can be detrimental to your monsters health. This also covers damage that can occur to your monster not covered in the Enemies chapter. Bathtub with Person: Some tubs have someone actually taking a bath. Munch them down quickly or they will use a blast of water from their tub to knock you off the building. Cactus: This plant from the arid regions of the world doesn't sit well in your monster's stomach. Dynamite: It seems that someone has squirreled away some sticks of dynamite in the walls of the building. If you find one, jump out of their quickly or take a hefty amount of damage from the blast. Light Bulb: Grabbing at it while it is lit up is a bad thing and will shock your monster. Neon Sign: Slugging at this can either give you points for breaking it or it will shock your monster. Photographer: These guys want a picture of you in your monster glory. You will encounter them while ravaging buildings. One flash from their camera and you will be knocked off the building. Eat them before that happens. Poison: This is indicated by the "skull and crossbones" icon. Don't grab this unless you want to see a big decrease in your monster's health. Television: When the boob-tube is on, don't grab it or be prepared for a shocking experience. If the TV is off, grab it to collect the points. Toaster without Toast: If there isn't toast in the toaster, don't grab at it or your monster will be shocked in the process. Toilet and Bathtub: These two bathroom items are not only unsanitary, they also give no benefits when munched down. +-----------------------+ | 6.4.3 Healthy Things |------------------------------------------------------ +-----------------------+ These are items that will increase your monster's health. Bowl of Fruit: These bananas and apples will give your monster a slight health increase. Hamburger: These treats are usually found in the middle of the buildings you are destroying. Milk: For strong bones and muscles to ravage more cities. Toast: Found in the toaster. If you are patient, it will pop up for some health giving relief. Turkey: Found in windowsills cooling off. +--------------------+ | 6.4.4 Good Things |--------------------------------------------------------- +--------------------+ These are items that will give you points. Bag of Loot: Grab this for quick points. Civilians: Give your monster big points. Flower Pot: Find these sunflowers and hit them to knock them out of the buildings and collect the points. Can also be used to take out enemy units. Manhole Cover: When the sewer worker pops up, smash the cover. Hit it multiple times to take out vehicles and air units. Television: Collect the points when the TV is off by knocking it out of the building. Train: You can smash the train back and forth for big points. Use two monsters to play "train pong". Safe: Knock it out of the building to break it. Then collect the goodies that are revealed. This also can be used to take out enemy units. Vehicles (Civilian and non-Civilian): Smash these for points. +---------------------------+ | 6.4.5 Designated Victims |-------------------------------------------------- +---------------------------+ These are people that your monster can grab from the windows. While holding a designated victim, only the National Guardsmen quit firing. The designated victims are: The lady in red is George's victim, the guy in the yellow shirt and white boxers is Lizzie's victim, and the guy in the suit is Ralph's victim. After you hold your victim for a random period of time, they will do a few uppercuts to your monster's jaw and force your monster to drop them. You can then eat them form more points. ________________ / 6.5 The Days /______________________________________________________________ ---------------- In order to access these things, there are 768 days in this game. Fortunately, you only will have to do 128 days before they repeat themselves again. The days and specifics about them are discussed later in the chapter. This chart is a breakdown of how the days are set up. It will include the number of buildings you need to destroy and any unique features (if any) of the day plus some of the enemies encountered. LEGEND: BU=# OF BUILDINGS; FE=FEATURES; EN=ENEMIES (DOESN'T INCLUDE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN OR HELICOPTERS WHICH OCCUR ON EVERY DAY) FEATURES LEGEND: BR=BRIDGE; RI=RIVERWAY; PB=3 PIERS AND BOATER; TR=TRAIN ENEMIES LEGEND : TA=TANK; PA=PARATROOPER; PO=POLICE; LI=LIGHTNING +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | DAY | CITY | BU | FE | EN || DAY | CITY | BU | FE | EN | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 1 | PEORIA | 3 | | || 44 | FRESNO | 5 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 2 | JOLIET | 4 | | || 45 | BURBANK | 5 | | LI | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 3 | CHICAGO | 6 | TR | || 46 | SAN DIEGO | 5 | PB | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 4 | CHICAGO | 5 | | TA || 47 | SAN DIEGO | 6 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 5 | KALAMAZOO | 4 | | || 48 | LAS VEGAS | 4 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 6 | DETROIT | 4 | BR | TA || 49 | PHOENIX | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 7 | DETROIT | 5 | | TA || 50 | ALBUQUERQUE | 5 | TR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 8 | CLEVELAND | 5 | | TA || 51 | AMARILLO | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 9 | CLEVELAND | 6 | PB | || 52 | LUBBOCK | 4 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 10 | PITTSBURGH | 6 | | TA || 53 | DALLAS | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 11 | PITTSBURGH | 4 | | || 54 | DALLAS | 6 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 12 | BALTIMORE | 4 | BR | || 55 | HOUSTON | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 13 | BALTIMORE | 5 | | || 56 | HOUSTON | 5 | | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 14 | PHILADELPHIA | 5 | | TA || 57 | BATON ROUGE | 4 | BR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 15 | PHILADELPHIA | 5 | TR | || 58 | NEW ORLEANS | 5 | PB | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 16 | NEWARK | 4 | | || 59 | NEW ORLEANS | 4 | TR | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 17 | MANHATTAN | 4 | | PO || 60 | MOBILE | 5 | | LI, TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 18 | MANHATTAN | 6 | PB | || 61 | TAMPA BAY | 5 | PB | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 19 | BOSTON | 4 | | || 62 | MIAMI | 5 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 20 | BOSTON | 5 | | PA || 63 | MIAMI | 5 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 21 | BANGOR | 4 | | || 64 | DAYTONA | 4 | PB | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 22 | QUEBEC | 4 | BR | TA || 65 | SAVANNAH | 4 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 23 | MONTREAL | 5 | BR | || 66 | CHARLOTTE | 5 | | LI | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 24 | OTTAWA | 4 | BR | PA || 67 | RALEIGH | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 25 | TORONTO | 5 | | || 68 | RICHMOND | 4 | BR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 26 | MACKINAW | 5 | PB | || 69 | CHARLESTON | 4 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 27 | GREEN BAY | 5 | | || 70 | KNOXVILLE | 5 | | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 28 | MILWAUKEE | 5 | TR | TA || 71 | CHATTANOOGA | 4 | TR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 29 | MILWAUKEE | 5 | | TA || 72 | ATLANTA | 5 | | LI, TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 30 | LA CROSSE | 4 | BR | LI || 73 | ATLANTA | 5 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 31 | ST. PAUL | 5 | | TA || 74 | TUSCALOOSA | 4 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 32 | DULUTH | 4 | BR | || 75 | MEMPHIS | 4 | RI | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 33 | BISMARK | 5 | | TA || 76 | MEMPHIS | 6 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 34 | CUSTER | 4 | | || 77 | NASHVILLE | 5 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 35 | BILLINGS | 6 | TR | TA || 78 | NASHVILLE | 5 | TR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 36 | BOISE | 4 | | PA || 79 | LOUISVILLE | 4 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 37 | SPOKANE | 5 | | PO || 80 | LEXINGTON | 6 | | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 38 | SEATTLE | 4 | PB | || 81 | CINCINNATI | 5 | BR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 39 | SEATTLE | 5 | PB | || 82 | CINCINNATI | 5 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 40 | PORTLAND | 6 | | TA || 83 | INDIANAPOLIS | 4 | | LI | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 41 | PORTLAND | 4 | BR | || 84 | ST. LOUIS | 4 | BR | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 42 | SACRAMENTO | 4 | | PO || 85 | ST. LOUIS | 5 | TR | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 43 | SACRAMENTO | 4 | BR | PA || 86 | LITTLE ROCK | 4 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+----++-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | DAY | CITY | BU | FE | EN | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 87 | TULSA | 5 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 88 | WICHITA | 4 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 89 | KANSAS CITY | 4 | BR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 90 | KANSAS CITY | 6 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 91 | DES MOINES | 4 | | LI | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 92 | OMAHA | 4 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 93 | LINCOLN | 6 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 94 | BOULDER | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 95 | DENVER | 6 | | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 96 | DENVER | 4 | TR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 97 | CHEYENNE | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 98 | SALT LAKE | 5 | PB | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 99 | SALT LAKE | 5 | PB | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 100 | RENO | 5 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 101 | SAN JOSE | 4 | BR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 102 | LOS ANGELAS | 5 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 103 | LOS ANGELAS | 6 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 104 | HONOLULU | 4 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 105 | MAUI | 5 | PB | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 106 | ANCHORAGE | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 107 | NOME | 5 | TR | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 108 | FAIRBANKS | 5 | | PA, TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 109 | SEATTLE | 5 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 110 | SAN DIEGO | 4 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 111 | NEW ORLEANS | 4 | RI | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 112 | TAMPA BAY | 5 | PB | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 113 | MIAMI | 6 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 114 | SAVANNAH | 4 | | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 115 | CHARLESTON | 4 | | PA, TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 116 | RICHMOND | 4 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 117 | PHILADELPHIA | 5 | TR | LI, TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 118 | MANHATTAN | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 119 | BOSTON | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 120 | MONTREAL | 4 | BR | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 121 | TORONTO | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 122 | DETROIT | 5 | | LI, TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 123 | GREEN BAY | 4 | PB | | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 124 | MILWAUKEE | 4 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 125 | CHICAGO | 5 | | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 126 | HOMEWOOD | 4 | | PA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 127 | AURORA | 4 | BR | TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 128 | PLANO | 2 | | PO | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ | 129 | PEORIA | 4 | TR | LI, TA | +-----+--------------+----+----+--------+ After day 128, the rest of the cycle will begin with day 129 and days 2 through 128 will be repeated with more