![]() ![]() Weapons include missiles, cannons, mortars, mines, and rockets, plus character-specific special moves. Each vehicle is equipped with a machine gun, and has three slots open for other weapons that can be picked up around the map. Gameplay involves driving one of several decked out vehicles-ranging from a prison bus to a small hatchback-around largely destructible levels. The retro theme permeates the menus and character designs, but it doesn't spread into the actual game outside of a few special moves or quips from the drivers. All you need to know is that the Coyotes are the bad guys and the Vigilantes are the good guys. There isn't much story in Vigilante 8, and what is there is shown in a block of text full of goofy '70s slang before you enter each level. ![]() Getting stuck in the destructible environments can lead to a quick death. While the idea of remaking this classic 1970s-themed car combat game with shinier graphics and online play sounds great, the gameplay-as well as the subgenre as a whole-doesn't hold up well today. Among the few games to rival the king, Twisted Metal, was Vigilante 8. Thus, they were just like modern shooters-except with all the maneuverability of a dump truck. For those unfamiliar with the subgenre, vehicular combat games stuck you on a map with floating weapon pick-ups and challenged you to destroy the other players. In the late 1990s, vehicular combat games were all the rage. ![]()
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