The Seventies are the time of Disco and Rock. Of big muscle cars that sucked down gas faster than a martini at happy hour. But alot of those things changed the day the Oil Embargo started. Gas became very expensive. Long lines ensued. But it was all overted in the end and gas got back to normal. Interstate 76 takes the gas crisis scenario and spins a What If? type storyline. What if the oil embargo did not end? And so starts the great story that is Interstate 76. In Interstate 76, you play Groove Champion, a former racer that is trying to find out what happened to his sister Jade. Groove is helped in this pursuit by Taurus, the computer equivelant of Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly). The game centers around an Autoduel like story where you roll down the roads taking out people loyal to the cartels that are trying to destroy or take over independantly owned gas stations. The story allows for some great muscle cars with big ass guns strapped to them. The story is quite detailed and felt fresh throughout. The unique Seventies setting help immensly in the immersion factor. I really felt like I was in the same time frame while playing the game. If a game is going to be remade, this should be the one to do. Better graphics in today's environment would be just the thing that this game needs. The graphics for its time were stunning. The problem is that on my 3DFX card, I got all kinds of graphical glitching. Graphics would turn into the Matrix code at the beginning of each mission. And I would have to press the Escape key to pause the game and then press it again to get the graphics corrected. Also, there was a lot of clipping in the game. I felt that this was stuff that should of been worked out before the game was released. The sounds in the game are great. The game oozed that Seventies soulful vibe. Ambient music was perfect and the dialogue was top notch. The weapon sounds were good but not as good as the voice overs. I really liked the Taurus voice over and wanted to see another story that focused on him in the Seventies as well (not Interstate 81, which was not good). The gameplay was really good and the missions were unique and made you want to play more into the story. I do have to agree with Gamespot in that some of the missions were overly hard. I had a hell of a time getting past the race mission in the dream sequence. It took a week to get past it. The multiplayer is fun, but not really usable due to a lot of lag. Overall, the game is good, but the graphics and the way you have to repeat missions is a killer. But the story line and unique setting and missions make this a game worth buying.
Int. 76 is truly the most fun game I've ever played in my life!!! The story mode is awesome and challenging. The weapons you can mount on your vehicle are so fun to use. From rockets to turrets, landmines to flamethrower... Read Full Review
There is little to say that hasn't been said already about this game. It was a wonderful and unappreciated example of good game design. Its playability was miles ahead of its time, and I wish they made games like this to... Read Full Review
