Redline Racer


Redline Racer is a racing game that was developed by Criterion Games and published by Ubi Soft.

Gameplay

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 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.

Reception

Redline Racer

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "it is just another average racing game with which to pass the time. It is a shame because Redline Racer does look really good."
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.

Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing

The PC version of Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the Dreamcast version was released first under the name Redline Racer on 29 April 1999, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.
Jeff Lundrigan reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "'Extreme'? Who are you trying to kid?"