Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Road Rash 3 on the Sega Genesis / Megadrive

Road Rash 3, you won't be surprised to hear, was the third instalment of the Road Rash Series which began on the system in 1991. Road Rash II arrived in 1993, then this third game in 1995. All were published by Electronic Arts.

The first game was outstanding, the second built off the same gaming engine and gave us tougher opponents and more bikes, so what does the third give us? Is it any better? Below is the Youtube video review.


Road Rash games consist of racing with a difference. That difference being comical violence. It's all clean fun. No pixels get injured... I think.

Simply, you start on a Skill Level of 1, must finish in the top 3 on each of the tracks to increasingly level up and face better and stronger AI opponents. It's racing meets fighting. Ace! You have the ability to punch fellow riders off their bikes, club them, hit them with chains, anything to hinder them finishing in front of you. Seems fair.

Road Rash 3 again builds on the greatness of the previous games to offer us slightly more.

You start off with quite a weedy bike, a leaf blower, but by completing races and earning money, you can eventually upgrade. So a bit of grinding. Continuous play will be rewarded. There are three Bike Classes with the highest one being Super Bikes which we must all aspire to. This is where the addictiveness builds. The game is already heaps of fun, but you just want to get enough money for the next bike upgrade. Just one more race...

This time you are racing through 5 different countries. Oncoming traffic in each is not always on the same side of the road which means you have to adjust your tactics a bit depending on where you are. Those evil crossroads are still in place.

The sprites of the rider have been updated from the first two games which isn't a bad thing. The playability is still there. It's still Road Rash. It's manic racing fighting action all the way !!

Overall, I'd rate in on Parr with Road Rash II. It offers a bit more, but not a massive amount. If you enjoyed the first two games, you will absolutely love this one. I sure did!

Nick :o)


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