Road Rage
Road Rage (known as Speed King NEO KOBE 2045 in Japan) is a 1995 cyberpunk-themed racing video game developed by Konami and originally released for arcades. It was ported to the PlayStation in 1996 in Japan followed by 1997 in Europe. The game contains references to a large number of other Konami games (Gradius, Parodius, Metal Gear, Snatcher, Frogger, etc.).
Also recorded as Speed King Neo Kobe 2045
Road Rage
- Date
- 1996
- Genre
- racing video game
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Road Rage (known as Speed King NEO KOBE 2045 in Japan) is a 1995 cyberpunk-themed racing video game developed by Konami and originally released for arcades. It was ported to the PlayStation in 1996 in Japan followed by 1997 in Europe. The game contains references to a large number of other Konami games (Gradius, Parodius, Metal Gear, Snatcher, Frogger, etc.).
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The races themselves take place in the city of Neo Kobe (known from Konami's Snatcher), inspired by the movie Blade Runner. The gameplay is similar to the better-known futuristic racing series Wipeout. In order to approximate the authentic gameplay of the original arcade version, the PlayStation port features support for the NeGcon analog controller. The European PlayStation version of the game is considered obscure and very rare the same can be said for the arcade cabinets due to their elusive status.
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• Title — Road Rage • Developer — Konami • Publisher — Konami • Composer — Mutsuhiko Izumi, Akira Yamaoka, Yuji Takenouchi • Platforms — * Arcade • PlayStation • Released — Arcade PlayStation • Genre — Racing • Modes — Single-player Road Rage (known as Speed King NEO KOBE 2045 in Japan) is a 1995 cyberpunk-themed racing video game developed by Konami and originally released for arcades. It was ported to the PlayStation in 1996 in Japan followed by 1997 in Europe. The game contains references to a large number of other Konami games (Gradius, Parodius, Metal Gear, Snatcher, Frogger, etc.). The races themselves take place in the city of Neo Kobe (known from Konami's Snatcher), inspired by the movie Blade Runner. The gameplay is similar to the better-known futuristic racing series Wipeout. In order to approximate the authentic gameplay of the original arcade version, the PlayStation port features support for the NeGcon analog controller. The European PlayStation version of the game is considered obscure and very rare the same can be said for the arcade cabinets due to their elusive status.
Reception
Famitsu scored the PlayStation port 21 out of 40, with criticism given to the "floatiness" and sense of speed.
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- 1.Mutsuhiko Izumi. VGMdb.net.
- 2.Interview with Akira Yamaoka. Spelmusik.net.
- 3.Yuji Takenouchi Profile. VGMO – Video Game Music Online. 30 December 2012.
- 4.アーケードTvゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). 2005.
- 5.Road Rage. The Arcade Flyers Archive.
- 6.Speed King. PlayStation DataCenter.
- 7.Road Rage. PlayStation DataCenter.
- 8.Neo Kobe 2045 Speed King. Junker HQ.
- 9.Road Rage. PlayStation DataCenter.
- 10.Speed King (PS). The Pixel Empire.
- 11.Road Rage. RetroCollect.
- 12.Memories of Speed King. Shmups Forum.
- 13.プレイステーションレースゲーム一覧. retoro.g-player.com.
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