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Vigilante 8
Generi:
Fighting, Shooter
Piattaforme:
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.
Rilasciato il 01/06/1998
Sintesi:
La trama del gioco si basa su una storia alternativa, in cui negli anni '70 si verificò una crisi petrolifera mondiale e gli Stati Uniti erano sull'orlo di un collasso economico. Scioperi, rivolte e crimini dilagavano, e tutte le forze dell'ordine disponibili erano state portate nelle città, lasciando vulnerabili le zone periferiche. Un consorzio petrolifero multinazionale straniero, l'Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime (OMAR), era determinato a monopolizzare il commercio mondiale di petrolio. Gli Stati Uniti erano l'ultimo Paese che li ostacolava ed erano disposti a fare qualsiasi cosa per metterli in ginocchio.L'OMAR assunse Sid Burn, un terrorista professionista, per spingere l'economia statunitense oltre il limite. Sid iniziò a organizzare le sue truppe nelle aree remote del sud-ovest. Chiamandosi "Coyotes", iniziarono a prendere di mira raffinerie di petrolio, impianti commerciali e altre industrie vitali in tutta la regione. Con le forze dell'ordine nelle città, alcuni civili disperati iniziarono a farsi giustizia da soli. Guidato da un camionista di nome Convoy e chiamato semplicemente "Vigilantes", questo strano gruppo divenne presto un grosso ostacolo per Sid.
Nel frattempo, il governo degli Stati Uniti, sentendosi più vulnerabile che mai, intensificava la ricerca e lo sviluppo di un nuovo arsenale militare. Gli armamenti più avanzati, che si diceva fossero basati sulla tecnologia UFO, si trovavano al Sito 4, una struttura segreta a Papoose Lake. Questa informazione non sfuggì a Sid e i Coyote tesero un'imboscata alla struttura. Tuttavia, i Vigilantes apparvero inaspettatamente per fermarli e, di conseguenza, entrambe le parti si ritrovarono in possesso delle armi più avanzate del mondo.
Le schermaglie che seguirono non furono ordinarie. Scontri automatici si susseguirono in tutto il territorio, dalle Montagne Rocciose del Colorado ai campi coltivati della California, per poi culminare in una battaglia senza precedenti. A tutt'oggi gli eventi che si verificarono sono solo oggetto di speculazione.
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