Rampage Puzzle Attack
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Rampage Puzzle Attack is a puzzle game for Game Boy Advance
, developed by Finnish
development house Ninai Games
and published by Midway Games
.
The game is based on the Rampage
characters. At the beginning of the game, the three characters from the original game, George, Lizzie and Ralph, are available, but more characters who appeared in other games of the series can be unlocked through the Rescue mode. The characters appear on screen during the game play, climbing the side of the play arena or being caged at the bottom.
The game uses password save
.
series. Some other games it could be compared to are Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
and related games.
The basic idea is that the player drops two colored blocks at a time to the playfield. The blocks then merge into contiguous areas. When the player drops a flashing "detoblock" of matching color to touch the area, the entire area is removed and scored. This can lead to chains and combos, which lead to higher scores.
The game includes a single- and two-player modes. The following modes are available in the single-player mode:
Two-player modes include Rescue mode (similar to the one-player mode), Score mode (competition for higher score) and Attack mode.
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
, developed by Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
development house Ninai Games
Ninai Games
Ninai Games was a Finnish video game developer, founded initially as Detonium Interactive, Ltd. in 1998, then renamed Ninai Games, Inc. in 1999. The company specialized in puzzle games, such as Rampage Puzzle Attack for the Game Boy Advance....
and published by Midway Games
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
.
The game is based on the Rampage
Rampage (arcade game)
Rampage is a 1986 arcade game by Bally Midway. Players take control of gigantic monsters trying to survive against onslaughts of military forces...
characters. At the beginning of the game, the three characters from the original game, George, Lizzie and Ralph, are available, but more characters who appeared in other games of the series can be unlocked through the Rescue mode. The characters appear on screen during the game play, climbing the side of the play arena or being caged at the bottom.
The game uses password save
Password (video games)
In many video games of the 8-bit and, to a lesser extent, 16-bit eras , after a level was beaten and/or when all continues were used, the game would display a password, that when entered in the game would allow the player to return to this part in the game...
.
Gameplay
Gameplay-wise, the game is similar to Ninai's earlier games in Drop ManiaDrop Mania
Drop Mania is a falling-block puzzle video game, developed by Ninai Games and published by Suomen Kotijäätelö Oy in 1999 for Windows. It was sold in Finnish ice cream vans.-Gameplay:...
series. Some other games it could be compared to are Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, released in Japan as and commonly referred to as Puzzle Fighter, is a one or two player puzzle game first released in the spring of 1996 by Capcom on the CPS II arcade system...
and related games.
The basic idea is that the player drops two colored blocks at a time to the playfield. The blocks then merge into contiguous areas. When the player drops a flashing "detoblock" of matching color to touch the area, the entire area is removed and scored. This can lead to chains and combos, which lead to higher scores.
The game includes a single- and two-player modes. The following modes are available in the single-player mode:
- Clear mode - this includes various areas that need to be cleared to advance to the next level.
- Puzzle mode - Similar to Clear mode, but there are only a limited number of blocks this time.
- Rescue mode - A cage is added to the bottom of the playfield, and the idea is to remove the blocks on top of it before the time runs out.
- Marathon mode - There's no set conditions of win, the game continues until it's impossible to keep going.
Two-player modes include Rescue mode (similar to the one-player mode), Score mode (competition for higher score) and Attack mode.
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