You could scale buildings, wildly pulverising anything in your path and terrorising inhabitants and as your riotous frenzy continued, both military and civilians would fight back with increasing intensity. Channelling my inner King Kong or Godzilla (not that I had much idea who either of these iconic monsters were at that point), I relentlessly replayed each stage, shooting for the lofty end-of- level goal of 100% destruction.

It’s a simple, tongue-in- cheek game that lets you become the monster in your own monster movie, raging across cities and suburbs in an attempt to dish out as much destruction as humanly (or inhumanly) possible. Having been turned into mindless behemoths by the shady Scumlabs Toxic Waste Corporation, monsters George, Lizzie and Ralph have been let loose on the world to exact their revenge. Rampage distils the essence of arcade gaming into its simplest form. Rampage distils the essence of arcade gaming into its simplest form Nowadays games may be full of intelligent creativity and serious play, but sometimes you want nothing more than a good mindless romp of destruction – and that’s exactly the experience Rampage World Tour provided. However alongside these unattested classics, I experienced the simple and sheer delight of breaking stuff with the oft-overlooked PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64 gem that is Rampage World Tour (1997).

My formative game experiences included pouring hours into Final Fantasy VII and IX, perfecting my platforming with Crash Bandicoot, and planning world domination in Command and Conquer. The PS1/N64 console era was my introduction to gaming.

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