Video Gaming News - October 2003
Chicago, IL (October 13, 2003) - Midway Games announced today that
RoadKill shipped today for the PlayStation2 and the Xbox.
From Midway:
Set in a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by a plague and ruled by gangs,
RoadKill allows players to unleash havoc in 40 vehicles with weapons such as
machine guns, guided missiles and homing rockets. Assuming the role of the
mercenary, players must build a gang following as they battle rival gangs, city
guards and anyone else that gets in the way.
RoadKill is an intense gaming experience set to an entertaining soundtrack
with a radio system featuring licensed songs and seven hours of original
programming that changes as gamers adventure through different cities, said
Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway.
RoadKill drops players into instantaneous battle with 30 core story-driven
missions with cinematic cut-scenes and numerous side missions and mini-games.
The missions place the player into the three cities of Hell County Lava Falls,
Blister Canyon and Paradise City. The games dynamic reputation system
determines how the world reacts to the way players perform missions, kill and
maim citizens, destroy enemy vehicles and build alliances with the gangs of Hell
County. Players in RoadKill collect salvaged parts which upgrade the 40
vehicles with items such as nitrous thrust and armor plating to unlock secret
features and help explore the world in a search for hidden blueprints.
RoadKill Key Features:
Car Combat Select from 40 unique, post-apocalyptic-style vehicles to
experience the ultimate ride in vehicular combat.
Potent Firepower More than 15 powerful armaments to unleash upon your
enemies.
Drive to Survive Destroy your opponents throughout three enormous living and
destructible cities.
Detailed Missions Engage in more than 30 core story-driven missions and
numerous side missions and mini-games as you roam the streets and instigate
anarchy.
Interactive Chaos Run over, impale, shoot and splatter both innocent and
armed pedestrians in multiple ways, inciting riots.
Dynamic Reputation System Gain the necessary reputation to work your way up
from a rookie to an executioner and develop a gang following that will provide
additional protection to your home turf.
Multiplayer Engage in the ultimate test of vehicular combat: multiplayer
Death Match Mode.
Post-Apocalyptic Earth Face-off against seven rival gangs, killing the
members of some while gaining the respect of others.
Unlock Features Collect salvaged parts from destroyed vehicles to purchase
items such as nitrous thrust, speed boost and armor plating.
Search and Recover Participate in scavenger hunts and find the blueprints
necessary to build the ultimate weapons and vehicles.
Rock n Roll Dynamic radio system forewarns of weather events, gives
mission updates and allows users to tune into a variety of hits, from rock to
easy listening.
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