Hi-Octane

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Hi-Octane
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
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

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
53 №13, p90/91
77 №51, p126
81 №170, p36/37[1]
77
82 №37, p34
81 №93
75 №50, p35
40 №2, p142
90 №39, p62-64[2]
75 №60, p117
85 №74, p36/37
79 №53, p38/39
90 №2, p76/77
73 №15, p84
Sega Saturn
76
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
20
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
77
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
81
[1]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[5]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
55
[6]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
53
[7]
Joypad (FR) PAL
75
[8]
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
[2]
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]
Sega Saturn
64
Based on
24 reviews

Hi-Octane

Saturn, US
HiOctane Saturn US Box Back.jpgHiOctane Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
HiOctane Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Hioctane sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
Hi-Octane saturn eu cover.jpg
Cover
Hi-Octane saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
HiOctane Saturn JP Box Back.jpgHiOctane Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
HiOctane Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
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  3. CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  4. Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 126
  5. Famitsu, "1996-03-29" (JP; 1996-03-15), page 31
  6. GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90
  7. Game Informer, "April 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 40
  8. Joypad, "Février 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 35
  9. MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 78
  10. Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 142
  11. Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 82
  12. Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70
  13. Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117
  14. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 10-11" (JP; 1996-04-26), page 80
  15. Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 45
  16. Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 79
  17. Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 37
  18. Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 30
  19. Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 76
  20. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (JP; 1996-03-08), page 227
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 17
  22. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 32
  23. Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 84
  24. Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 42