Interstate '76
| Interstate '76 | |
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| Developer(s) | Activision |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Director(s) | Sean Vesce |
| Producer(s) | Scott Krager |
| Designer(s) | Zachary Norman |
| Programmer(s) | Dan Stanfill |
| Artist(s) | Rick Glenn |
| Writer(s) | Zachary Norman |
| Composer(s) | Arion Salazar |
| Engine | MechWarrior 2 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 73.29% |
| Metacritic | 80 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Revolution | B+ |
| GameSpot | 8.9/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 93% |
| The Adrenaline Vault |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | A- |
Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game for Windows. It was developed and published by Activision and released on 28 March 1997.
There are four play modes available in the game: the "T.R.I.P." (an acronym for "Total Recreational Interactive Production"), which follows the game's protagonists in an episodic story; "Multi Melee", an on-line deathmatch version of the game; "Auto Melee", a deathmatch with computer-driven cars; and "Scenarios", short free-standing adventures featuring the game's protagonists. The primary difference between the scenarios and the T.R.I.P., length of play aside, is that the player has a much broader choice of vehicles in the scenario mode, while the player is limited to only one car during most of the T.R.I.P. mode. The game's vehicles are faithful reproductions of various cars and trucks from the era, both in appearance and driving characteristics, though the names have been changed.
The game is based on the engine used for Activision's MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, and requires a fair amount of strategy through the course of the game, as the player must balance the vehicle's armor and weapon load-outs appropriately in order to successfully complete the various missions. In the game's story mode, the player must also manage and repair equipment salvaged from the wrecks of opponents.
The game is set in the Southwestern United States in an alternate history of the year 1976, during a prolonged oil crisis. All the in-game vehicles in Interstate '76 are based on real cars, including many period American muscle cars.
Whilst set in an alternative timeline, in which the 1973 oil crisis is still ongoing, the game progresses through real towns and locations in the south-western United States including Lubbock, Seagraves, Seminole and Pecos in Texas and Roswell and Carlsbad in New Mexico. The game's final showdown takes place at Fort Davis, Texas.
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