The racer begins the game with $1,000 and earns cash prizes for each successful race. Opponents will likewise be ejected from their bike if their own stamina is depleted the stamina of the nearest opponent is visible within the bottom-right corner of the screen. In this event, the racer will automatically run back toward their bike, though the player can alter their course and avoid incoming traffic with the directional buttons, or stand still by holding the brake input button. The racer can be ejected from their bike if they crash into an obstacle (such as cows, deer, cars and trees ) or if they run out of stamina (shown in the bottom-left corner of the screen) due to fights with opponents. Some opponents wield clubs, which can be taken and used by the racer if the opponent is attacked as they are holding the club out to strike. The racer will punch at the nearest opponent with a default input, while holding a directional button during the input will result in either a backhand or a kick. During a race, the racer can brake, accelerate, and attack neighboring opponents. The game's races take place in a number of Californian settings, including Grass Valley, the Sierra Nevada, Napa Valley and the Pacific Coast Highway. The game is primarily single-player, but allows for two players to play intermittently against each other. Road Rash puts the player in control of a motorcycle racer who must finish in fourth place or higher among fourteen other racers the player advances throughout the game's five levels by winning five races on each level.
The game is the debut installment of the Road Rash series, and was followed by a number of sequels made for various consoles.Īn example of gameplay in the Genesis version of Road Rash The original version for the Sega Genesis was particularly acclaimed for its violent and aggressive gameplay and the convincing sense of speed in its graphics. Road Rash was released to critical and commercial success, and was EA's most profitable title to date. The game includes combat elements that were inspired by the violent behavior of Grand Prix motorcyclists during races, and the resulting uncertainty surrounding the game's genre created conflict between EA's development team and management. When the NES hardware proved incapable of rendering the desired effect, focus shifted to a motorcycle racing game for the more powerful Sega Genesis. The game's programmers Dan Geisler and Carl Mey were hired by EA to create a banked road effect for Mario Andretti Racing, then being developed as an NES title. Road Rash was one of the first games conceived by EA following the company's decision to begin developing games internally.
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The game is centered around a series of motorcycle races throughout California that the player must win to advance to higher-difficulty races, while engaging in unarmed and armed combat to hinder the other racers.
It was subsequently ported to a variety of contemporary systems by differing companies. Road Rash is a 1991 racing and vehicular combat video game originally developed and published by Electronic Arts (EA) for the Sega Genesis.
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