Rampage? More of a mild domestic disturbance. Rampage: TD is the type of game you play when you have 20 minutes to kill.
After a few incarnations and a long sabbatical they released basically the same game with updated graphics.
Rampage: TD tries to offer more than the games of yesteryear, but doesn't deliver a roaring success.
The core is still the same. You've mutated into a giant monster, you run back and forth across a few buildings that are lined up, and reduce them to rubble by punching and kicking.
One of the new features is that you'll be given specific challenges to meet from level to level. Something like, eat 5 SWAT team members. If you meet the challenges you get bonuses and power ups. These power ups may include unlocking special moves so you can cause more damage, faster.
As you progress you'll also be able to find and unlock new monsters. There's lots of monsters to unlock, but who cares. Although they are suppose to have their own unique advantages (like better speed, better climbing, or better strength) they really don't mix the game play up very much. Plus after playing through a few levels, are you really going to shelf the monster you've been leveling up to take one that's weaker and has less moves? The biggest problem I have with this game is that the developers didn't take advantage of the systems capability. You're stuck on one street at time. The environment is almost static. What year is this? You should be able to run around a whole city, or at least one block, while causing your carnage. Mix up gameplay a little bit so you're not always doing the same thing the same way. This game plays more like a Gameboy Advance game. The graphics may be 3D, but the playing field feels very 2D.
There's more than enough levels to play through, but the only thing that really differentiates the levels from one another is the occasional boss fight you come across.
The controls take some getting use to as your monster is often feels a little slow to respond.
You do get the classic arcade versions of the game that have debuted over time. All this being said, you can have some fun if you play in short bursts. I'm still going to be keeping it in my collection. Rampage: TD is the type of game you play when you have 20 minutes to kill. You know, when you're waiting for your chicken wings to finish cooking, or for your significant other to finish getting ready. It's a mindless quick fix game. In this respect it provides some entertainment, and satisfies some nostalgia if you were a fan of the original.