<s>
Rage	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
for	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	O
uses	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
5	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
founder	O
John	O
Carmack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
movie	O
Mad	O
Max	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Borderlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
undertaken	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
upgradeable	O
firearms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
,	O
and	O
boomerang-like	O
weapons	O
called	O
"	O
wingsticks	O
"	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
stealthy	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
crossbow	B-Application
's	O
primary	O
ammunition	O
is	O
metal	O
bolts	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
can	O
shoot	O
electrified	O
bolts	O
,	O
explosive	O
bolts	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Racing	B-Device
events	O
may	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
armed	O
races	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vehicles	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
racing	B-Device
and	O
for	O
traveling	O
from	O
one	O
location	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
with	O
occasional	O
attacks	O
from	O
enemy	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Survivors	O
come	O
together	O
to	O
form	O
settlements	O
around	O
oases	O
and	O
other	O
practical	O
or	O
habitable	O
locations	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
wastes	O
are	O
plagued	O
by	O
various	O
bandits	B-Application
clans	O
,	O
and	O
mutants	O
,	O
who	O
attack	O
all	O
normal	O
humans	O
in	O
a	O
voracious	O
horde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raine	O
enters	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
immediately	O
attacked	O
by	O
bandits	B-Application
but	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
Dan	O
Hagar	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
John	O
Goodman	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
local	O
wasteland	O
settler	O
who	O
brings	O
Raine	O
to	O
his	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wellspring	O
,	O
Raine	O
helps	O
the	O
town	O
with	O
various	O
problems	O
such	O
as	O
fighting	O
off	O
bandits	B-Application
,	O
mutants	O
,	O
and	O
ferrying	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
rating	O
of	O
Teen	O
but	O
received	O
an	O
M	O
.	O
The	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
on	O
three	O
dual-layer	O
DVDs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
on	O
one	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
versions	O
use	O
OpenGL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
speculated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timothee	O
Besset	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
make	O
Linux	B-Application
builds	O
for	O
Rage	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
expected	O
sometime	O
in	O
2012	O
but	O
he	O
resigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Carmack	O
has	O
since	O
tweeted	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
"	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
native	O
Linux	B-Application
client	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
via	O
Wine	B-Application
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
and	O
several	O
screenshots	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
QuakeCon	O
where	O
it	O
showcased	O
various	O
locations	O
,	O
racing	B-Device
,	O
and	O
first-person	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
brief	O
insight	O
into	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
John	O
Carmack	O
stated	O
id	O
Software	O
was	O
not	O
planning	O
to	O
support	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
would	O
use	O
a	O
matchmaking	O
system	O
like	O
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
First-Person	O
Shooter	O
,	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
,	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
of	O
E3	O
2010	O
by	O
GameTrailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
keynote	O
speech	O
at	O
QuakeCon	O
2010	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Carmack	O
announced	O
that	O
id	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
Rage-related	O
game	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
described	O
the	O
mobile	O
Rage	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
little	O
slice	O
of	O
Rage	O
...	O
 [ about ] 	O
Mutant	O
Bash	O
TV	O
,	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
combat	O
game	O
show	O
in	O
the	O
Rage	O
wasteland	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
separately	O
hinted	O
that	O
he	O
might	O
try	O
to	O
port	O
Rage	O
Mobile	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
although	O
he	O
later	O
stated	O
no	O
id	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
financial	O
viability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
QuakeCon	O
2011	O
,	O
Carmack	O
offered	O
many	O
technical	O
insights	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
platforms	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
easy	O
developing	O
such	O
an	O
optimized	O
engine	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
smoothly	O
run	O
on	O
consoles	O
and	O
still	O
having	O
the	O
best	O
artistically	O
looking	O
game	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
public	O
relations	O
Pete	O
Hines	O
initially	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
likely	O
,	O
although	O
one	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
show	O
has	O
Jesse	O
playing	O
Rage	O
via	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
Rage	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
,	O
lacking	O
multiplayer	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
