Post by FuZzNuT-[TU]- on Jun 9, 2007 18:11:55 GMT -5
Here is my review for Road Rash on the Sega Saturn:
Having played this back in the day on the Sega Genny I never got the opportunity until recently to play any 32bit version. This is a 32bit update of the famous motorcycle racing/fighting series where you get to brawl with your fellow racers with fists, feet, billy clubs and chains.
There are two game modes. 'Thrash' mode and 'Big Game' mode.
Thrash Mode allows you to select the difficulty and choose from one of the 5 tracks and just race it. You cannot save your game in this mode and it would be pointless to anyway. You can't earn money, buy bikes, chit chat with other racers, or advance in level. This mode IMHO is just a practice mode. There's a 32-bit Road Rash review on the net that says thrash is the game you want if you want to get your 'race on', and he knows you want to. Pfft. Amateurs.
Game music includes such classic Monsta_TU faves like 'Trip' by Hammerbox.
Big Game mode is the mode you want if you are a serious racer and Road Rash Fan. It is in this mode that you get to experience Road Rash's personality and its heart. This mode starts out in easy mode and gets harder as you advance in levels. Earning money by winning races allows you to buy bigger and better bikes. Making decisions between price/speed/handling in choosing bike upgrades is a good chunk of the fun, for me anyway.
The review I mentioned earlier states that getting pulled over by a cop will cause you to lose your qualification for that level. Then whined that that was a little harsh consequence for getting pulled over. Well first off, the guy apparently was reviewing the game only in 'Thrash' mode. Losing your qualifications in Thrash mode is meaningless anyway since you don't progress up through the levels.
In Big Game Mode you will only lose your qualification for the level you're on by getting pulled over by a cop if you are broke and cannot pay your bail. So don't blow all your money on new bikes. Keep some in case Johnny F*in law pulls you over.
When you shmooz with the other riders their attitude has real bearing on the upcoming race. Pull up beside someone who was talking smack to you earlier and you'll find their aggressiveness towards you way up. Listen to the tips some riders may give you on upcoming road conditions, racing hints and so on. You may find them useful.
Finish in the top 3 of a race and you qualify on that track. (Qualifying on all 5 tracks advances you a level.) My understanding is there are 5 levels to beat to complete the game.
Here's a suggestion: Concentrate on racing, and not on fighting. Fighting will distract you from your main goal, which is winning the race. I promise you, as you advance in levels, you will get plenty of opportunities to fight, as it will be absolutely necessary for you to brawl your way out of situations you will find yourself in as the A.I.and difficulty toughens up. You will be tag teamed, shoved off the road. Corraled into positions you don't want to be in and pushed in front of oncoming traffic etc. Later levels sometimes seem like a constant, nonstop brawl, with you fighting for your life every other minute, whether you like it or not. (Such as on level 3, the level I'm currently stuck on. )
Pedestrians. We have joggers, Jay-walkers, old ladys cruisin' by on their Zimmer frames and other assorted city/roadside life. Yes, it's cool and monstrously fun to run them over. But a suggestion. They slow you down, and distract you from your main goal of winning the race.. Hit them only if you have plenty of time to kill and/or have no choice. Also be careful, as a few of the pedestrians are aggressive and will make it a point to try and knock your ass off your bike.
The roadside graphics are more advanced and plentiful than other reviews would have you believe. Yes they are a little grainy close up, but they are far more advanced than their 16bit predecessor with more extensive cities, tunnels and canyons to ride through.
The cut scenes, FMV and the background graphics of intermissions and option screens are extensive and humorous. One of my favorite background scenes is where some guy is seething in frustration because the bathroom dispenser is out of Road Rash Condoms, or 'Road Rash Rubbers' as the dispenser calls them. Although some of the background scenes, I'm not sure exactly what's going on.
The game features songs from big name '90s bands such as Soundgarden, Monster Magnet, PAW and Therapy? to name a few. It is one of the best sound tracks I've ever heard on a game. Unfortunately, songs from these bands only play between races in the various options screen and cut scenes. They do not play during the races.
I've currently qualified on all tracks on level 3 except one. Right now I'm kinda just racing on tracks I've already qualified on to save up some money before going up to level 4.
If you're a racing game fan, and a brawling game fan, this game combines the best of both worlds and is a blast, not to mention a classic. Racers like Axle, Cydney, Slim Jim, and Milwaukee Jon are waiting like old friends and are always ready to go a round with you.
Stick around after the game for PAWS Jessi video!
Well I gotta haul ass now. Rhonda the Rash is coming up the road fast, and she's pissed. Hell has no wrath like a woman scorned they say and she can't seem to forget about that one lonely night we spent together in that roadside motel on the Pacific Highway.
