"150 - MPH Bike Brawl"

A very good game that I would recommend to anyone. RR3 is a very realistic racing game. The upgrades you can buy for your bike can change the performance of your bike quite a bit. Tire upgrade gives you better traction, motor upgrade gives you better performance, new shocks give you a better ride, and better protection helps preserve your life and bike life. The games graphics are nice looking, control is realistic, sounds and music sound great, levels are neat looking, and the game is very fun. Where else do you get to be going 90 mph and beat someone with a crowbar? Driving in the levels are hazards you have to watch for animals, vehicles, signs, people, and other stray objects that are all over the place. The game has 7 different levels, which have different conditions and hazards to watch for. RR3 is a great game that is really fun and should provide quite some time of fun. Also after a race those little scenes can be pretty funny. Example: You’re driving your bike and someone opens their door you hit it and fly off. Theres some really funny ones to watch.

GAMEPLAY **8**

The control of this game greatly varies depending on your bike, tires, shocks, and the conditions in which you are driving in. When you first start off in the game you get a worthless bike thats big, bulky, minimal traction, and its ugly looking. You get plenty of chances to upgrade or get a whole new bike. The tires are the main control of the game you can get tire upgrades for any bike, which will make controlling the bike quite a bit easier. Better tires also help you advoid obstacles such as traffic, signs, and other bikers, which can be a lifesaver.

SOUND / MUSIC **9**

The sounds and music are pretty good sounding. Theres quite a few different sounds from you hitting someone to the sirens of a cop. The sounds are very detailed and sound pretty good. The music in this game is also good sounding although sometimes it seems to repeat itself. Although you really can't hear the sound of the bike or any other engines, which is okay but some sounds would be better. The music is adrenaline pumping and goes with the game perfectly.

GRAPHICS / LEVEL DESIGN **9**

The graphics in this game look pretty good for the Genesis. They are pretty jagged but hey what can you expect from an old 16 bit system. Too me they look pretty good. The characters and bikes are really detailed and look great. Theres lots of detail put into the levels. The levels are very long and as you go up in rank higher and higher the levels get longer. They're pretty intense all the way through, as you have to watch for quite a bit of obstacles so you don't loose your position. The levels are full of obstacles and look great theres all kinds of jumps and other cool things too ramp off of.

REPLAYABILITY **6**

After a while the game gets boring and its not really that hard either but it gets quite a bit harder. Theres not really much to this game besides 7 totally different levels. Ya theres a 2-player mode and different weapons to use but this game gets boring really fast and the game is just too simple. They should add some more features to it. Sure the game is fun but being fun won't last forever.

CHALLENGE **HIGH**

The game starts of pretty easy and the tracks are pretty short. But the higher rank you get the longer the levels get and your pretty intense all the way through the race. The main thing that affects you winning is your bike sure the stock bike works well for a while but all the other people will be driving new better faster bikes that will smoke your stocker. The game is pretty challenging and sometimes its seems impossible to place in the top 3.

OVERALL **8**

It’s a pretty good racing game and I like it but it gets boring pretty fast. The game is really awesome but it's just too simple you race win or loose and thats pretty much it. Sure the 2-player mode is fun for a little while but it gets boring too. The bottom line is that it’s a decent racing game that is pretty fun but keep it as a rental unless it’s fairly cheap.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 11/18/00, Updated 08/14/02