Tribal Rage

{{Infobox video game

| title = Tribal Rage

| image = File:Tribal_Rage_1998_Cover_Art.jpg

| publisher = TalonSoft

| released = June 9, 1998{{cite web|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_06/09_release/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001202021600/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_06/09_release/index.html|title=New Releases|website=GameSpot|archivedate=December 2, 2000|date=June 9, 1998|accessdate=December 13, 2022}}

| genre = Real-Time strategy

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

}}

Tribal Rage is a real-time strategy game developed by Disintegrator for Microsoft Windows, released in 1998.{{Cite magazine|date=1998-09-01|title=Tribal Rage|url=https://archive.org/details/reset_17-1998-9/page/n45/mode/2up|magazine=Reset Magazine #17|language=Polish|publisher=ZPR Express Sp. z o. o.|page=46|access-date=2021-04-06}} It was published by TalonSoft in the USA and by Empire Interactive in Europe.{{cite web |title=Tribal Rage – Release Details |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/61818-tribal-rage/data |website=Game FAQs |access-date=5 April 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Tribal Rage International Releases|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/tribal-rage/3030-19091/releases/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Giant Bomb|language=en}} The game was met with low to mediocre reviews.{{cite web |title=Tribal Rage (Windows) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/tribal-rage |website=Moby Games |access-date=5 April 2021}}{{Cite web|date=2 July 1998|title=Computer Games Online - Tribal Rage Review|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/017/tribal_rage_review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207210411/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/017/tribal_rage_review.html|archive-date=7 February 2005|access-date=6 April 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Tribal Rage Review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tribal-rage-review/1900-2535293/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=GameSpot|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Gaming Entertainment Monthly - Tribal Rage Review|url=http://www.gemonthly.com/reviews/tribal/tr_rvw.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030113020448/http://www.gemonthly.com/reviews/tribal/tr_rvw.htm|archive-date=2003-01-13|access-date=2021-04-06}}

Plot

The game is set in California, Earth in the year 2030. War, famine and plague have forced the populace into six different tribes, each fighting for control of the post-apocalyptic wastelands that remain.{{Cite web|date=6 December 1998|title=Tribal Rage - A New Approach to real time strategy|url=http://www.talonsoft.com/tribal_rage/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981206121406/http://www.talonsoft.com/tribal_rage/|archive-date=6 December 1998|access-date=5 April 2021}}

Gameplay

The game features six playable tribes:{{cite web |title=Tribal Rage |url=https://www.gamesinfodb.com/game/tribal-rage |website=GamesInfoDB |access-date=5 April 2021}}{{cite web |title=Tribal Rage |url=https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/tribal-rage-1998 |website=GoG |access-date=25 February 2025}}

Bikers
Cyborgs
Enforcers
Amazons
Death Cultists
Trailer Trash

It is also possible for the player to design their own warriors, scenarios and vehicles using the in-game editor.

Like many RTS games, players use the mouse to play and interact with the game. Keyboard hotkeys can also be used to aid in performing actions. Players must construct their base and collect resources in order to fund the creation of units, which are then used in battle. The object of the game is to defeat the opposition by destroying their base and units.