Redline Racer
A motorcycle racer starting last on three-lap tracks.
Redline Racer, also released as Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing for the European and North American Dreamcast release, European Game Boy Color release and Microsoft Windows re-release, is a racing game developed by Criterion Games and published by Ubi Soft. The player controls a motorcycle racer and starts every race from the last position. There are three tracks and three bikes to choose from at first, with more becoming available (10 tracks and 8 bikes in total) as the player wins the races on each of the tracks. The player can also choose the team that the racer belongs to, as well as the racer's sex. All the tracks are set in different environments: a canyon, a tropical island without a highway, an area full of orchards, etc. A race lasts for three laps.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Criterion Games
- Publisher
- Ubi Soft
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows
- Dreamcast
- Game Boy Color
- Artist
- Michael Williamson; Trevor Moore
- Genre
- Racing
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The game was first mentioned in January 1998.
- The Game Boy Color version used the 'Ubi Key' feature to share data between games via the system's infrared port.
- In Japan, the Dreamcast version was released first under the name Redline Racer on 29 April 1999.
Reception
GameRankings rated the game as receiving average reviews. Next Generation described it as just another average racing game that looks good. The PC version of Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing received mixed reviews on Metacritic. Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen stated the Dreamcast version has the Suzuki team license and fairly decent graphics but is otherwise generic. In Japan, Famitsu scored the Dreamcast version 26 out of 40.
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