The surprising thing is that Road Redemption has nothing to do with Road Rash. The developers for both the games are different - and EA is probably regretting not coming up with the idea earlier.
Road Rash was nothing close to a driving simulator, but the greatest immersive gaming experience we could get at the time.
Multiple versions were released for the P
and Sega platforms in the 90s, but non
gained as much success as the one P
version of Road Rash that we're all thinkin
about.
Bike racing games have always traile
behind the car versions. Cars are flashier
and don't get damaged easily, and ar
harder to control — and therefore assume
to be more fun. The old Road Ras
changed that. The 'Single player' require
support from multiple external entities
One person typing out the nitrous boos
cheat code while the main player continue
to race, another person cheering the drive
on while advising them to avoid the police
take that shortcut on the Sierra Nevad
map and avoid the water on the Pacifi
Highway!
There were multiple indicators on the dashboard that told us everything we needed to know - crashing multiple times meant your bike's health status would drop to red; an indicator showing the distance between you and the next player (if long enough, you'd be forced by the people sitting next to you to give up as you'd never catch up).
Road Redemption is a massive upgrade. The game with its high-end graphics focuses on bounty hunting missions in addition to racing - with a co-op campaign mode in addition to competitive multiplayer. The sticks and chains from before are now guns and powerups - which makes knocking people off bikes more fun. Being in a post-apocalyptic world is no deterrent to the police who are still out to get you. Although great, the game stands alone and is probably not as comparable to Road Rash as you'd think. Let's hope EA comes up with an official new Road Rash game soon!