I'm out. I'll see you folks on the Asphalt.
Having played this back in the day on the Sega Genny I never got the opportunity until recently to play any 32bit version. This is a 32bit update of the famous motorcycle racing/fighting series where you get to brawl with your fellow racers with fists, feet, billy clubs and chains.
There are two game modes. 'Thrash' mode and 'Big Game' mode.
Thrash Mode allows you to select the difficulty and choose from one of the 5 tracks and just race it. You cannot save your game in this mode and it would be pointless to anyway. You can't earn money, buy bikes, chit chat with other racers, or advance in level. This mode IMHO is just a practice mode. There's a 32-bit Road Rash review on the net that says thrash is the game you want if you want to get your 'race on', and he knows you want to. Pfft. Amateurs.
Game music includes such classic Monsta_TU faves like 'Trip' by Hammerbox.
Big Game mode is the mode you want if you are a serious racer and Road Rash Fan. It is in this mode that you get to experience Road Rash's personality and its heart. This mode starts out in easy mode and gets harder as you advance in levels. Earning money by winning races allows you to buy bigger and better bikes. Making decisions between price/speed/handling in choosing bike upgrades is a good chunk of the fun, for me anyway.
The review I mentioned earlier states that getting pulled over by a cop will cause you to lose your qualification for that level. Then whined that that was a little harsh consequence for getting pulled over. Well first off, the guy apparently was reviewing the game only in 'Thrash' mode. Losing your qualifications in Thrash mode is meaningless anyway since you don't progress up through the levels.
In Big Game Mode you will only lose your qualification for the level you're on by getting pulled over by a cop if you are broke and cannot pay your bail. So don't blow all your money on new bikes. Keep some in case Johnny F*in law pulls you over.
When you shmooz with the other riders their attitude has real bearing on the upcoming race. Pull up beside someone who was talking smack to you earlier and you'll find their aggressiveness towards you way up. Listen to the tips some riders may give you on upcoming road conditions, racing hints and so on. You may find them useful.
Finish in the top 3 of a race and you qualify on that track. (Qualifying on all 5 tracks advances you a level.) My understanding is there are 5 levels to beat to complete the game.
Here's a suggestion: Concentrate on racing, and not on fighting. Fighting will distract you from your main goal, which is winning the race. I promise you, as you advance in levels, you will get plenty of opportunities to fight, as it will be absolutely necessary for you to brawl your way out of situations you will find yourself in as the A.I.and difficulty toughens up. You will be tag teamed, shoved off the road. Corraled into positions you don't want to be in and pushed in front of oncoming traffic etc. Later levels sometimes seem like a constant, nonstop brawl, with you fighting for your life every other minute, whether you like it or not. (Such as on level 3, the level I'm currently stuck on. )
Pedestrians. We have joggers, Jay-walkers, old ladys cruisin' by on their Zimmer frames and other assorted city/roadside life. Yes, it's cool and monstrously fun to run them over. But a suggestion. They slow you down, and distract you from your main goal of winning the race.. Hit them only if you have plenty of time to kill and/or have no choice. Also be careful, as a few of the pedestrians are aggressive and will make it a point to try and knock your ass off your bike.
The roadside graphics are more advanced and plentiful than other reviews would have you believe. Yes they are a little grainy close up, but they are far more advanced than their 16bit predecessor with more extensive cities, tunnels and canyons to ride through.
The cut scenes, FMV and the background graphics of intermissions and option screens are extensive and humorous. One of my favorite background scenes is where some guy is seething in frustration because the bathroom dispenser is out of Road Rash Condoms, or 'Road Rash Rubbers' as the dispenser calls them. Although some of the background scenes, I'm not sure exactly what's going on.
The game features songs from big name '90s bands such as Soundgarden, Monster Magnet, PAW and Therapy? to name a few. It is one of the best sound tracks I've ever heard on a game. Unfortunately, songs from these bands only play between races in the various options screen and cut scenes. They do not play during the races.
I've currently qualified on all tracks on level 3 except one. Right now I'm kinda just racing on tracks I've already qualified on to save up some money before going up to level 4.
If you're a racing game fan, and a brawling game fan, this game combines the best of both worlds and is a blast, not to mention a classic. Racers like Axle, Cydney, Slim Jim, and Milwaukee Jon are waiting like old friends and are always ready to go a round with you.
Stick around after the game for PAWS Jessi video!
Well I gotta haul ass now. Rhonda the Rash is coming up the road fast, and she's pissed. Hell has no wrath like a woman scorned they say and she can't seem to forget about that one lonely night we spent together in that roadside motel on the Pacific Highway.
I'm out. I'll see you folks on the Asphalt.