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| San Francisco Rush 2049,
Dreamcast |
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| Games,
Richard Young,
20 January 1999 |
Rating: F4
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Heading up the forthcoming flood of Dreamcast racing games is this high-speed Sci-Fi flavoured attempt from Midway: San Francisco Rush 2049. Predating Wipeout 2097 means there is no anti gravity just yet, however this game still has a few funky tricks up its futuristic sleeve. Tiny retractable wings that you can activate at the touch of a button add a whole new dimension to the gameplay. Hit a jump, pop out your wings and glide smoothly
into the side of a skyscraper. Unfortunately this is all too often the outcome when using the wings, as the idiosyncratic handling takes a bit of time to get used to. It is often too easy to go spinning out of control, tumbling over and over and bursting into flames. This does add a certain level of excitement to the proceedings, as you become all too aware that mistiming a corner could end in disaster.
Graphically, Rush 2049 is gorgeous. Vast neon lit cityscapes whizz past at a mostly healthy framerate, which does, unfortunately drop somewhat whenever your tyres screech, kicking up clouds of dust. Whether this is due to hardware limitations or lazy programming is unclear, but it is a shame because this game is a looker. Further variety is added in the form of a stunt mode – where your mission is to jump, manoeuvre and fly around Tony Hawk style arenas before crashing in a ball of flame, and battle mode – which is kind of self explanatory. All modes can be played by anything up to four players, making Rush 2049 a great "get yer mates round for a blast" kind of game. The music and sound is futuristic and exciting enough to compliment the overall package. The release of this title will no doubt be overshadowed by the astonishing Metropolis Street Racer which is due out in a few weeks time, but if you can’t wait for MSR or have a hankering for racers with a sci-fi edge, then San Francisco Rush 2049 is definitely worth investigating. Not amazing, but there is more than enough to keep the average speed freak happy.
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