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Vigilante 8
Géneros:
Fighting, Shooter
Plataformas:
Nintendo 64, PlayStation
The game's storyline is built around an alternate history, in which there was a worldwide oil crisis in the 1970s and the U.S. was on the verge of an economic breakdown. Strikes, riots and crime were rampant, and all available law enforcement were brought to the cities leaving the outlands vulnerable. A foreign multinational oil consortium, Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime (OMAR), was determined to monopolize the world oil trade. The U.S. was the last country that stood in their way and they were prepared to go to any length to bring the U.S. to its knees.
OMAR hired Sid Burn, a professional terrorist, to push the U.S. economy over the edge. Sid began to organize his troops in the remote areas of the southwest. Calling themselves the "Coyotes," they began to target oil refineries, commercial installations and other vital industry throughout the region. With the law enforcement in the cities, some desperate civilians began to take the law into their own hands. Led by a trucker named Convoy and referred to simply as the "Vigilantes," this oddball group soon became a major hindrance to Sid.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government, feeling more vulnerable than ever, was intensifying its research and development of a new military arsenal. The most advanced weaponry, rumored to be based on UFO technology, was located at Site-4, a secret facility at Papoose Lake. This information was not lost on Sid, and the Coyotes ambushed the facility. However the Vigilantes unexpectedly appeared to stop them and as a result, both parties found themselves in possession of the world's most advanced weaponry.
What followed were no ordinary skirmishes. Auto clashes ensued all over the land, from Colorado's Rockies to California's farmlands, only to culminate in a battle like no other. To this day the events which took place are only a matter of speculation.
OMAR hired Sid Burn, a professional terrorist, to push the U.S. economy over the edge. Sid began to organize his troops in the remote areas of the southwest. Calling themselves the "Coyotes," they began to target oil refineries, commercial installations and other vital industry throughout the region. With the law enforcement in the cities, some desperate civilians began to take the law into their own hands. Led by a trucker named Convoy and referred to simply as the "Vigilantes," this oddball group soon became a major hindrance to Sid.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government, feeling more vulnerable than ever, was intensifying its research and development of a new military arsenal. The most advanced weaponry, rumored to be based on UFO technology, was located at Site-4, a secret facility at Papoose Lake. This information was not lost on Sid, and the Coyotes ambushed the facility. However the Vigilantes unexpectedly appeared to stop them and as a result, both parties found themselves in possession of the world's most advanced weaponry.
What followed were no ordinary skirmishes. Auto clashes ensued all over the land, from Colorado's Rockies to California's farmlands, only to culminate in a battle like no other. To this day the events which took place are only a matter of speculation.
Lanzado el 01/06/1998
Resumen:
El argumento del juego se basa en una historia alternativa, en la que hubo una crisis mundial del petróleo en la década de 1970 y Estados Unidos estaba al borde de un colapso económico. Las huelgas, los disturbios y la delincuencia se multiplicaron, y todas las fuerzas del orden disponibles se trasladaron a las ciudades, dejando a las afueras vulnerables. Un consorcio petrolero multinacional extranjero, el Régimen de la Alianza del Monopolio del Petróleo (OMAR), estaba decidido a monopolizar el comercio mundial del petróleo. Estados Unidos era el último país que se interponía en su camino y estaban dispuestos a llegar a cualquier extremo para poner a Estados Unidos de rodillas.OMAR contrató a Sid Burn, un terrorista profesional, para llevar la economía estadounidense al límite. Sid comenzó a organizar sus tropas en las zonas remotas del suroeste. Llamándose a sí mismos los "Coyotes", comenzaron a atacar refinerías de petróleo, instalaciones comerciales y otras industrias vitales en toda la región. Con las fuerzas del orden en las ciudades, algunos civiles desesperados empezaron a tomarse la justicia por su mano. Liderados por un camionero llamado Convoy y conocidos simplemente como los "Vigilantes", este extraño grupo pronto se convirtió en un gran obstáculo para Sid.
Mientras tanto, el gobierno estadounidense, sintiéndose más vulnerable que nunca, intensificaba su investigación y desarrollo de un nuevo arsenal militar. El armamento más avanzado, del que se rumoreaba que estaba basado en la tecnología OVNI, se encontraba en el Sitio 4, una instalación secreta en el Lago Papoose. Esta información no pasó desapercibida para Sid, y los Coyotes tendieron una emboscada en las instalaciones. Sin embargo, los Vigilantes aparecieron inesperadamente para detenerlos y, como resultado, ambas partes se encontraron en posesión del armamento más avanzado del mundo.
Lo que siguió no fueron escaramuzas ordinarias. Los enfrentamientos automovilísticos se sucedieron por toda la tierra, desde las Montañas Rocosas de Colorado hasta las tierras de cultivo de California, para culminar en una batalla sin igual. A día de hoy, los acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar son sólo una cuestión de especulación.
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