Back in the early to mid 1990s the SNES has a slew of games for it. There were a lot of racing games; a few good ones, a lot of bad ones. This is one of those bad games that has an awful design.
Gameplay
Gameplay (in theory) is very simple (or not?)- take a truck through a baja race course and cross the finish line before your opponents. There is only one problem, well many- bystanders are on the road or just off it, people are riding ATVs and constantly get in your way; and taking damage, even with the best equipment in the game is all too easy. They recommend "going slower" to avoid damage, screw that! this is a RACING game and I want to go fast! If you take too much damage, you are out of the race. That's not the bad part- the bad part is its GAME OVER. That's right, you can't continue and you must start from the beginning. Instead of charging me money for running over people, deduct repair costs.
Racism
This game has also gotten negative publicity for being racist. If you hit a native american it will cost you $5,000. If you hit a deer it will cost you $5,000. If you hit white people they are $10,000 each. This has offended native americans, and since I am part Cherokee it offends me slightly. I don't get my panties in a bunch about it, though.
Controls
Controls are awful. Often if you go over a hill you lose control of the truck and accidentally run over a cactus or tree- something that will cost you dearly. They tried in this game, but they definitely half-assed it.
User Interface
Standard of typical sub-par SNES games. The password, for God's sake is about 20 characters long. Why??
Final Score
Bad game, they definitely didn't produce a good finish on the gameplay. I have seen much worse games on the market for every system, and this game is good for about an afternoon of play, then you will get tired of it. Can you believe people used to pay $50 for this stuff? 2.75/10. This game does not make an "F".
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