Chasing the laurel garlands by remote control

The RC stands for remote control and is one of America's fastest growing sports - with many individual and racing teams receiving sponsorship to take part in grand prix's in exactly the same way as do the drivers of their larger counterparts in the Formula One Circuit.

RC races take part in large fields or car parks where the mini-tracks are laid out with all the twists and turns and chicanes that you need to make an exciting grand prix in miniature. This Sega game simulates some of the fun and is at its best in a multiplayer format - with up to four players each controlling his or her own car. Cash prizes are awarded for placings and this money can be used at a later stage to buy extra components to soup up your racer.

The game has similar appeal to the coin-op Super Sprint, featuring a complete image of your car as it makes its way around the track - as opposed to speeding tarmac in 3D-through-the-windscreen games. The trouble with this is that the graphics are fairly basic as a result - when the game really needed some of the detail of the cars to lend it realism.

The additional equipment is a bit disappointing - offering little discernible difference to the overall performance of the car. It was a shame that Sega didn' t take the opportunity to add some features that the real remote control racers don't have. A touch of the James Bond's, maybe, with machine guns, and oil slicks available at the press of a button.

The racing itself is great fun - and the challenge of negotiating a remote control vehicle around sharp bends at high speed is accurately difficult. Nevertheless it is difficult not to get the impression that RC Grand Prix represents a missed opportunity.

Eugene Lacey

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GRAPHICS
6
IQ FACTOR
4
AUDIO
6
FUN FACTOR
7
ACE RATING
650

Predicted Interest Curve

The problem with RC Grand Prix it that you can relatively quickly reach an optimum skill level beyond which it it not possible to proceed. This could have been avoided by better use of the power ups or some more random factors such as oil slicks on the road. As it stands you soon get the better of your computer opponents. This of course does not apply in two player mode where RC really comes into its own.

Rating
65
Reviewer
ACE magazine
Region
UK
Scans
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