Off-Road Redneck Racing

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Off-Road Redneck Racing
Off-Road Redneck Racing cover.jpg
Developer(s)Rage Software
Publisher(s)Interplay Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • WW: 2001
Genre(s)Racing video game
Mode(s)Single-player video game, multiplayer video game

Off-Road Redneck Racing is a video game developed by Rage Software and published by Interplay Entertainment for Windows in 2001. It is a spinoff of the Redneck Rampage series. [1]

Gameplay[]

Off-Road Redneck Racing is a backwoods racing game, featuring a variety of off-road vehicles, ranging from buggies to pickup trucks. The tracks are set in off-road environments, such as a swamp or farm land. The main single player aspect consists of a championship mode, in which the player can gain upgrades and join teams as they progress.[2] Other single player modes are the challenge races against computer opponents, or time trials to beat a set record. Various in-game options can be adjusted, such as the season and weather. Network play was also supported against other human players.[3]

As shown on the box art and title, the game is technically a spin-off of the Redneck Rampage series of video games. The original Redneck Rampage games were a first-person shooter based on the Build engine, also for the PC. The game featured two rednecks (shown on the box art for Off-Road Redneck Racing) using a variety of weapons to battle aliens and brainwashed townsfolk in backwoods locations. The original 1997 game had strong sales, and also spawned another spinoff, titled Redneck Deer Huntin'; however, Off-Road Redneck Racing is the only game in the series not to use the aforementioned Build engine.

The relations to Redneck Rampage are low. Besides the title and box art, a few textures from the original games (such as the in-game font) are used. In addition, sound clips from the main character of Redneck Rampage are used as a voice-over during races; however, these were recorded for the original game, and got recycled for Off-Road Redneck Racing.

Reception[]

Emmett Schkloven reviewed the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Not bad fer gettin' back to yer white-trash roots, but it certainly doesn't have the staying power of a great racer."[3]

Tom Price reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, rating it three-and-a-half stars out of five, and stated that "It is far from being the best unpaved racer out there, but it's a lot better than the name would suggest."[2]

Reviews[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Amazon Store Listing". Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Price, Tom (September 2001). "Misty Mountain Romp". Computer Gaming World. No. 206. Ziff Davis. p. 94.
  3. ^ a b Schkloven, Emmett (September 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 9. Imagine Media. p. 90.
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