Interstate '82
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{about|the video game|the Interstate Highway System route|Interstate 82}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Interstate '82
| image = Interstate 82 Cover.PNG
| developer = Activision
| publisher = Activision
| director = Zachary Norman
| producer = Daiva Venckus
Doug Pearson
| programmer = Marshall Robin
| artist = Alexander Stein
| writer = Zachary Norman
| composer = Josh Mancell
| engine =
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 22, 1999{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=November 22, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/23/news-briefs-48 |title=News Briefs |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000831161947/http://pc.ign.com/news/12396.html |archive-date=August 31, 2000 |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2021 |quote=Star Trek: Hidden Evil and I-82 Ships [sic]: That's the official word at least. We assume that the games were shipped using the Star Trek transporter technology because we've already seen them in stores.}}|EU|December 10, 1999{{cite web |url=http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |title=Games Gone Gold (The Games Of 1999 ~ Europe) |website=EuroGold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210220535/http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 2, 2023}}}}
| genre = Vehicular combat
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Interstate '82 is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows in 1999.
Setting
The game is set in the Southwestern United States in an alternate version of the year 1982, during the Reagan Administration. The game is less complex than its predecessor, Interstate '76, lacking the detailed armor and weapon management of the original. Its play-style is closer to console-based vehicular combat games like Twisted Metal, with a single health bar displaying both armor and chassis strength, as opposed to '76{{'}}s armor/chassis strength system. The vehicle models have been updated to reflect the change in era, and overall, the game has a new wave feel, with several hitherto-unreleased Devo songs being on the soundtrack, as opposed to the first game's funk-inspired style.
Interstate '82 features a story-mode like its predecessor, with one new option: the player can exit one vehicle and enter another, adding some strategy to the game's storyline. Another new addition is the ability to skin the new vehicle models.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 62%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/141513-interstate-82/index.html |title=Interstate '82 for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520172605/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/141513-interstate-82/index.html |archive-date=May 20, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 7, 2021}}
| CNG = 5/10{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Colin |date=December 16, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3527,00.html |title=Interstate '82 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816091734/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3527,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 7, 2021}}
| CGSP = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Bauman |first=Steve |date=December 8, 1999 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/169/i82_review.html |title=Interstate '82 |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030521163741/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/169/i82_review.html |archive-date=May 21, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 7, 2021}}
| CGW = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Green |first=Jeff |url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_187.pdf |title=Through Being Cool (Interstate '82 Review) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=187 |date=February 2000 |page=136 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510135814/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_187.pdf |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 13, 2023}}
| EPD = 6.5/10{{cite web |last=Tilley |first=Steve |date=January 18, 2000 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=1879&full=1#mr_toppy |title=Interstate '82 |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020211054415/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=1879&full=1#mr_toppy |archive-date=February 11, 2002 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 13, 2023}}
| EuroG = 6/10{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Geoff |date=January 18, 2000 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/i82 |title=Interstate '82 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010107180200/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/i82 |archive-date=January 7, 2001 |url-status=live |access-date=October 13, 2023}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Saltzman |first=Marc |date=December 17, 1999 |url=http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/3698.shtml |title=Interstate '82 Review for PC on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209062701/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/3698.shtml |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 6, 2017}}
| GameRev = B{{cite web |author=Johnny B. |date=December 1999 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32744-interstate-82-review |title=Interstate '82 Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919084844/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/interstate-82 |archive-date=September 19, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2021}}
| GSpot = 6.2/10{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |date=November 30, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/interstate-82-review/1900-2535522/ |title=Interstate '82 Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128160639/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/interstate82/review.html |archivedate=November 28, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=October 13, 2023}}
| GSpy = 81%{{cite web |last=Misak |first=John "Damfer" |date=January 15, 2000 |url=http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/i82_a.shtm |title=Interstate '82 [title mislabeled as "Silhouette Mirage"; date mislabeled as "January 15, 1999"] |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815081209/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/i82_a.shtm |archive-date=August 15, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 6, 2017}}
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Bratcher |first=Eric |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen62Feb2000/page/n103/mode/2up |title=Interstate '82 |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=62 |date=February 2000 |page=102 |access-date=June 7, 2021}}
| PCA = 5/10{{cite magazine |last=Chronis |first=George T. |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL18Feb2000/page/n71/mode/2up |title=Interstate '82 |magazine=PC Accelerator |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=18 |date=February 2000 |page=71 |access-date=June 7, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 68%{{cite magazine |last=Poole |first=Stephen |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/interstate_82.html |title=Interstate '82 |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=7 |issue=3 |date=March 2000 |page=94 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315135623/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/interstate_82.html |archive-date=March 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 13, 2023}}
}}
The game received a bit more mixed reviews than the original according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Eric Bratcher of NextGen said, "Some of the '80s nods may be missed by those who weren't paying attention back then, but the game is still fun."
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/3499/interstate-82/}}
{{Interstate '76 and Vigilante 8 series}}
Category:Alternate history video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Vehicular combat games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games featuring black protagonists
Category:Video games scored by Josh Mancell
Category:Video games set in 1982