Burnin' Rubber
SCORE: 80
I am so thankful I had the money to
purchase the Data East Collection 1 on the Evercade. Burnin' Rubber is
one of the ten retro video games on this cartridge. I had a blast
playing Burnin' Rubber. When I first started playing Burnin' Rubber I
was not into this game. I did not understand what the jump button was.
The jumping in Burnin' Rubber is very helpful since there are walls and
rivers we need to traverse. Jumping is the only way over them as well.
My first few tries I just kept falling into the river in Burnin' Rubber.
Burnin' Rubber is one of those older video games where there was no
tutorial. You had to figure it out for yourself. I eventually read the
manual that came with the Evercade cartridge. I tried that button and I
was off to the races. I mean that literally and it was not any lame
attempt at a pun. The races in Burnin' Rubber have finish lines so we
can complete each of the tracks.
There is an interesting game play mechanic within Burnin' Rubber.
Players will get knocked around by the NPC vehicles. Players can return
that to the NPCs in Burnin' Rubber. If any vehicle crashes into a wall
then they will explode and need to start all over from the last
checkpoint. The computer controlled vehicles will explode and turn into
points when this happens. Players can also jump and land on NPC vehicles
to turn them into points.
The retro music is jamming in Burnin' Rubber. I really got into the
music while I played Burnin' Rubber. The music in Burnin' Rubber
enhances the gameplay of this game. I learned to stay in the middle as
much as possible while I played Burnin' Rubber on the Evercade. I am a
bit sad I missed Burnin' Rubber when it was on the 8-bit NES and the
arcade. The more I played Burnin' Rubber the better I got at it. The
graphics are better than I actually expected.
I like how the different tracks in Burnin' Rubber have different themes.
It is neat to see some of the ideas that were used in this retro
survival racing video game. Want a pro tip on Burnin' Rubber from a pro
player? If you are getting knocked around too much in Burnin' Rubber
then jump. Jumping can save you from being smashed into a wall.
- Paul
Graphics: 77%
Sound: 82%
Replay/Extras: 81%
Gameplay: 82%
Family Friendly Factor: 76%
System: Evercade/NES
Publisher: Data East
Developer: Data East
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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