Controversy and Concerns of Patent Infringement
In the year 1986, a few months after the release of the home editions of Rampage, US Gold published a similar game called Ramparts on various home platforms, including Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. This videogame was widely considered as a ripoff of Rampage, using the exact mechanics with a different setting.
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