<s>
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
featuring	O
animation	O
by	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
laserdisc-based	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
home	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
(	O
VHD	O
format	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
(	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
FX	O
)	O
,	O
LaserActive	B-Device
(	O
in	O
Mega-LD	O
format	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
(	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
with	O
Thunder	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Mega-LD	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
under	O
titles	O
of	O
Road	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
and	O
Road	O
Prosecutor	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
laserdisc-based	O
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
on-screen	O
instructions	O
overlaid	O
over	O
pre-recorded	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
animated	O
footage	O
of	O
high-speed	O
chases	O
and	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
revenge	O
thriller	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
uses	O
animation	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
anime	O
studio	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Yoshihisa	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Cobra	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
later	O
directed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
car	O
from	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
inside	O
the	O
Lee	O
brothers	O
 '	O
garage	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chopper	O
from	O
Cobra	B-Application
Command/Thunder	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
as	O
a	O
laserdisc-based	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
ports	O
were	O
released	O
throughout	O
history	O
,	O
including	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
X1	B-Device
(	O
both	O
in	O
VHD	O
format	O
)	O
,	O
Mega	B-Device
CD/Sega	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
LaserActive	B-Device
(	O
in	O
Mega	O
LD	O
format	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
prototyped	O
as	O
Turbo	O
Blaster	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Mega	O
LD	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
titles	O
Road	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
and	O
Road	O
Prosecutor	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titles	O
were	O
possibly	O
changed	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
with	O
the	O
similarly	O
titled	O
arcade	O
game	O
RoadBlasters	B-Application
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobra	B-Application
Command	I-Application
and	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
were	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
by	O
Revolutionary	O
Concepts	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
(	O
OCS	B-Device
and	O
AGA	B-Device
)	O
and	O
the	O
CD32	B-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
unofficially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
variations	O
included	O
one-shot	O
reproductions	O
for	O
VHS	O
cassette	O
players	O
such	O
as	O
Takara	O
's	O
Video	B-Device
Challenger	I-Device
which	O
was	O
a	O
limited	O
interactive	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
were	O
compilations	O
of	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
and	O
another	O
laserdisc	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
titled	O
Thunder	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
(	O
known	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
Cobra	B-Application
Command	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Road	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
most-successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
noted	O
it	O
has	O
greater	O
interaction	O
compared	O
to	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
and	O
Thunderstorm	B-Application
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
non-stop	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
vehicle	O
,	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
smooth	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
andrenaline	O
rush	O
"	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
a	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
23	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
would	O
later	O
give	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
MEGA	O
rated	O
it	O
at	O
86%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
IGN	O
and	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
