Off-Road Redneck Racing

Off-Road Redneck Racing is a video game developed by Rage Software and published by Interplay Entertainment for Windows in 2001. It is a spinoff of the Redneck Rampage series. [1]

Off-Road Redneck Racing
Developer(s)Rage Software
Publisher(s)Interplay Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • WW: 2001
Genre(s)Racing video game
Mode(s)Single-player video game, multiplayer video game

Gameplay

Off-Road Redneck Racing is a backwoods racing game, featuring a variety of off-road vehicles, ranging from buggies to pickup trucks. The tracks are set in off-road environments, such as a swamp or farm land. The main single player aspect consists of a championship mode, in which the player can gain upgrades and join teams as they progress.[2] Other single player modes are the challenge races against computer opponents, or time trials to beat a set record. Various in-game options can be adjusted, such as the season and weather. Network play was also supported against other human players.[3]

As shown on the box art and title, the game is technically a spin-off of the Redneck Rampage series of video games. The original Redneck Rampage games were a first-person shooter based on the Build engine, also for the PC. The game featured two rednecks (shown on the box art for Off-Road Redneck Racing) using a variety of weapons to battle aliens and brainwashed townsfolk in backwoods locations. The original 1997 game had strong sales, and also spawned another spinoff, titled Redneck Deer Huntin'; however, Off-Road Redneck Racing is the only game in the series not to use the aforementioned Build engine.

The relations to Redneck Rampage are low. Besides the title and box art, a few textures from the original games (such as the in-game font) are used. In addition, sound clips from the main character of Redneck Rampage are used as a voice-over during races; however, these were recorded for the original game, and got recycled for Off-Road Redneck Racing.

Reception

Emmett Schkloven reviewed the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Not bad fer gettin' back to yer white-trash roots, but it certainly doesn't have the staying power of a great racer."[3]

Tom Price reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, rating it three-and-a-half stars out of five, and stated that "It is far from being the best unpaved racer out there, but it's a lot better than the name would suggest."[2]

Reviews

References
  1. "Amazon Store Listing". Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. Price, Tom (September 2001). "Misty Mountain Romp". Computer Gaming World. No. 206. Ziff Davis. p. 94.
  3. Schkloven, Emmett (September 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 9. Imagine Media. p. 90.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.