Road Rash II

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Road Rash II
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)
Developer:
Distributor: Majesco Sales (US re-release)
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Rob Hubbard
Genre: Racing[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,9008,900 EM20014
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95[5] 714601
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E160SMX1
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(EA Classics) 		EAX02401039I
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(EA Classics; ELSPA sticker) 		EAX02401039I
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
DE
(EA Classics) 		EAX02401039I
USK: 0
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[8][6] E160SMX1
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Non-Sega versions

Road Rash II (ロードラッシュII) is a sequel to Road Rash and was released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992.

A Sega Game Gear version was planned for December 1994[11] and even reviewed by some gaming magazines, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. There is a suggestion that this version was reworked to become the Game Gear version of Kawasaki Superbike Challenge.

Gameplay

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Two-player split screen

The game is a motorcycle racing game taking place in a number of settings across the United States, consisting of Hawaii, Arizona, Tennessee, Alaska, and Vermont. The player can choose from five courses and must finish in fourth place or higher among fourteen other racers. The bike steers with Left and Right. It accelerates with B and brakes with A. Higher-end bikes are equipped with nitrous oxide charges, which can provide a burst of speed if the player quickly taps B twice. The racer can attack neighboring opponents with C. Some opponents wield weapons such as clubs and chains, which can be taken and used by the racer if the opponent is attacked as they are holding the club out to strike. The racer can backhand opponents with Up+C or kick them with Down+C.

The racer begins the game with $1,000 and earns cash prizes for each successful race. The player can access a shop from the game's main menu, from which prize winnings can be used to purchase several bikes of differing weights, speeds, and steering capabilities. The player receives a password at the end of a successful race for continuing. The player advances to the next level after winning a race on all five courses. With each subsequent level, the cash prizes become higher, the courses become longer, and the opponents become more aggressive. The player wins the game by winning a race on each course in all five levels.

Race courses are littered with everything from hills to traffic to roadside obstacles that can hurt a competitor or the player, and since the races run in real time, crashing is costly. The racer is ejected from the bike after a crash or if the racer runs out of stamina (shown in the bottom-left corner of the screen) from fights with opponents. In this event, the racer automatically runs back toward the bike, though the player can alter their course and avoid incoming traffic with Left and Right or stand still by holding A. Stamina recovers over time. Opponents are likewise ejected from their bikes if their own stamina is depleted (shown in the bottom-right corner of the screen).

The bike has its own "damage meter" between the racer's and opponents' stamina meters, which decreases every time the racer suffers a crash. The bike is wrecked if the meter fully depletes, which ends the player's participation in the current race and deducts the cost of a repair bill from the racer's balance. Motor officers make sporadic appearances throughout the game's tracks, which can also end the player's participation if they apprehend the racer following a crash, also deducting the cost of a fine from their balance. If the racer lacks the funds to cover either a repair bill or a fine, the game ends.

The game features a two-player mode that can either be played intermittently between players or simultaneously with a split screen. Two players can either race against each other along with other computer-controlled racers (Split Screen) or compete as the only two racers on the track (Mano a Mano). In this mode, the players can select a weapon to wield prior to the start of the race, and no money is won or lost, though officers still appear as an obstacle and can end the race if they apprehend one of the players.

Bikes

Bikes are divided into three classes, each progressively faster than the last.

Ultra Light

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Shuriken 400
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Panda 900
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Panda 500
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Banzai 7.11
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Shuriken TT 250
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Super Bikes

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Panda 600
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Shuriken 1000
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Banzai 600
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Diablo 1000
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Banzai 750
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Nitro Class

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Banzai 600 N
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Banzai 7.11 N
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Banzai 750 N
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Diablo 1000 N
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Shuriken 1000 N
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Courses

The game has five levels, each containing longer and more dangerous versions of the same courses.

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Gold Rush, Alaska

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Smokin' Mountain, Tennessee

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Maple Run, Vermont

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Molokai Express, Hawaii

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Hoodoo's Revenge, Arizona

History

Legacy

The game re-released for the PlayStation Portable as part of the compilation EA Replay in 2006, along with the two other Mega Drive Road Rash games. It was also included in the Mega Drive Mini, released in 2019.

