Rage

Overview

Rage is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It came out in October 2011 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and in February 2012 for OS X. It was first shown as a tech demo at the 2007 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference and uses id Software's id Tech 5 engine. It is the last game id released under the supervision of founder John Carmack.

The game is set in a post-apocalyptic near future, after the asteroid 99942 Apophis hits Earth in 2029. You play Nicholas Raine, a soldier who wakes in an underground shelter called an Ark 106 years later and finds himself wanted by an oppressive group called the Authority. Dan Hagar, voiced by John Goodman, saves him from bandits and sends him on to the town of Wellspring, and from there Raine joins the Resistance and fights his way into the Authority's headquarters at Capital Prime.

It mixes first-person shooting with driving. You explore the wasteland in a vehicle, race and fight other cars, and take on missions on foot. Weapons are upgradeable and each has several ammo types, such as the crossbow's electrified and explosive bolts, and there are boomerang-like Wingsticks for stealthy kills. There are role-playing touches too, including an inventory, looting, and crafting items from collected recipes. Multiplayer has two modes: Road Rage, a four-player vehicle arena free-for-all, and Legends of the Wasteland, two-player co-op missions.

A team of around 60 core developers worked on it, and it was meant to be the first game in a longer series. Design director Matt Hooper said it began from the idea of muscle cars in a desert. Electronic Arts was first named as publisher, but after ZeniMax bought id in 2009 it took over publishing. The PS3 version is on one Blu-ray disc, while the Windows and Xbox 360 versions needed three dual-layer DVDs. Rage was expected to get a Teen rating from the ESRB but received Mature.

Pre-orders of the standard edition were upgraded to the Anarchy Edition, which adds Crimson Elite Armor, a double barrel shotgun, Fists of Rage and a buggy called the Rat Rod. The Wasteland Sewer Missions pack was out on release day, and The Scorchers pack followed on December 18, 2012 for PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows. It added a new bandit clan, six new areas, a Nailgun, new minigames, and an Ultra Nightmare difficulty.

Reviews were generally positive on every platform. Critics praised the graphics, the gunplay and the combat, and criticised the thin story and forgettable characters. Famitsu scored the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions 35 out of 40. The game also turned up as the game Jesse plays in two 2011 episodes of Breaking Bad, which led to Breaking Bad references being added to the game. A sequel, Rage 2, followed on May 14, 2019.

