I ordered this game because I remembered playing it as a kid, and really enjoyed it and I already have the one before this, Vigilante 8, and I love that game. This game is a blast. After purchasing Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense for the PSX and completing that game, I knew I had to check this one out too. I wasn't at all.
There is probably not a single N64 owner who hasn't at one time cast a jealous eye at SingleTrac's Twisted Metal titles on PlayStation. Despite the fact that Nintendo triumphantly announced SingleTrac's N64 developer status two years ago, non-cutesy vehicle combat games have somehow never found their way onto the console. Thank God for. Following the successful release of the Luxoflux-developed PlayStation car combat game earlier in '98, the US publisher has finally gotten its butt in gear and brought the game to N64. The good news is that not only has the game retained its destructive gameplay and cool graphics, but Activision actually managed to improve the game in both the control and the multiplayer department.
Gameplay is a lot like its grandfather and inspiration, Interstate '76. Both games are set to the backdrop of an American wasteland.
Both games revolve around weapon-based, stylized vehicles with loads of horsepower. And both games involve plenty of killing. Ses Driver Indir Asus. Interstate '76 (PC) saw players battling out it in a bleak 70s alternative and Vigilante 8, a home-console sequel of sorts, takes place in the same era -- a flailing US deprived of oil and filled with 'motor-terrorists.' Imagine Twisted Metal (not Twisted Metal 3, please).
Now add detailed graphics, arcadey car physics and a strange background story. The idea behind Vigilante 8 is simple: drive, explore, protect and destroy. Players, riding around in souped-up muscle cars, acquire various weapons of destruction and then blow the hell out of opponents and stationary targets.
Players select from a lineup of 12 vehicles, each with its own special weapon and cheesy '70s driver, including trucks, Mustang-lookalikes, and even a full-fledged school bus. Depending on your choice of driver, the mission objectives range from destruction of gas stations or enemy installations to protection of a bank. Once you have completed a driver's mission, you will be treated to a few prerendered pictures that describe what happens to the character -- then move on to the next one. Finishing single player quests will open new levels and drivers and eventually open up cool secret stuff, including a Mario-style Dream Land stage and the ability to play as an alien UFO. The game's diverse 3D levels are vast, very post-apocalyptic and filled with structures -- whether they be buildings or oil barrels -- to explode. Weapons include machine guns, missiles, rockets, cannons, mines and more. Some weapons allow you to lock on to your enemy at the simple touch of a button and then unleash heatseeking missiles or blow them to smithereens with an auto-target laser beam.
If you're looking for racing action, then this is definitely not your game. Geforce 8400 Gs Driver For Windows 7 32bit here. Vigilante 8 is all about destruction and mindless fun.
The controls can be a little frustrating at first (even though they have been improved over the PSX version), as Vigilante 8 features a 'relaxed' physics model. Cars can easily pull of 180s, fly through the air for a long time and even be flipped over by rocking back and forth when landed upside down. But once you accept that it's not about Gran Turismo-like precision, this game rocks and delivers exactly what it's supposed to: mindless, explosive fun.