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The gameplay alternates between a building phase, where the player constructs walls around vulnerable castles, and a combat phase, in which cannons are used in an attempt to drive back hostile forces. Rampart is a 1990 strategy video game developed and published by Atari Games for North American and European arcades; with distribution in Japan handled by Namco.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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The Story Behind Rampart
In the Super NES and MS-DOS versions, the cannons gained can also be converted into powerups. Rampart is a precursor to the tower defense genre, popularized in the 2000s. Rampart is a 1990 strategy video game developed and published by Atari Games for North American and European arcades; with distribution in Japan handled by Namco.
Presented from a top-down perspective, the game tasks the player with defending their territory from enemy invaders. It had a limited US release in October 1990, followed by a wide release in February 1991. The NES, Super NES, and MS-DOS versions were all done by Bitmasters, and the NES version was planned for publication by Tengen (without a Nintendo license), but was switched to Jaleco (which was granted a Nintendo license), and the Super NES and MS-DOS versions were published by Electronic Arts.
How Rampart Plays
The player controls and defends a territory consisting of a wall surrounding a set of castles and cannons. When the tile-placement phase ends, any castle or cannon that is completely enclosed by a continual wall is added to the player's territory. The ownership of a castle grants the player control over a number of cannons and, after building the wall, the game enters a phase in which the user places the cannons within their territory.
In the combat phase, the player attacks the enemy with their cannons. Each surrounded castle awards the player with one cannon during each arming phase (the home castle grants two, but only if there is space). The blocks are generally larger than the gaps (although one-unit blocks do appear sometimes) and filling the gaps often requires a large block to fill a small gap.
Why Players Still Load It Up
Rampart is a precursor to the tower defense genre, popularized in the 2000s. Presented from a top-down perspective, the game tasks the player with defending their territory from enemy invaders. Julian Rignall of Computer and Video Games reviewed the arcade game, giving it a 93% score.
Rampart has been ported to the Super NES, Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari Lynx, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST. The gameplay alternates between a building phase, where the player constructs walls around vulnerable castles, and a combat phase, in which cannons are used in an attempt to drive back hostile forces. It had a limited US release in October 1990, followed by a wide release in February 1991.
Rampart — Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a controller to play Rampart?
A gamepad is optional. The keyboard mapping shown on this page works immediately, and plugging in a USB or Bluetooth controller switches the player over on its own.
Who developed Rampart?
Rampart was developed by Atari Games and published by Atari Games.
Where can I buy the original Rampart?
Scroll to "Other Places You Can Get This Game" beneath the write-up — it lists trusted stores selling official copies.
What console was Rampart released on?
Rampart was released for the Super Nintendo in 1990.