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![]() ![]() Sylvester Stallone himself is said to have loved the film.īoth the films and the character have enjoyed massive success and popularity, and - alongside the Rocky series - catapulted Stallone to the position of a major action hero and film star. The film details the misadventures of two boys in 1982 who tried to remake First Blood with a bulky VHS-Camera and the vibrant imagination of ten year olds. Prior to Rambo, however, a cute and heartwarming spin-off of sorts was created in 2008 by British director Garth Jennings called Son of Rambow. The character and franchise became very famous and a verbal shorthand to describe a One-Man Army type of badass. First Blood, released in 1982 and the first film in the series, was based on the 1972 David Morrell novel of the same name. If you want a real Rambo experience, though, play shoot-em-ups instead.A series of action/drama films starring Sylvester Stallone as emotionally troubled Vietnam War veteran John Rambo, who was a former member of the United States Army Special Forces, a Green Beret, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. A good effort that's worth playing if you're curious, especially since the game is quite short. Probably a good example of the limits of interactive fiction. ![]() The game does try to be atmospheric, but the effect is rather awkward - after all, typing "SHOOT MAN" doesn't give you nearly as much Rambo-like adrenaline rush as actually blasting the enemies in action games. ![]() That's really about it, although some puzzles do require more thought than Rambo is capable of (that's why he needs your help, I guess). Your job is to use your trusty machine gun to liberate POW's in Vietnam. And don't expect difficult puzzles- Rambo isn't known as the smartest man on earth (or even smartest monkey, for that matter). ![]() If you've seen the movie, you'll know what to expect. Well, there's nothing much to say about this game. Anyway, here we are so we might as well get on with it. Yup, it's interactive fiction based on Rambo 2, one of the last movies you would want to make a game out of, much less a text adventure. ![]()
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