Road Rash

Review updated on June 5th 2018

I remember playing this back in 1997 and being blown-away by the graphics. How far we've come! Technology has spoiled us. Still as playable as ever, Road Rash really does suffer when it comes to the visuals. Even the series has aged better than this, and now I prefer to play those games to this then-remake.

Filled with lots of mid-90s 'tude, funny cut scenes, retro grunge music that has dated surprisingly well, bizarre puppet/digital art of eccentric characters, a pleasing mix of racing and combat, and a hedonistic sense of freedom that I normally associate with Outrun I am easily reminded of why I played the game to death back in the day, using the arrow keys and space bar on my keyboard. The PS version is basically an exact port of the PC game but with stiffer menus and slower loads. If you insist on playing through this then the Win '95 version is a tiny bit superior, the blocky graphics really begin to grate after a while though, and the bike engine does make a horrible din.

Check out the Mega Drive series. A recent attempt at reviving (ripping-off) this concept was made with disastrous results so don't expect this to be a brand that will ever make a true comeback.