Interstate '76 Nitro Pack
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| Developer(s) | Activision |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Engine | MechWarrior 2 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | 1997, 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Interstate '76: Nitro Pack is a video game for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Activision and released in 1997. A stand-alone expansion pack and prequel for the original Interstate '76, it didn't require the original game be installed to play. It is known as Interstate '76: Nitro Riders in some territories.
Synopsis
Like its predecessor, the game is set in southwest America in an alternate version of the American oil crisis, between the years 1974 and 1976, with the final (chronological) mission taking place just two days before Interstate '76 begins. The game features identical gameplay to the original, but adds several new motor vehicles, new weapons, and new paint schemes for existing vehicles. In a step backwards from its predecessor, most cut-scenes for the expansion were rendered using the games graphics engine; the original used pre-rendered cut-scenes. This limited the setting of the cut-scenes to outdoor areas and cars only; no people were shown and dialog took place using CB radio communication between the vehicles.
There are three play modes available in the game: the "Scenarios", nineteen loosely connected missions that provide a backstory to the Interstate '76 universe and set the stage for the first game; "Multi Melee", an online deathmatch version of the game; and "Auto Melee", a deathmatch with computer-driven cars. Like the original game, players can choose from a variety of customizable vehicles for the Scenarios.
Plot
The game focuses on the activities of the auto-vigilante movement known as the AVG or Auto-Vigilante Guild, between the years 1974 and 1976. Taurus, Jade, and Skeeter (along with allies the Wolf Pack, Radiator Mother, and Hell Toupee), face a variety of auto-villains and slowly learn of the conspiracy that is the centerpiece of Interstate '76. The game's opening sequence features the first meeting of Jade and Taurus, and the final mission takes place two days before Jade's murder, itself the opening sequence of the first game.
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