Redneck Rampage

"Yer coot-shootin', pig killin' first person shooter!"

Well, this sure is an original game. After getting tired of the good guy vs. aliens story, Xatrix entered the contest with their new FPS, Redneck Rampage. How was it, The answer is this: Under-rated, and... strange. Read on with the review to find out.

STORY: 8/10

Well, when I said good guy vs, aliens, I kinda lied, but at the same time told the truth. In Redneck Rampage, you play the role of a redneck named Leonard, who was living his everyday life in Hickston, Arkansas with his friend Bubba. But one day, aliens came and captured everyone from Hickston. They cloned them and let them loose. Now, Leonard doesn't have much of a problem with this; but what does anger him is that the aliens captured Bessy, his pet pig. Not only that, but the alien scum captured Bubba too! Pissed off, Leonard grabs his shotgun and heads out to the countryside to open a can of woop-***.

Level Design: 10/10

This is one of Redneck Rampage's finest sections. Areas are large and detailed, with lots of houses, cars etc. Weapons and enemies are placed well, and Xatrix added lots of details, such as tornadoes! There's lots of creative things that Xatrix managed to put in a build game that are really interesting.

Gameplay: 8/10

This is sort of a love-it-or-hate-it situation. The game involves lots of key hunting; Not only this, but once you open the door you'll probably encounter a switch and you will have to run all around the map to figure out what opened. Other than that, it's pretty good. You go to lots of cool redneck places, such as bowling alleys and trailer parks. Combat is the same as other build games; run towards enemy, shoot him before he shoots you.

Controls: 9/10

Pretty much the same as other Build games. Controls are good, and customizable.

Graphics: 8/10

If you can run Redneck Rampage it was meant to, the graphics are excellent. Textures are well made and you won't get too much pixelitis. If your computer is too good for it, however, and you have to run it a special way, then the graphics aren't very good and there's tons of pixels. Still playable, however not as enjoyable.

Misc. stuff

There's a few things I have to point out about Redneck Rampage; first of all, it's unbalanced. The redneck clones are too weak and too easy. The aliens, however, are near impossible and will give you a headache. Besides, that, Redneck Rampage suffers from two bugs (that I've noticed, there's probably more): First of all, you can never drown. This means the scuba gear is useless since you can breath underwater forever anyway. The second bug is a big one; in many copies of the game, you cannot beat the last level. On the last level, you are beamed into an alien ship to fight the final boss. If you are one of the unfortunate people who ended up with a bugged copy, then the game crashes when you are beamed aboard. This is, in my opinion, ridiculous and unacceptable.

Finally, Redneck Rampage is a great game and will keep you entertained for a while. Flawed by a few things, it still upholds as a great and original FPS that was sadly under-rated and did not get the attention it deserved.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 12/26/06