Genesis

Road Rash

It's great! So listen up squid! get this game! Put on your leathers and I'll see you at the starting line. Get a good look at my face. You'll be seein' the back of my skid lid for the next 10 miles. loser buys breakfast at Alices! (And hey, it's a game! Never ride like this! But you knew that.)

It's surprisingly easy to maneuver and maintain your position alongside opponents. Fighting while trying to avoid oncoming traffic can be quite a rush, but there's more. A cop on a motorcycle will try to run you off the road, but no, you can't beat him up (although everybody tries). After a motorcycle wrecks, the driver goes flying, but he's not out of the race yet! He'll automatically run back to his bike, which is often lying in the middle of the road. As you can guess, each oncoming motorcycle tries to run him over. And I can't forget the incredible music. These hard-edged, high-energy tunes are the best I've heard in a Genesis game - they REALLY get your adrenaline flowing. After each race you win cash to upgrade your bike or buy a new one, and you can save your place using a huge, hard-to-read password. Road Rash is a true classic that stands the test of time.

Wahey! Motorbikes, irresponsible road behaviour and loads of foul play! Ingredients guaranteed to bring a grin to my weathered chops!! And Road Rash combines all them to produce a truly thrilling racing game which really sets your pulse racing! The utterly convincing 3D graphics are incredibly speedy, and the road twist and turns over the stomach-churningly realistic hills. Razor sharp reflexes are required to ensure you don’t hurtle nose-first into a hedge, fly uncontrollably off the top of a hill and crash into a tree or smash into an oncoming car! Don’t be put off by the fact that there are only five tracks; they’re all pretty long and get very tough on later levels, with loads of manic riders and mad drivers. And don’t forget that there are eight new bikes to save up for! If, like me, you’re a speed psycho looking for sheer out-and-out adrenalin-surging action, this is the ultimate ride.

This game was way ahead of its time and never matched during the 16-bit era. Today it is truly a classic, well deserved of the odd replay and long overdue a release on the latest generation of video games consoles.

Da es auf dem Mega Drive nicht allzu viele gute Rennspiele gibt, wird Road Rash eine ganze Menge Freunde finden. Die 3-D-Grafik ist ausreichend flott und flüssig, kommt gut rüber, ist aber nicht allzu schön gezeichnet. Als Enttäuschung entpuppte sich die Musik: selbst die Effekte sind saft- und kraftlos. Das Fahrgefühl dagegen überzeugt schon eher. Das Motorrad liegt gut auf der Straße, läßt sich vernünftig steuern und auch die Feindattacken gelingen. Wenn Electronic Arts noch etwas mehr Strecken und ein paar mehr (optische und spielerische) Gags auf den Pisten eingebaut hätte, hätte mein "Gut"-Gesicht noch ein bischen mehr gestrahlt. Ansprechend, nicht sensationell.