Moby ID: 936
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- Released
- 1997 on DOS
- Credits
- 145 people
- Releases by Date (by platform)
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- 1997 (DOS)
- 1999 (Macintosh)
- 2017 (Windows)
- Publishers
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- Interplay Productions, Inc.
- SoftKey International, Inc.
- Logicware, Inc.
- Developers
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- Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.
- Moby Score
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7.2
#10,571 of 24.6K - Critics
- 73% (27)
- Players
- (83)
- Review Ranking
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- #687 on DOS
- Collected By
- 148 players
- Genre
- Action
- Perspective
- 1st-person
- Gameplay
- Shooter
- Interface
- Direct control
- Setting
- Contemporary
North America - Narrative
- Comedy
DOS Specs
- ESRB Rating
- Mature
- Business Model
- Commercial
- Media Type
- CD-ROM
- Input Devices Supported/Optional
- Gravis Gamepad, Keyboard, Mouse
- Multiplayer Options
- IPX, Modem, Null-modem cable
- Number of Offline Players
- 1 Player
- Number of Online Players
- 2-8 Players [ view all 26 specs ]
- Official Site
- Visit
Buy on Windows
Add-on (official)
- Redneck Rampage: Cuss Pack (1997)
- Redneck Rampage: Suckin' Grits on Route 66 (1998)
Add-on (unofficial)
- So You Wanna Be A Redneck (1998)
Included in
- Gamefest: Redneck Classics (2000)
- Interplay: 15th Anniversary (1999)
- Redneck Icechest of Value (1998)
- Redneck Rampage: Family Reunion (1999)
- Redneck Rampage: Family Reunion (1998)
See Also
- Redneck Rampage (1997 on Arcade)
Description official descriptions
Redneck Rampage is a pseudo-3D first person shooter much like Duke Nukem 3D, with 2D sprites for enemies and other objects. In fact, it uses the same Build engine as Duke Nukem 3D.
Redneck Rampage also has a singularly unique setting... instead of taking place in an alien installation or secret government facility, the game is set in the backwater small town of Hickston, Arkansas.
It seems that a bunch of tabloid leather-fetish cyborg aliens have abducted the town's stereotypical redneck inhabitants and cloned them. The aliens have also abducted Bessie, the prize pig of brothers Leonard and Bubba. As Leonard you'll have to fight the local yokel clones as well as the aliens throughout Hickston to rescue your pig.
The 'Redneck' theme is used very heavily. Levels range from trailer parks to chicken processing plants, and the arsenal of odd weapons include a gun that shoots circular saws, a TNT crossbow, and even a machine gun bra. Also, instead of armor and health kits, you restore health and become tougher by drinking whisky and eating pork rinds. But if you drink too much you go into "drunk mode" with blurred vision and stumbling movement.
Groups +
- 2.5D Engine: Build
- BPjS / BPjM indexed games
- Game feature: In-game screenshot capture
- Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
- Redneck Rampage series
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Credits (DOS version)
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Reviews
Critics
Average score: 73% (based on 27 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.6 out of 5 (based on 83 ratings with 6 reviews)
GET THIS GAME!!! You WON'T be sorry!
The Good
Everything! The levels were designed very intelligently. On one level where there was a house that had burned and was partially destroyed you could almost smell the fire. This was one of the best of all the games made with the Build engine. Xatrix programmed in some very nice features to the engine. Most of the levels for this game are realistic, real world style levels, nice outdoor areas, factories, car wreckers, trailer park etc....the asylum and old haunted house were two of the more creepy levels that really set the mood with the excellent sound effects. The game has CD music, not midi's really well done. The entire game is a satire about rednecks down south with lots of humour. This is one of those game I couldn't stop playing until I was finished it, I went on to buy the entire series of Redneck Rampage games and loved every one of them, well worth buying and the multiplayer is even more fun! Of course, to end each level you have to whack Bubba on the head with a crowbar, too funny and very original. Then there is the junkyard dog... the pitbul that attacks you on some levels, this thing made me jump, it never fails to scare me when it suddenly comes out of nowhere, all the levels are a joy to explore with little details that really set it apart from other games. The textures are superb! When this game came out it had the best textures of ANY game out there, even better than Quake 2 in my opinion and it is still better than most, if the game were done today with opengl it would be the best. The only game that had levels and textures at least as good was Kingpin, made by the same company, so no surprise there. I just can't say enough good about this game and could go on and on and on... it is now the end of 2002 and I still play it head to head against my wife and friends. It definately does not deserve the low rating it got. I honestly think it deserves at least a 4.5 or better (a 5 in my opinion).
