Hi-Octane

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Hi-Octane

Developer: Bullfrog

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-2

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Hi-Octane (ハイオクタン), known with the added subtitle as Hi-Octane: The Track Fights Back! in North America, is a racing game developed by Bullfrog which was released along with Sony PlayStation and PC versions for the Sega Saturn in 1996.

The Saturn port is widely regarded as the lesser of the three as it is more susceptible to slowdown and lacks texture-mapped models which are present in other versions. It was also unfortunate to be released just several weeks after Wipeout, which is considered to be the better game, both from technical and gameplay perspectives.

Promotional Material

UK print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

20

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Consoles + (FR)

77

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Computer & Video Games (UK)

81

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Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

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GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

55

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Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

53

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Joypad (FR)

PAL

75

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MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

54

^[9]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[10]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

77

^[11]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

69

^[12]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

90

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Player One (FR)

75

^[13]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

59

^[14]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

61

^[15]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

59

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

85

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[19]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[20]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

47

^[21]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

68

^[22]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

73

^[23]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

68

^[24]

	64
Based on 24 reviews

Hi-Octane

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
↑ CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 126
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-10), page 36
↑ Famitsu, "1996-03-29" (JP; 1996-03-15), page 31
↑ GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Game Informer, "April 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 40
↑ Joypad, "Février 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 35
↑ MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 78
↑ Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 142
↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 82
↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70
↑ Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 10-11" (JP; 1996-04-26), page 80
↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 45
↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 79
↑ Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 37
↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 30
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 76
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (JP; 1996-03-08), page 227
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 17
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 32
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 84
↑ Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 42

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p63-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_13.pdf_p90-2] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_051.pdf_p126-3] Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 126

[:File:CVG_UK_170.pdf_p36-4] Computer & Video Games, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-10), page 36

[5] Famitsu, "1996-03-29" (JP; 1996-03-15), page 31

[:File:GamePro_US_091.pdf_p90-6] GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:GameInformer_US_036.pdf_p40-7] Game Informer, "April 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:Joypad_FR_050.pdf_p35-8] Joypad, "Février 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-02.pdf_p78-9] MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 78

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_02.pdf_p142-10] Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 142

[:File:MegaForce_FR_45.pdf_p82-11] Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 82

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p70-12] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_060.pdf_p117-13] Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-10.11_19960524.pdf_p80-14] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 10-11" (JP; 1996-04-26), page 80

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p45-15] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 45

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_26.pdf_p79-16] Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 79

[:File:SegaPower_UK_74.pdf_p37-17] Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 37

[:File:SegaPro_UK_53.pdf_p30-18] Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 30

[:File:SSM_UK_02.pdf_p76-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 76

[:File:SSM_JP_19960322_1996-05.pdf_p227-20] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (JP; 1996-03-08), page 227

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p17-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 17

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p32-22] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 32

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_15.pdf_p84-23] Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 84

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-12.pdf_p42-24] Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 42

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Hi-Octane

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Promotional Material

Physical Scans