Production credits

  • Programming: Dan Geisler, Matthew Hubbard
  • Art: Arthur Koch, Matthew Sarconi, Keith Bullen, Peggy Brennan
  • Sound and Music: Rob Hubbard, Don Veca, Tony Berkeley
  • Production: Randy Breen
  • Technical Direction: Kevin McGrath
  • Production Assistant: Steve Murray
Source:
In-game credits
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[12]
  • Japanese Localization: Electronic Arts Victor Inc.
  • Translation and Conversion: Mitsu Mori
  • Japanese Messages: Ryutaro Hayase, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Programming: Yuichi Yamaguchi, Kazuyo Uozumi
  • Art: Yuji Kaneko
  • Production: Kunio Yukinaga
  • Technical Direction: Hitoshi Akashi
  • Playtesters: E.Hirai, O.Nojima, N.Ogata, T.Iwama
  • Special Thanks to: Leland Madren, Mayako Maekawa
Source:
In-game credits (JP)
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[13]
  • Design: Randy Breen, Dan Geisler
  • Programming: Dan Geisler, Matthew Hubbard, Walt Stein
  • Art: Arthur Koch, Matthew Sarconi, Keith Bullen, Peggy Brennan
  • Producer: Randy Breen
  • Associate Producer: Steve Murray
  • Technical Director: Kevin McGrath
  • Sounds and Music: Rob Hubbard, Don Veca, Tony Berkeley
  • Product Management: Frank Gibeau
  • Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design Group
  • Documentation/Character Development: J. Poolos
  • Documentation Layout: Corey Higgins
  • Track Layout & Testing: Steve Murray, Steve Matulac, Sheri Sarks, Jeff Glazier, Steve Imes, Yun Shin, Robert Zalot
  • Tools: Rod Ang, David Walter, Walt Stein
  • Quality Assurance: Terrence Chin, Kevin Hogan
  • Software Artist Photographer: Rosalind Delligatti
Source:
US manual
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[14]

Digital manuals

  • Mega Drive Mini US manual

  • Mega Drive Mini EU manual

  • Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Road Rash II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Road Rash II/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[15]
Bad Influence! (UK) PAL
92
[16]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[17]
Consoles + (FR)
94
[18]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[19]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
57
[20]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
78
[21]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)
80
[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
93
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[24]
GameFan (US)
93
[25]
Game Mania (UK)
88
[26]
Game Power (IT)
82
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[28]
Gamers (DE)
73
[29]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
75
[30]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[31]
Joystick (FR) PAL
85
[32]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
84
[33]
Mega (UK) PAL
91
[34]
Mega Action (UK)
90
[35]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
72
[36]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[37]
Megazin (SI)
76
[38]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
83
[39]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[8]
Player One (FR)
97
[40]
Play Time (DE)
79
[41]
Power Up! (UK)
88
[42]
Power Play (DE)
59
[43]
Score (CZ)
60
[44]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
94
[45]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[46]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[47]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
93
[48]
Sega Force (SE)
91
[49]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
85
[50]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
86
[51]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[52]
Supersonic (FR)
83
[53]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
88
[54]
Video Games (DE) PAL
73
[55]
Sega Mega Drive
 82
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42 reviews

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Technical information

Main article: Road Rash II/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ File:RoadRash2 MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. ↑ Sega Visions, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 93
  4. ↑ GamePro, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 60
  5. ↑ GamePro, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 57
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Zone, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-28), page 39
  7. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 16
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-xx), page 20
  9. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 97
  10. ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 11
  11. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 12
  12. ↑ File:Road Rash II MD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Road Rash II MD JP credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Road Rash 2 MD US Manual.pdf, page 2
  15. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 191
  16. ↑ Bad Influence!, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-11-19), page 60
  17. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 20
  18. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 76
  19. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 172
  20. ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 35
  21. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 30
  22. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 150
  23. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 85
  24. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-07-30" (JP; 1993-07-16), page 40
  25. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 2: December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
  26. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  27. ↑ Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 60
  28. ↑ GamePro, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  29. ↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 34
  30. ↑ Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 42
  31. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 96
  32. ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 237
  33. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 28
  34. ↑ Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 48
  35. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
  36. ↑ Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 36
  37. ↑ MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 54
  38. ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 7, Marec 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
  39. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 47
  40. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 56
  41. ↑ Play Time, "4/93" (DE; 1993-03-10), page 115
  42. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, January 02, 1993" (UK; 1993-01-02), page 1
  43. ↑ Power Play, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-xx), page 140
  44. ↑ Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 46
  45. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 30
  46. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 30
  47. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  48. ↑ Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 22
  49. ↑ Sega Force, "2/93" (SE; 1993-03-18), page 12
  50. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 48
  51. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 127
  52. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  53. ↑ Supersonic, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 14
  54. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 144
  55. ↑ Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 94


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