lightning and police. __________________________ / 6.6 Humorous Headlines /____________________________________________________ -------------------------- These are the random headlines you may encounter during the game. These head- lines appear when the next day begins. EX-MUTANT IS ARRESTED FOR STREAKING! LAB SCREW-UP WEARS OFF...FILM AT 11 SPOUSE OF MUTANT FILES LEGAL ACTION FORMER BEAST SAYS IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN STILL AT LARGE...VERY LARGE! IS THERE NO END TO THIS RAMPAGE??? PROPERTY VALUES AT ALL TIME LOW YOUR AD HERE CALL NOW! 1-800-ZOO-KEEP JOB OPENINGS IN NATIONAL GUARD! REAL LIFE JEKYLL AND HYDE STORY!! **************** ******************************** U N I T III ********************************* **************** +======================+ | 7. PLAYING THE GAME |======================================================= +======================+ You start the game with your monsters at the bottom of the screen. After the game starts, it is time for you to start the "urban renewal" process. - After you start, you will start being attacked. There is no real way to avoid a lot of the attacks by the National Guardsmen due to the sheer volume of fire they are laying down. Your best bet is to keep moving and make your- self a hard target to hit. - To move quickly from building to building, jump toward the building and push up to grab the building. This enables you to use your monster's ability to both jump and climb at the same time. - To relieve some pressure from the National Guardsmen, climb up the buildings and smash the windows where they pop out from or just eat them when they are leaning out the window. Move quickly since their buddies are still shooting or throwing dynamite at your monster. - Unless you are totally obsessed with points, let the National Guardsmen do your work for you. A great example of this is that about midway through a day, a National Guardman will rush out from the side of the screen with explosives. They will place them at the base of a building. This demolishes the building and helps you along to the next day. - Another way to destroy buildings it to weaken it up, then jump on the roof. Your monster's weight will cause the building to collapse. - The air units can be rather dangerous. During the beginning days, the heli- copters will overfly your monster, turn around, and then dive in for the attack. You can destroy the helicopters when they are coming in to prevent their attack. Also, when you are moving around, you make it harder for them to get a bead on your monster. - During the later days, helicopters will drop bombs. Again, paying attention to everything that is going on will allow you to easily escape the bomb being dropped. You can also entice the helicopter to drop a bomb when you are on top of a building. When the bomb is dropped, jump out of the way and let the bomb do the damage to the building for you. - Make sure that you either grab the food or eat the National Guardsmen to keep your health up. If you can hold out for 128 days, you will get all of your health restored for that day and days 256, 384, 512, 640, and 768. Also keep in mind that if you punch too fast, you may end up getting some- thing that will harm your monster. - Paratroopers can be a particular pain. If you plan to attack a building with a Paratrooper unit on it, make sure you quickly scale the building and eat said unit. It makes life a lot easier since their rapid fire can put a major hurting on your monster. - Ground units such as Tanks and Police Cars can be a real nuisance. They fire some pretty heavy shells which not only cause a lot of damage, but they also can knock back your monster for quite a distance. There are some ways to combat these units: - Climb quickly up a building. When the unit passes below you, jump down and give it a good punch. - Time the shots and rush the ground unit in-between shots to get a good punch in. - Use available weapons such as manhole covers, flower pots, or safes to drop on them. These things also allow you to hit them at a distance. - Be sure and watch what your monster grabs at. There are a lot of hazards in the buildings and it is pretty bad when your monster buys the farm doing dumb stuff such as grabbing electrical items such as toasters and light bulbs. - In addition to the above, dynamite is sometimes in the middle of buildings. When uncovered, you have about two to three seconds to get your monster out of there before they are blown off the building. Eating it will only decrease your monster's health so run far away when it is uncovered. **************** ******************************** U N I T IV ********************************* **************** +================+ | 8. CONCLUSION |============================================================= +================+ This game was definitely a quarter eater. It was fun to spend hours of mind- less entertainment just going around and destroying as much as you could. Without having to deal with bosses or some kind of complicated quest, Rampage proved its worth time and time again in letting one get out their "aggressions". Since the premise of the game was simple plus you could cooperatively play with or against other players, it added a whole new dimension to the game. I know when this game came out, it was regularly occupied so it seemed to have been rather popular. Although this game wasn't very popular, it still was a lot of fun to play. Unfortunately, it is very rare to find this machine anywhere. However, through the miracle of emulation, a whole new generation is realizing what we "old" folks enjoyed those many years ago. In addition, www.shockwave.com is bringing many of these classic games back. Check out their site to see what ones are there. I hope this guide helps you in being able to get the most amount of gameplay for this game. If you do have other ideas or thoughts, please e-mail me and share them. Who knows, maybe I'll start a Q&A Chapter in this guide if enough people ask the same questions. Anyway, thank you again for reading this guide. To see other FAQ's I have written please go to: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/32691.html ~~~ No trees were harmed in the making of this FAQ ~~~