Road Rash: Jailbreak
The final entry in the Road Rash series.
The sixth and final Road Rash title, Jailbreak was a racing game for PlayStation and Game Boy Advance. EA Redwood Shores handled the PlayStation version, while Magic Pockets developed the handheld port. Electronic Arts published both.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- EA Redwood Shores; Magic Pockets (GBA)
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Producer
- Hunter Smith
- Artist
- Daniel D. Wood
- Series
- Road Rash
- Platforms
- PlayStation, Game Boy Advance
- Genre
- Racing
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Gameplay
The game plays similarly to previous Road Rash titles, with an arcade-like racing style that deemphasizes realism. Players race motorcycles against opponents and can punch or use weapons to hinder rivals. The goal is to finish first to earn points for upgrading weapons and nitro; finishing last yields no points, and being stopped by police deducts points. Road Rash Jailbreak places greater emphasis on racing than on combat. Courses are assembled from interconnected road grids, with tracks sharing common segments but differing in start or end points and alternate routes. Modes include Jailbreak, Five-O, Time Trial, Cops and Robbers, Skull-to-skull, and Sidecar mode.
Reception
The Game Boy Advance version received average reviews according to Metacritic. Game Informer gave an unfavorable review over a month before release. NextGen's Doug Trueman stated that the first Road Rash was still better than the PlayStation version. GamePro's Air Hendrix praised the PlayStation version's well-tuned gameplay and engaging mode variety, calling it the best Road Rash for that platform, but noted it would appeal mainly to franchise fans. The D-Pad Destroyer called it fast, brutal, and gritty, but noted dirty graphics and harsh difficulty.
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