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Road Rage (known as Speed King NEO KOBE 2045 in Japan) is a 1995 cyberpunk-themed racing video game by Konami, originally released for arcades before being ported to the PlayStation in 1996 in Japan followed by 1997 in Europe.
| Road Rage | |
|---|---|
 Japanese PlayStation box art | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Composer(s) | Mutsuhiko Izumi,[5] Akira Yamaoka,[6] Yuji Takenouchi[7] |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Arcade PlayStation |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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.[8] 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.[9]
The European PlayStation version of the game is considered obscure and very rare[10][11] the same can be said for the arcade cabinets due to their elusive status.[12]
Reception
editFamitsu scored the PlayStation port 21 out of 40, with criticism given to the "floatiness" and sense of speed.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n123/mode/2up
- ^ "Road Rage". The Arcade Flyers Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Road Rage". PlayStation DataCenter. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Speed King". PlayStation DataCenter. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Mutsuhiko Izumi". VGMdb.net. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Akira Yamaoka". Spelmusik.net. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Yuji Takenouchi Profile". VGMO – Video Game Music Online. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Neo Kobe 2045 Speed King". Junker HQ. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Road Rage". PlayStation DataCenter. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Speed King (PS)". The Pixel Empire. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Road Rage". RetroCollect. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Memories of Speed King". Shmups Forum. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "プレイステーションレースゲーム一覧". retoro.g-player.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
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