Software:Interstate '82
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| Developer(s) | Activision |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Director(s) | Zachary Norman |
| Producer(s) | Daiva Venckus Doug Pearson |
| Programmer(s) | Marshall Robin |
| Artist(s) | Alexander Stein |
| Writer(s) | Zachary Norman |
| Composer(s) | Josh Mancell |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Interstate '82 is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows in 1999.
Setting
The game is set in the Southwestern United States in an alternate version of the year 1982, during the Reagan Administration. The game is less complex than its predecessor, Interstate '76, lacking the detailed armor and weapon management of the original. Its play-style is closer to console-based vehicular combat games like Twisted Metal, with a single health bar displaying both armor and chassis strength, as opposed to '76's armor/chassis strength system. The vehicle models have been updated to reflect the change in era, and overall, the game has a new wave feel, with several hitherto-unreleased Devo songs being on the soundtrack, as opposed to the first game's funk-inspired style.
Interstate '82 features a story-mode like its predecessor, with one new option: the player can exit one vehicle and enter another, adding some strategy to the game's storyline. Another new addition is the ability to skin the new vehicle models.
Reception
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The game received a bit more mixed reviews than the original according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Eric Bratcher of NextGen said, "Some of the '80s nods may be missed by those who weren't paying attention back then, but the game is still fun."[15]
References
- ↑ "Games Gone Gold (The Games Of 1999 ~ Europe)". http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml.
- ↑ IGN staff (November 22, 1999). "News Briefs". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/23/news-briefs-48. "Star Trek: Hidden Evil and I-82 Ships [sic]: That's the official word at least. We assume that the games were shipped using the Star Trek transporter technology because we've already seen them in stores."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Interstate '82 for PC". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/141513-interstate-82/index.html.
- ↑ Williamson, Colin (December 16, 1999). "Interstate '82". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3527,00.html.
- ↑ Bauman, Steve (December 8, 1999). "Interstate '82". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/169/i82_review.html.
- ↑ Green, Jeff (February 2000). "Through Being Cool (Interstate '82 Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (187): 136. https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_187.pdf. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ Tilley, Steve (January 18, 2000). "Interstate '82". Greedy Productions Ltd.. http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=1879&full=1#mr_toppy.
- ↑ Richards, Geoff (January 18, 2000). "Interstate '82". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/i82.
- ↑ Saltzman, Marc (December 17, 1999). "Interstate '82 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/3698.shtml. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ↑ Johnny B. (December 1999). "Interstate '82 Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32744-interstate-82-review.
- ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (November 30, 1999). "Interstate '82 Review". Fandom. Archived from the original on November 28, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041128160639/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/interstate82/review.html.
- ↑ Misak, John "Damfer" (January 15, 2000). "Interstate '82 [title mislabeled as "Silhouette Mirage"; date mislabeled as "January 15, 1999""]. IGN Entertainment. http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/i82_a.shtm.
- ↑ Lafferty, Michael (December 22, 1999). "Interstate '82 Review". http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r11602.htm.
- ↑ Blevins, Tal (November 29, 1999). "Interstate '82". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/30/interstate-82.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Bratcher, Eric (February 2000). "Interstate '82". NextGen (Imagine Media) (62): 102. https://archive.org/details/NextGen62Feb2000/page/n103/mode/2up. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ↑ Chronis, George T. (February 2000). "Interstate '82". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (18): 71. https://archive.org/details/PCXL18Feb2000/page/n71/mode/2up. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ↑ Poole, Stephen (March 2000). "Interstate '82". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 7 (3): 94. http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/interstate_82.html. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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