Hi-Octane

Description

A futuristic racing game with hover cars, in the same line as Wipeout, using a modified version of the Magic Carpet 2 engine.

Gameplay takes a straightforward approach, with the directional keys controlling the steering and throttle, and three keys to fire the minigun, missiles or charge the booster. While the minigun has unlimited ammo, both fuel, armour and missiles must be replenished by passing through some marked areas or picking up powerups in the track or by left destroyed opponents. While the vehicles float on the track they are still influenced by the ground material: they slow down on dirt and even more on water. Each track has a number of shortcuts or alternate routes that offer powerups, and some tracks feature gates and ramps that open or close randomly.

Includes 9 tracks and several game modes (for Saturn owners and PC players with the 1.2 patch installed) such as single race mode (with option to change the number of laps), a Championship mode, Split Screen, Clone Race (beating the ghost of the best race time), Death Match (Where instead of finishing first what matters is finish alive and with the most kills) and Hot Seat, where up to eight players can compete in the same race by taking turns, with the computer taking control of the players' vehicles waiting for their turn. There are six hover cars to choose from: the fast Flexiwing and Outrider, the balanced KD-1 Speeder and Vampyr and the slow but armed to the teeth Berserker and Jugga. In addition to the natural capacity of each, their Minigun, Missle and Booster capacities can be upgraded by picking up powerups during the race. There are Eight teams to choose from, which change the colour of the vehicle: Mad Medicine (white), Bullfrog (aqua green), Storm Riders (purple), Fire Phreaks (orange), DethFest (blue), Foo Fighters (yellow), Gorehounds (red) and Assassins Anonymous (black).

Alternate Titles

• "Hi-Octane: The Track Fights Back" -- Full US Saturn title

Merchant Title Platform Price   Hi-Octane PlayStation $0.80   Hi-Octane: The Track Fights Back! SEGA Saturn $2.02   Hi-Octane     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

Spectacular!	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4476)
An alright game that plays WAY too fast!!!	DOS	James1 (248)

The Press Says

PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Jul, 1995	89 out of 100	89
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	DOS	Oct, 1995	8.2 out of 10	82
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	DOS	1997		80
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	PlayStation	Feb, 1996	8 out of 10	80
Coming Soon Magazine	DOS	Jul 25, 1995	79 out of 100	79
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Jul, 1995	77 out of 100	77
Game Players	PlayStation	Feb, 1996	66 out of 100	66
IGN	PlayStation	Mar 02, 1997	6 out of 10	60
GamePro	SEGA Saturn	Apr, 1996	2.5 out of 5	50
All Game Guide	PlayStation	1998		40

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Trivia

In the German gaming magazine PC Player (issue 01/1996) Hi-Octane received a special award for being the "Hardware Eater of the Year 1995".