R.C. Pro-Am

Overall, this game is sure to please racing fans, as well as longtime fans of the original R.C. Pro-Am, and it's a must-have for Genesis owners. There aren't all that many quality racers on the console, and you'd be doing yourself a disservice to miss out on one of the best.

This innovative title introduced several new concepts to the overhead racing genre. R.C. Pro-Am puts you up against three CPU-controlled vehicles on 32 tracks of increasing difficulty. The cars are large for an NES game, and the screen scrolls rapidly as you whiz around the tracks. You can't see too far ahead, but arrows on the road help you anticipate upcoming turns. Still, it can be difficult to make some turns even when you know they're coming. Spicing up the contests are acceleration arrows and the ability to fire missiles at the other racers. These may seem pretty standard by today's standards, but in 1987 they were pretty original. R.C. Pro-Am is still a lot of fun to play, but the AI is undeniably cheap as CPU-controlled cars are almost impossible to shake from your tail.