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

First-person shooter, Vehicular combat

Developer

id Software

Publisher

Bethesda Softworks

Engine

id Tech 5

Composers

Rod Abernethy

Writers

Matthew J. Costello

Producers

Hunter Hyneman, Jason Kim, Matthew Nelson

Directors

Tim Willits

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

4

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies61

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

11

Bronze

47

Total

61

Points

1515

• Master of the Wastelands Earn all 50 Trophies Platinum 3.59% of players
• Arts and Crafts Construct 10 Engineering Items Bronze 55.29% of players
• Tinkerer Construct 50 Engineering Items Bronze 33.24% of players
• Passive Aggressive Get 3 kills with a single Sentry Bot Silver 25.37% of players
• Three Birds, One Bomb Car Kill 3 Enemies with one RC Bomb Car Silver 14.27% of players
• Keep 'Em Coming Get 5 kills with one deployed Sentry Turret Silver 15.82% of players
• Mechanocide Kill 100 Enemies with Sentry Bots, Sentry Turrets, or RC Bomb Cars Silver 9.97% of players
• Jetpacker Kill an Authority Enforcer during Jetpack descent Bronze 31.56% of players
• Silent But Deadly Stealth kill 10 Enemies with the Striker Crossbow Bronze 16.56% of players
• Hat Trick Kill at least 3 Enemies with a single Mind Controlled Enemy Bronze 11.51% of players
• Decapathon Get 10 Headshot kills with the Wingstick Bronze 39.6% of players
• Open Minded Get 10 Headshot kills with the Sniper Rifle Bronze 53.31% of players
• Jumper Perform all 18 Vehicle Jumps Bronze 8.28% of players
• Gotta Have 'Em All Collect all Playing Cards on one play-through Bronze 5.41% of players
• Master Chef Collect all Recipes and Schematics in one play-through Bronze 11.93% of players
• Hardest Deck Beat Teague's hardest Deck Bronze 10.84% of players
• JACKPOT! Roll 4 Targets in the first round of Tombstones Bronze 20.73% of players
• Just a Flesh Wound Complete the final round of 5 Finger Filet Bronze 7.45% of players
• Deliverance Complete the final round of Strum Bronze 8.15% of players
• Minigamer Win all Minigames Bronze 9.69% of players
• Lead Foot Win a Race in the Campaign Bronze 67.36% of players
• Rage Cup Win all Races in the Campaign Silver 11.25% of players
• Demolition Man Destroy 100 Enemy Cars Bronze 29.14% of players
• It's Good! Score each of the 3 Field Goals from the ATV Bronze 8.11% of players
• Roadkill Run over 10 Mutants Bronze 22.53% of players
• Ghost Buster Complete Ghost Hideout in the Campaign Bronze 84.62% of players
• Waste Management Complete Wasted Garage in the Campaign Bronze 73.21% of players
• Gladiator Complete Mutant Bash TV in the Campaign Bronze 58.69% of players
• It's Alive! Complete Dead City in the Campaign Bronze 52.7% of players
• Wellness Plan Complete The Well in the Campaign Bronze 48.55% of players
• Debunked Complete Shrouded Bunker in the Campaign Bronze 52.14% of players
• ytiC daeD Complete Dead City Reverse in the Campaign Bronze 43.42% of players
• Jail Break Complete Authority Prison in the Campaign Bronze 45.82% of players
• Vault Assault Complete Gearhead Vault in the Campaign Bronze 39.28% of players
• Power Struggle Complete Power Plant in the Campaign Bronze 36.56% of players
• Decrypted Complete Jackal Canyon in the Campaign Bronze 34.67% of players
• Mutie Blues Complete Blue Line Station in the Campaign Bronze 41.51% of players
• Bringin' Home the Bacon Earn 750 Dollars in one episode of Bash TV in the Campaign Bronze 15.17% of players
• Mr. Oddjob Complete 5 Job Board Quests in one play-through Silver 28.18% of players
• Dev Graffiti Find the secret Developer Graffiti Room Bronze 11.1% of players
• Hey, not too rough Finish the Campaign on any difficulty Gold 32.8% of players
• Hurt me plenty Finish the Campaign on at least Normal difficulty Silver 23.92% of players
• Ultra-violence Finish the Campaign on at least Hard difficulty Silver 8.64% of players
• RAGE Nightmare Finish the Campaign on Nightmare difficulty Silver 6.41% of players
• Obsessive Compulsive Reach 100% Completion in the Campaign Gold 4.63% of players
• The Legend Begins... Complete a Legend of the Wasteland Bronze 23.18% of players
• Anthology Complete all Legends of the Wasteland Bronze 7.91% of players
• A True Legend Complete a Legend of the Wasteland on Nightmare difficulty Silver 8.28% of players
• No Room for Sidekicks Complete a Legend of the Wasteland without any player(s) becoming incapacitated Bronze 9.57% of players
• Fresh Meat Complete a public Road RAGE match Bronze Needs online 19.47% of players
• MVP Get first place in a public Road RAGE match Bronze Needs online 11.03% of players
• Night Terrors Finish the Campaign on Ultra Nightmare difficulty Silver 4.93% of players
• Cavernous Stumble Complete Hagar Caves in The Scorchers job path Bronze 17.45% of players
• Plans Refined Complete Refinery in The Scorchers job path Bronze 14.58% of players
• Thrash Canyon Complete Bash Canyon in The Scorchers job path Bronze 12.46% of players
• Fired Up! Complete Scorcher Base in the The Scorchers job path Bronze 11.53% of players
• Lucky Charms Bet and win on Green in the Roly-Poly minigame Bronze 8.24% of players
• Foursome Win with a Four of a Kind in the Video Poker minigame Bronze 7.98% of players
• Wall Hack Kill 2 enemies with one Railgun Slug shot through a wall Bronze 7.77% of players
• Rebar Pie Pin an enemy to a surface with a Rebar ammo shot Bronze 13.55% of players
• Rite of Passage Complete Wellspring Tunnels in The Scorchers job path Bronze 12.03% of players

Space and patches

Update patch01.02

These are the patches Sony still hosts for this disc ID. The game's real history can be longer.

DLC

Two add-on packs were released on PS3 along with the Anarchy Edition upgrade.

Items

Name	Date	Adds
Wasteland Sewer Missions	2011-10-04	Sewer clearing missions for the cities of the wasteland. A code was a pre-order bonus.
Anarchy Edition add-on	2012-02-15	Upgrades a standard copy to the Anarchy Edition items.
The Scorchers	2012-12-18	A bandit clan storyline, six new areas, minigames, new enemies, the Nailgun and Ultra Nightmare difficulty. Adds 11 trophies.

Playable today

Online

Rage has online Road Rage matches and Legends of the Wasteland co-op. The campaign does not need either, but two trophies ask for a public Road Rage match.

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	81	100

Critics

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
IGN	PS3	8.5	10
GameSpot	PS3	8	10
Game Informer	PS3	9	10
GameTrailers	PS3	9	10
GamePro	PS3	4	5
Giant Bomb	PS3	4	5
VideoGamer.com	PS3	8	10
Digital Spy	PS3	4	5
PlayStation Magazine	PS3	7	10
Famitsu	PS3	35	40

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Tim Willits
Producer	Hunter Hyneman
Producer	Jason Kim
Producer	Matthew Nelson
Programmer	Robert Duffy
Programmer	Jan Paul van Waveren
Writer	Matthew J. Costello
Composer	Rod Abernethy

Cast

Character	Actor
Dan Hagar	John Goodman

Notes for collectors

• The PS3 version is a single Blu-ray, while the Xbox 360 and Windows versions need three DVDs.
• The platinum asks for the 50 trophies on the disc. The 11 trophies from The Scorchers are not needed for it.
• Fresh Meat and MVP both need a public Road Rage match online, and the platinum needs them.
• Pre-ordered standard copies were upgraded to the Anarchy Edition for free.
• The UK Collector's Pack added a Dark Horse comic and a Making Of DVD.
• Rage was shown as the game Jesse Pinkman plays in two 2011 episodes of Breaking Bad, and the disc case appears in several more.
• Sony's patch list for this game shows one package, an additional content download of 74 MB, version 01.02.

Credits

Region

US

Time to beat

about 11 hours