play station official magazine

067

Even in a built-up area,

you’re far from civilisation in

Rage 2. But some enjoyable

barbarism is fine by us.

to Wellspring, which featured in

the first game but is more built

up three (fictional) decades on.

Even this small haven is filled to

the brim with life – there’s an

incredible number of people to

talk to and things to see. This

is a wilderness that feels alive.

We take on a mission that sets a

couple of waypoints on our map,

but we’re constantly distracted on

the way by new things to do, and

they all feel unique and bursting

with personality.

We move seamlessly from

fighting for our lives amid

explosions destroying a gang-

controlled fuel depot to jumping

back into our vehicle to chase

down and destroy a convoy. This

vehicle mission is quite literally

‘push forward’ as we pursue our

quarry. Lightly tapping boost,

switching between machine guns

and missiles, we have to dodge

enemy attacks and use a pulse

weapon to take down the

RAGE 2

MAD WORLD

This wasteland is far from brown

MARSH, NOT MELLOW

The swamplands have an ‘American

South’ vibe to them and are home to

the River Hogs gang and the town of

Lagooney. You can pilot hoverboats

in the wetlands, and some enemies

here have created mech-like robots

from scrap, which is resourceful, if

not exactly welcoming.

WELL’ ON EARTH

Wellspring is the first city we come

to in our demo, and the missions we

are given there reveal the corruption

beneath its neon lights. Mayor Hagar

is a returning character from the

first game, and helps you out with

upgrade “projects” this time around.

Wellspring is dense with activities.

MEAN GREEN

Nature is reclaiming things in this

area. “There’s so many aspects in

this where you lead the player with

nature – just a simple thing to just

orient yourself in the world – if you

know there's a green area over there

I can use that in my mind to know

that's that direction,” says Nedfors.

AND FOR DESERT...

We’re already well acquainted with

the more desert-like section of

the wasteland, and it’s filled with

interesting sights... and the British

punk-esque Goon Squad. Hideouts

here have been cobbled together

from scrap and ruined houses in

bizarre and interesting ways.

“SWITCHING BETWEEN

MACHINE GUNS AND

MISSILES, WE HAVE TO

DODGE ENEMY ATTACKS.”