was	O
called	O
Rage	O
:	O
Campaign	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
contains	O
all	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
Anarchy	O
Edition	O
and	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
Sewer	O
Missions	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modding	O
tools	O
for	O
Rage	O
were	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
but	O
instead	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
RAGE	O
Tool	O
Kit	O
or	O
simply	O
id	O
Studio	O
,	O
the	O
tools	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
mentioned	O
to	O
be	O
planned	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wasteland	O
Sewer	O
Missions	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Campaign	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
sewer	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
given	O
away	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
with	O
the	O
Anarchy	O
Edition	O
that	O
allowed	O
early	O
and	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anarchy	O
Edition	O
add-on	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
February	O
2012	O
containing	O
all	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
Anarchy	O
Edition	O
excluding	O
the	O
free	O
Wasteland	O
Sewer	O
Missions	O
Pack	O
DLC	B-Protocol
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Rage	O
DLC	B-Protocol
release	O
called	O
The	O
Scorchers	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
an	O
"	O
Ultra	O
Nightmare	O
"	O
difficulty	O
level	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
questline	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
fixes	O
some	O
bugs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
id	O
Software	O
released	O
Rage	O
:	O
Mutant	O
Bash	O
TV	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
showcasing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD	O
version	O
called	O
Rage	O
HD	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Carmack	O
hinted	O
that	O
he	O
intends	O
to	O
release	O
another	O
iPhone	O
app	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rage	O
universe	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
racing	B-Device
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
many	O
of	O
GameTrailers	O
's	O
E3	O
2010	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
First	O
Person	O
Shooter	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGMNow	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
stated	O
it	O
features	O
impressive	O
visuals	O
,	O
brutal	O
and	O
satisfying	O
combat	O
,	O
fluid	O
animations	O
,	O
advanced	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
many	O
entertaining	O
side-missions	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
addictive	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
quite	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
meets	O
Fallout	B-Application
experience	O
that	O
gamers	O
were	O
expecting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
negative	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
criticizing	O
lack	O
of	O
story	O
,	O
undeveloped	O
characters	O
,	O
uninteresting	O
quests	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
broken	O
save	O
system	O
"	O
(	O
autosave	O
checkpoints	O
being	O
too	O
far	O
apart	O
,	O
forcing	O
frequent	O
manual	O
saves	O
which	O
are	O
slow	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
while	O
acknowledging	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
release	O
date	O
as	O
Australia	O
's	O
)	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
nines	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
nine	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
by	O
no	O
means	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
id	O
's	O
Tech	B-Application
5	I-Application
engine	O
ensures	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
best-look	O
release	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sheer	O
volume	O
of	O
features	O
on	O
offer	O
make	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
rewarding.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Softpedia	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
must-have	O
,	O
must-play	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
n't	O
perfect	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
it	O
feels	O
quite	O
antiquated	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
by	O
no	O
means	O
the	O
high-water	O
moment	O
in	O
the	O
FPS	O
genre	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Quake	O
were	O
in	O
their	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
benefitted	O
from	O
being	O
streamlined	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
FPS	O
levels	O
replacing	O
the	O
awkward	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
occupies	O
this	O
weird	O
halfway-house	O
between	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
not	O
quite	O
an	O
RPG	O
,	O
not	O
quite	O
a	O
racer	O
and	O
not	O
quite	O
an	O
FPS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
C+	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
huge	O
swaths	O
...	O
are	O
lifted	O
wholesale	O
from	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
making	O
Rage	O
forever	O
veer	O
between	O
loving	O
homage	O
and	O
blatant	O
plagiarism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Franchise	O
"	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Device
Achievements	O
 '	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2011	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
patches	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
were	O
released	O
which	O
added	O
various	O
graphical	O
options	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
fixed	O
some	O
driver-related	O
graphical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
joint	O
development	O
between	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
