CGRundertow - RAMPART for Arcade Video Game Review
83Classic Game Room presents a CGRundertow review of Rampart, an arcade game from Atari Games and Midway. Released to arcades in 1990, Rampart was a notable release for a few reasons. The game was obviously a huge inspiration for the creation of a whole genre, but speaking to its own gameplay formula, Rampart has the firepower of a shoot 'em up game with lots of strategy and even puzzle-solving elements. It's a smart arcade game, which made it stand out among its fellow action-heavy cabinets. You start Rampart by choosing an area in which to wage war. Once you're there, you get to choose from a series of castles, picking one to occupy and dominate with. You're attacked by fleets of ships coming in from the sea, and you have to fend them off using cannons, while repairing your castle to keep those sea-faring scalawags at bay. This video review features video gameplay footage of the arcade game Rampart and audio commentary from Classic Game Room's Derek.