What was rampage based on

Macy Updated: 17 Nov am. The Rock's next blockbuster is pretty literal, with giant monsters busting city blocks in downtown Chicago.

And in case you were unaware, the movie is based on a video game. And like other big-screen adaptations, it plays pretty fast and loose with the source material. Rampage , the game, was released into arcades in by Bally Midway and featured three different monsters climbing, and destroying, buildings. The game starts out in Peoria, Illinois and charts a path of destruction across the United States over the course of days.

Gameplay is pretty straight-forward: just punch the crap out of buildings until they collapse into rubble. Have you seen Rampage? Ok, a giant monkey and a giant lizard are obvious enough candidates for a trio of monsters, but what about Ralph?

Who is he based on? Well, that makes sense, but why is he a wolf? Future Rampage games even make subtle jokes that reference classic werewolf horror films.

Besides, there are few giant monster movies that actually star werewolves. Godzilla aka Godzilla vs The Wolf Man. SciFi Voice. Share on Facebook. Godzilla smashes buildings but Godzilla, ya know, has an ass the size of Boston! Considering that some have already pointed out that Godzilla vs.

King Kong hardly feels like a fair fight on the basis of their size difference alone, Colin may have been on to something there. Of course, nothing is preventing you from pretending Lizzie is Godzilla as you likely already have been during these years of blissful ignorance. Ok, a giant monkey and a giant lizard are obvious enough candidates for a trio of monsters, but what about Ralph? Who is he based on? Well, that makes sense, but why is he a wolf? Future Rampage games even make subtle jokes that reference classic werewolf horror films.

Besides, there are few giant monster movies that actually star werewolves.