Midway Ships Road Kill
 October 14th, 2003 (12:00am) - Midway Games announced today that RoadKill, a mission-based, post-apocalyptic combat driving game, ships today for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Nintendo GameCube...
Set in a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by a plague and ruled by gangs, RoadKill allows players to unleash havoc in 40 vehicles with weapons such as machine guns, guided missiles and homing rockets. Assuming the role of the mercenary, players must build a gang following as they battle rival gangs, city guards and anyone else that gets in the way. RoadKill is an intense gaming experience set to an entertaining soundtrack with a radio system featuring licensed songs and seven hours of original programming that changes as gamers adventure through different cities, said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. RoadKill drops players into instantaneous battle with 30 core story-driven missions with cinematic cut-scenes and numerous side missions and mini-games. The missions place the player into the three cities of Hell County Lava Falls, Blister Canyon and Paradise City. The games dynamic reputation system determines how the world reacts to the way players perform missions, kill and maim citizens, destroy enemy vehicles and build alliances with the gangs of Hell County. Players in RoadKill collect salvaged parts which upgrade the 40 vehicles with items such as nitrous thrust and armor plating to unlock secret features and help explore the world in a search for hidden blueprints.
RoadKill Key Features: Car Combat Select from 40 unique, post-apocalyptic-style vehicles to experience the ultimate ride in vehicular combat.
Potent Firepower More than 15 powerful armaments to unleash upon your enemies.
Drive to Survive Destroy your opponents throughout three enormous living and destructible cities.
Detailed Missions Engage in more than 30 core story-driven missions and numerous side missions and mini-games as you roam the streets and instigate anarchy.
Interactive Chaos Run over, impale, shoot and splatter both innocent and armed pedestrians in multiple ways, inciting riots.
Dynamic Reputation System Gain the necessary reputation to work your way up from a rookie to an executioner and develop a gang following that will provide additional protection to your home turf.
Multiplayer Engage in the ultimate test of vehicular combat: multiplayer Death Match Mode.
Post-Apocalyptic Earth Face-off against seven rival gangs, killing the members of some while gaining the respect of others.
Unlock Features Collect salvaged parts from destroyed vehicles to purchase items such as nitrous thrust, speed boost and armor plating.
Search and Recover Participate in scavenger hunts and find the blueprints necessary to build the ultimate weapons and vehicles.
Rock n Roll Dynamic radio system forewarns of weather events, gives mission updates and allows users to tune into a variety of hits, from rock to easy listening.
Reported by Elias Dounis on October 14th, 2003 (12:00am)
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