Road Rash: Jailbreak
Developer(s)EA Redwood Shores
Magic Pockets (GBA)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts[3]
Producer(s)Hunter Smith
Artist(s)Daniel D. Wood
SeriesRoad Rash
Platform(s)PlayStation, Game Boy Advance
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: February 4, 2000[1]
  • EU: August 6, 2000
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: September 15, 2003
  • EU: October 24, 2003[2]
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Road Rash: Jailbreak is a racing video game developed by EA Redwood Shores for the PlayStation version and Magic Pockets for the Game Boy Advance version and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation in 2000 and for Game Boy Advance in 2003. It is the sixth and final game in the Road Rash series.

Gameplay

The game plays similarly to previous games developed in the Road Rash series, which involves the player racing their motorcycle against other motorcyclists. Gameplay favors an arcade-like style, with little emphasis on realism. While racing, the player has the option of punching, or using weapons to attack other opponents, to slow down their progress. The ultimate goal is to place first in the race in order to earn points to upgrade the player's weapon and nitro. Conversely, the worst quote is to finish last, which doesn't earn points, or be stopped by police officers, where the player actually loses points. Despite sharing many characteristics with past games in the series, Road Rash Jailbreak puts a stronger emphasis on the racing aspect of the game, and less on combat.

The individual courses for the game are pieced together from a larger system of interconnected grids of roads. Courses may overlap common segments of other tracks, but often have different start or end points, or have the player turning down alternate routes. The modes on Road Rash Jailbreak are: Jailbreak, Five-O, Time Trial, Cops and Robbers, Skull-to-skull, and Sidecar mode.

Reception

The Game Boy Advance version of Road Rash: Jailbreak received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] Game Informer gave it an unfavorable review, over a month before it was released.[11] Doug Trueman of NextGen said in his bottom line that the first Road Rash was still better than the PlayStation version.[19] Air Hendrix of GamePro reviewed the PlayStation version, praising its "well-tuned" gameplay and an "engaging" variety of modes, and called the best Road Rash for that platform, but noted that the game will attract only the fans of franchise, while others will rent it.[23][b] In another review, however, The D-Pad Destroyer called it "a fast, brutal and gritty game", but noted its "dirty" graphics and the "harsh" difficulty.[24][c]

Notes

  1. ^ Four critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version each a score of 7.5/10, 8/10, 6.5/10, and 6/10.
  2. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 4/5 for control in one review.
  3. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version 3/5 for graphics, two 3.5/5 scores for sound and fun factor, and 4/5 for control in another review.

References

  1. ^ Johnston, Chris (February 4, 2000). "EA Ships Latest Road Rash". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 7, 2000. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Bramwell, Tom (October 24, 2003). "What's New". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Curtiss, Aaron (February 8, 2001). "Man Versus Tin Can:Test Your Metal". Los Angeles Times. p. 151. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Road Rash: Jailbreak for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Road Rash: Jailbreak for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Road Rash Jailbreak (gba: 2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Scoleri III, Joseph. "Road Rash: Jailbreak (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Ham, Tom (February 16, 2000). "Road Rash: Jailbreak". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Hager, Dean; Davison, John; Boyer, Crispin; Smith, Shawn (March 2000). "Road Rash: Jail Break [sic] (PS)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 128. Ziff Davis. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Ham, Tom (February 23, 2000). "Road Rash Jailbreak (PSX)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on July 15, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Road Rash: Jailbreak (GBA)". Game Informer. No. 124. GameStop. August 2003. p. 104.
  12. ^ "Road Rash: Jailbreak (PS)". Game Informer. No. 83. FuncoLand. March 2000.
  13. ^ Higgins, Geoff "The Judge" (February 2000). "Road Rash: Jail Break [sic] (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 2. Shinno Media. p. 33. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Brian (March 2000). "Road Rash: Jailbreak Review (PS)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  15. ^ Provo, Frank (November 10, 2003). "Road Rash: Jailbreak Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  16. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (January 27, 2000). "Road Rash: Jailbreak Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  17. ^ Harris, Craig (September 23, 2003). "Road Rash: Jailbreak (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  18. ^ Bishop, Sam (February 3, 2000). "Road Rash: Jailbreak (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  19. ^ a b Trueman, Doug (May 2000). "Road Rash: Jailbreak (PS)". NextGen. No. 65. Imagine Media. p. 100. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  20. ^ "Road Rash: Jailbreak". Nintendo Power. Vol. 172. Nintendo of America. October 2003. p. 141.
  21. ^ Rybicki, Joe (March 2000). "Road Rash: Jail Break [sic]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 6. Ziff Davis. p. 100. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  22. ^ Braxton-Brown, Justin (March 29, 2000). "Road Rash revs up with Jailbreak (PS)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on July 1, 2001. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  23. ^ Air Hendrix (March 2000). "Road Rash: Jailbreak (PS)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 138. IDG. p. 90. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  24. ^ The D-Pad Destroyer (2000). "Road Rash Jailbreak Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on August 26, 2004. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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