Road Rash for the Sega Satur. This is a remake of the original Road Rash
from the early nineties. For those who have not played the original,
you are competing against thirteen other "Road Rashers" who will stop
at nothing to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. During the race, you have two
options available to you: you can either do your best to cross the
finish line, or use your weapon to bring the Rashers to the ground if
they are giving you trouble. If you do the latter, your opponents will
do the same to you during the next race that takes place.
There
are five circuits to race: The City, The Peninsula, Pacific Highway,
Sierra Nevada, and Napa Valley. Some of these circuits are dangerous.
As well as the obstacles and traffic that you encounter along the way,
there are also cops driving on bikes who will arrest you if you happen
to crash or stop your bike near them, and you have to pay a fine in
order to get in any more races. Your bike will be wrecked if you crash
too many times, and you have to pay for damages, but the amount you
have to pay depends on the bike that you are riding. Once you have
completed the first five circuits, you have to race them again another
four times - but at a much more difficult level. Manage to win all five
circuits on all levels, and you win the Road Rash cup.
There are
about five bikes to choose from, which are divided into three groups.
Rat, Sport, and Super. You start the first level with a Rat bike, but
as you proceed through the levels, it is important to pick bikes from a
different bike class.
If you have no plans to win the Road Rash
cup, you can choose the game's Thrash mode. The difference between this
and the other mode is that there is no money involved (ie: you are not
allowed to buy bikes), and you are competing against fourteen
opponents. And if you wreck your bike or you get busted, you have to
start all over again. Regardless of the mode you pick, you will always
start in the last place.
The remake also contains FMV movies
that usually depict the outcome of the races, as well as limited songs
performed by various recording artists, including Soundgarden,
Therapy?, Monster Magnet, and Swervedriver. These songs can be changed
on-the-fly via the game's options menu.