Name:	Road Rash series (3 titles) Road Rash Road Rash 2 Road Rash 3 - Tour de Force
Author/Vendor:	Electronic Arts
Released:	various
Type:	Racing (motorcycle)
Language:	English
Premise:	Strap on your helmet, kickstart your bike, and get ready to shove your opponent into oncoming traffic! Road Rash blends the thrilling speed of motorcycle road racing with the no-holds-barrd excitement and danger of a street fight. Non-stop action from start to finish - avoid angry motorists and fight off attacks from your fellow racers. The racing is unsanctions, unofficial, unnerving, and certainly unlawful. (Electronic Arts)
Impressions:	Stiff-arming, side kicks, and the occasional crowbar or chain laid across the ol' visor will do much to help you win the race, so long as you find time to pay attention to the road as well. A fun racing game in the Mad Max mold which spawned two sequels on the Genesis and more on other platforms, as well as a host of imitators and one derivant - Skitchin'.
Variations:	Road Rash (1991, original) Road Rash 2 (1992, smoother graphics and gameplay, also includes a two-player head-to-head option) Skitchin' (1994, different content but uses the Road Rash game engine - see separate entry) Road Rash 3 - Tour de Force (1995, arguably the best in terms of gameplay and the worst in terms of choppy digital graphics)
Recommended Emu:	KGen 98 (be sure your video card is VESA compliant or you are running a VESA driver such as SciTech's Display Doctor, or otherwise you will not be able to see all of the game's colors - the road will appear to be blue, for example)