The Bad
...thinking....thinking.... can't really think of anything I didn't like, about the only thing that I would have liked to see improved was maybe the character animation, but given the age of this game and the technology at the time, this is normal and doesn't really bother me, but I had to put something here I guess.
The Bottom Line
Fun game set in realistic, real world locations, complete with torn wallpaper, old mattresses (with springs sticking out in some cases) etc.... you're a redneck from the southern USA lacking a little in the brains department fighting your way through various communities, factories, barns, forests etc... etc... against aliens, chickens, pigs... you name it in an effort to find your retarded brother who is always getting lost somewhere. You drink whisky, cow pies, beer and Goo Goo clusters for health, moonshine to give you a boost, then there's the home made vacume cleaner diving helmet... etc... etc... this is NOT like other game, TONS of humour. You won't find a multiplayer game that is more fun than this I don't think... this is one of those classics that you simply MUST play at least once in your life.
DOS · by Neil Roy (8) · 2002
A bit easy to play, but sheer eye candy all around
The Good
The graphics. The high resolution graphics are absolutely gorgeous, and the level design is outstanding. If you think this game looks horrible, get your eyes checked. Anybody with a eye for design will say this game looks good, even by modern standards. The humor is good too, and reflects the 'redneck' style theme of the game perfectly. If you thought this game wasn't PC enough, you should get hold of the Cuss Pack! You'll end up burning in hell for it!
The Bad
It's a little bit easy across the skill levels, but that's all good if you're into repetition and like shooting things over and over. The game is a bit buggy as well, especially when exiting and quicksaving. The CD music's not the best either. I was expecting 'Beverly Hillbillies' style bluegrass music, but instead you get ear-bleeding ballads from the likes of Mojo Nixon and The Reverend Horton Heat. It's also somewhat frustrating that the source code hasn't been made open source, like Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior, as it would really benefit from a Windows compatible port.
The Bottom Line
An essential game in the collection of any FPS fanatic. The Hi-res textures and level design is a treat for fans of eye candy, and the un-PC humor is a defining characteristic of this game, especially with the 'Cuss Pack' add-on. Well worth getting hold of, a true classic.
DOS · by Dave Billing (24) · 2009
Crap.
The Good
Nothing. Nothing at all. It's got Duke's engine, and that's a bad thing to begin with, what with Quake, which already existed, and Quake 2 coming that very year.
The Bad
Completely horrible engine -- looks worse than it does in Duke and terribly slow. Bad graphics, worse sound effects and apparent lack of music don't add much to the already pointless no-fun gameplay.
And the redneck theme isn't very funny, unless your American (and that's arguable as well).
The Bottom Line
A horrible game. Get it just to see how bad it really is, then throw it away.
DOS · by Tomer Gabel (4536) · 2000
[ View all 6 player reviews ]
Trivia
Redneck Rampage is worth rescuing from the bum bin for the 8 song hoot & Holler soundtrack (that can be played in any standard CD player)
- Mojo Nixon - UFOs Big Rigs & BBQ
- The Beat Farmers - Baby's Liquored Up
- The Reverend Horton Heat - Nurture My Pig
- Cement Pond - Trash Can
- The Beat Farmers - Gettin' Drunk
- The Reverend Horton Heat - Wiggle Stick
- Cement Pond - Vixen
- Mojo Nixon - You Can't Kill Me
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Related Sites +
- Bertram's Lair
Cool site for all games in the Redneck Series.Also, download 'Route 66' for free! - The Redneck Rampage Barnyard
Fan site with information and files. - The Redneck Rampage Webpage
Site with forum, cheats, various files and information. - Totally Redneck
Seems someone actually made a page for this game. Contains walkthroughs and custom levels for the game and the various add-on packs for it.
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Alan Chan.
Windows added by lights out party. Macintosh added by Jeanne.
Additional contributors: ClydeFrog, Apogee IV, Atomic Punch!, MrFlibble.
Game added February 29, 2000. Last modified April 7, 2024.