REDNECK RAMPAGE
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Join the fight for stupidity

By DAVID SCULLEY

As we hurtle toward the release of Windows 2000 it is unusual to find a new game released that is DOS based.

Redneck Rampage has more links with the days gone by than its DOS compatibility though, it is very reminiscent of the original Doom.

In the not too distant past I would stay up for hours at night weaving my way through maze upon maze, shooting and killing anyhting that got in my way. Doom and Wolfenstein kept me bleary eyed and happy.

I could not help but recall those days while playing Redneck Rampage. While it is probably at least a generation away from thos games of old, Redneck Rampage still sees you wandering down roads and through cornfields which, in a parallel universe could be passageways and walls.

You start with a pistol but before too long pick up a shotgun and start blasting away. There is an added incentive of collecting weapons such as a crossbow or dynamite and the necessities of life such as pork rinds and whiskey along the way (which helps keep you going and opens the odd door or two) but for the most part you just meander your way around looking for old farts, pigs and aliens (yep, we've been invaded, son) to kill.

In light of games such as Quake 2, Half-Life, Aliens vs Predator it is difficult to understand the appeal of Redneck Rampage in Australia, but I'm sure it is quite popular in certain states of the good ol' US of A.

There are 14 levels to blast your way through including trailer parks and bars. Yeeeha! At least you get a copy of the Hickson Hog newspaper to help you along your way.

ORIGINALITY 65%
SOUND/GRAPHICS 70%
PLAYABILITY 80%
ADDICTION 70%
ENJOYMENT 70%