Dirt Trax FX
Super ExciteBikeGenre: racing - bike
Publisher: Acclaim
Year: 1995
System: SNES
Gameplay Score: 3
Gameplay Notes:
The gameplay gets repetitive once the novelty wears off, but it controls well for the most part. Hold down on A to go and steer your way around everyone.
Level Design Score: 4
Level Design Notes:
Definitely a strength of this title. the tracks are all short (like 10-15 second laps) so all races are about 2-4 minutes long. Some tracks are very tight while others have long stretches. Lots of different obstacles like moguls or water hazards keep this interesting.
Theme Score: 2
Theme Notes:
Dirt bike racing isn't my thing, but it's fine. The 8 selectable characters (actually, polygonal disembodied heads) are pure nightmare fuel. They're also generic 90s radical characters. Read: backward baseball cap, goatee, headbands, bowl cuts, and shaved-head writing like the Kris Kross guys.
Art Style Score: 4
Art Style Notes:
As far as early polygons go this one looks and moves great. The framerate is more than adequate.
Audio Score: 1
Audio Notes:
In-game music is just a beat fast beat that sounds a bit like the Knight Rider theme song. Otherwise you've got are the bike noises and super obnoxious sounds play that when someone comes up behind you. It sounds a bit like the horn on the van in Ant-Man. It plays La Cucaracha, right? Well this sound effect doesn't play that song but it's similar, and it's annoying.
Overall Score: 62
Review ID: 137
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