Game: Road Rash
Platform: 3DO
Released: 1994
Published By: EA
Developed By: EA |
This is a remake of the original Road Rash from the early nineties. For those
who have not played the original, you are competing against thirteen other
"Road Rashers" who will stop at nothing to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. During
the race, you have two options available to you: you can either do your best to
cross the finish line, or use your weapon to bring the Rashers to the ground if
they are giving you trouble. If you do the latter, your opponents will do the
same to you during the next race that takes place.
There are five circuits to race: The City, The Peninsula, Pacific Highway,
Sierra Nevada, and Napa Valley. Some of these circuits are dangerous. Beyond
the obstacles and traffic that you encounter along the way, there are also cops
driving on bikes who will arrest you if you happen to crash or stop your bike
near them, and you have to pay a fine in order to get in any more races. Your
bike will be wrecked if you crash too many times, and you have to pay for
damages, but the amount you have to pay depends on the bike that you are
riding. Once you have completed the first five circuits, you have to race them
again another four times - but at more difficult level. Manage to win all five
circuits on all levels, and you win the Road Rash cup.
There are about five bikes to choose from, divided into three groups: Rat,
Sport, and Super. You start the first level with a Rat bike, but as you proceed
through the levels, it is important to pick bikes from a different bike class.
If you have no plans to win the Road Rash cup, you can choose the game's Thrash
mode. The difference between this and the other mode is that there is no money
involved (ie: you are not allowed to buy bikes), and you are competing against
fourteen opponents. And if you wreck your bike or get busted, you have to start
all over again. Regardless of the mode you pick, you will always start in the
last place.
The remake also contains FMV movies that usually depict the outcome of the
races, as well as limited songs performed by various recording artists,
including Soundgarden, Therapy?, Monster Magnet, and Swervedriver. These songs
can be changed on-the-fly via the game's options menu.
- From MobyGames
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