San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing

"Dear God, why have you punished me so?"

When will game makers realize that converting a game from arcade to system is a bad idea? San Francisco Rush had the same effect that Gauntlent Legends did-They were both really cool arcade games so people got all thrilled when hey could take it home for themselves only to realize that ''oh crap, my system doesn't have anywhere near the capabilities of an arcade console''. Resulting in horrible gameplay, whinny children, and an increase in CD's being used for coasters. Anyway, lets see why this game is a good replacement for bird cage newspaper.

Gameplay-2 Horrible. Besides speed, there is no difference in car control. You always run the risk every time you take a shortcut that if you're not directly in the middle of the entrance your car will explode into a cheesy ball of flame. And in between load times would be the perfect time to write a novel, do some laundry, make some dinner, take a shower, ad go to an all night rave. (In other words, it's really F-ing slow.)

Graphics-1 Your little clay block of a car just kinda glides along the track. The colors are bad and all washed out. The frame rate is incredibly slow. The explosion scenes are kinda funny. It anything head-on over 100mph and you car instantly turns into this black block with some orange stuff (I think it was saposta be fire) coming out of it.

Music-1 Really bad techno with a voice randomly yelling out ''RUSH!''.

Variety-1 When I get a Racing Game I want about 50 million cars to choose from. Here you only start out with 4 blocky cars that only differ in how many flames are on it. But wait- you can alter the block shape, and even change the color! My God, that's so incredibly unoriginal! The secret cars are a joke. They are only ore misshapen blocks that don't have any qualities of there own. And for the love of god, don't drive the UFO. You'll want to think that since your hovering you can float above the dirt parts, but you can't. It really messes up your perception.

Replay value-1 Sorry, it sucks no matter how many times you play it.

Should you buy this game? No. Should you rent this game? Probably not. If you're looking for a great acing game, get Grand Tusmanio. If you're looking for an expensive coaster to put your beer on, here ya go.

Reviewer's Score: 1/10, Originally Posted: 10/27/01, Updated 10/27/01