<s>
Road	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Speed	B-Application
King	I-Application
NEO	O
KOBE	O
2045/Speed	O
King	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
cyberpunk	O
themed	O
racing	O
game	O
by	O
Konami	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996/1997	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
distribution	O
region	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
obscure	O
and	O
very	O
rare	O
the	O
same	O
can	O
be	O
said	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
elusive	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
references	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
Konami	O
games	O
(	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
Parodius	B-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
Frogger	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
races	O
themselves	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Neo	O
Kobe	O
(	O
known	O
from	O
Konami	O
's	O
Snatcher	B-Application
)	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
movie	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
approximate	O
the	O
authentic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
NeGcon	B-Device
analog	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
