<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
is	I-Device
a	O
1994	O
racing	O
and	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bridge	O
"	O
between	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
title	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
3	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
motorcycle	O
races	O
throughout	O
California	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
win	O
to	O
advance	O
to	O
higher-difficulty	O
races	O
,	O
while	O
engaging	O
in	O
unarmed	O
and	O
armed	O
combat	O
to	O
hinder	O
the	O
other	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrival	O
of	O
fifth-generation	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
influenced	O
EA	O
to	O
incorporate	O
character	O
sprites	O
digitized	O
from	O
real-life	O
actors	O
,	O
25	O
minutes	O
of	O
live-action	O
full-motion	O
video	O
footage	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
primarily	O
consisting	O
of	O
licensed	O
grunge	O
music	O
courtesy	O
of	O
A&M	O
Records	O
,	O
including	O
Soundgarden	O
,	O
Monster	O
Magnet	O
and	O
Swervedriver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
commending	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
's	O
advanced	O
visuals	O
and	O
grunge-based	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
racer	O
who	O
must	O
finish	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
or	O
higher	O
among	O
fourteen	O
other	O
racers	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
advances	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five	O
levels	O
by	O
winning	O
five	O
races	O
on	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
stamina	O
meter	O
indicates	O
their	O
level	O
of	O
aggressiveness	O
toward	O
the	O
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
racer	O
lacks	O
the	O
funds	O
to	O
cover	O
either	O
a	O
repair	O
bill	O
or	O
a	O
fine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
end	B-Application
prematurely	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
is	I-Device
primarily	O
single-player	O
,	O
but	O
allows	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
intermittently	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
features	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
human	O
players	O
connected	O
via	O
a	O
modem	O
or	O
local	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
successful	O
release	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
II	O
,	O
EA	O
began	O
simultaneous	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
installment	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
3	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bridge	O
product	O
"	O
between	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
3	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
was	O
a	O
partner	O
of	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
EA	O
co-founder	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
support	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
exclusive	O
software	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
most	O
popular	O
franchises	O
,	O
including	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
arrival	O
and	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
to	O
push	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
cinematic	O
and	O
realistic	O
look	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
digitized	O
motorcycle	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
features	O
character	O
sprites	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
digitized	O
from	O
a	O
live-action	O
cast	O
largely	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
crew	O
members	O
;	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
co-creator	O
Randy	O
Breen	O
portrayed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
motor	O
officers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
yellow	O
Yamaha	O
FZR1000	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
videos	O
was	O
Breen	O
's	O
own	O
bike	O
and	O
was	O
previously	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
's	O
marketing	O
director	O
had	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
A&M	O
Records	O
,	O
and	O
contacted	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
license	O
Soundgarden	O
's	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A&M	O
initially	O
declined	O
the	O
offer	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
platform	O
and	O
unwillingness	O
to	O
formulate	O
a	O
new	O
deal	O
structure	O
for	O
licensed	O
music	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
changed	O
its	O
position	O
after	O
Soundgarden	O
's	O
members	O
expressed	O
enthusiasm	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
saw	O
potential	O
in	O
licensing	O
music	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
licensed	O
tracks	O
play	O
during	O
races	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
feature	O
an	O
original	O
score	O
by	O
Don	O
Veca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1994	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1995	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
EA	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
select	O
titles	O
from	O
their	O
catalog	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
being	O
among	O
the	O
selected	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
titles	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
,	O
went	O
unreleased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
respectively	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
August	O
and	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
points	O
of	O
praise	O
among	O
critics	O
were	O
the	O
advanced	O
texture-mapped	O
graphics	O
(	O
which	O
Rik	O
Skews	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
polished	O
Crash	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Burn	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
grunge	O
soundtrack	O
(	O
which	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
lent	O
an	O
"	O
in-your-face	O
"	O
attitude	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
3DO	B-Device
title	O
at	O
Babbage	O
's	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
stay	O
within	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-selling	O
3DO	B-Device
titles	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
topped	O
HMV	O
's	O
3DO	B-Device
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
three	O
consecutive	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
in	O
their	O
1994	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Music	O
in	O
a	O
CD-Based	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
3DO	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
awarded	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Driving/Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
1994	O
Golden	O
Megawards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flux	O
placed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
at	O
#22	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Sam	O
Hickman	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
on	O
any	O
system	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Mollohan	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
and	O
Brett	O
Elston	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
credited	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
with	O
revolutionizing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
licensed	O
music	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly'''s	O
"	O
Greatest	O
200	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
Their	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
ranked	O
at	O
#145	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
7th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
3DO	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
largely	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
downgraded	O
visuals	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
becoming	O
rehashed	O
and	O
dated	O
compared	O
to	O
competitors	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angus	O
Swan	O
and	O
Steve	O
Merrett	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
appreciated	O
the	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
's	O
presentation	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Kitts	O
of	O
Flux	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
licensed	O
music	O
functioned	O
during	O
races	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
its	O
sole	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
awarded	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
category	O
of	O
GamePro	O
's	O
1995	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
(	O
behind	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
less	O
well-received	O
than	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
Maximum	O
all	O
criticized	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
for	O
only	O
having	O
minor	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
that	O
had	O
become	O
outdated	O
and	O
outclassed	O
by	O
more	O
recent	O
racing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
first	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
Burchill	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
,	O
while	O
naming	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
and	O
best	O
sounding	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
derided	O
the	O
full-motion	O
videos	O
as	O
"	O
lame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
remained	O
exciting	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
stiffer	O
than	O
on	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
he	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
wholehearted	O
recommendation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
and	O
Sam	O
Hickman	O
both	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
while	O
good	O
fun	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
terms	O
,	O
offers	O
nothing	O
not	O
already	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
falls	O
short	O
of	O
those	O
versions	O
in	O
some	O
technical	O
aspects	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
rather	O
outdated	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Hearn	O
and	O
Angus	O
Swan	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
"	O
novel	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
rendered	O
unremarkable	O
by	O
"	O
samey	O
and	O
uneventful	O
"	O
scenarios	O
,	O
small	O
sprites	O
,	O
unsophisticated	O
animation	O
,	O
"	O
inappropriate	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
extremely	O
annoying	O
"	O
full-motion	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
East	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
considered	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
"	O
does	O
add	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Goble	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World''	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
grunge	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
entertainment	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
annoyed	O
by	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
his	O
sound	O
cards	O
and	O
the	O
OS	O
's	O
DirectDraw	B-Device
that	O
would	O
consistently	O
return	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
desktop	O
without	O
warning	O
,	O
and	O
deemed	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
too	O
much	O
periphery	O
,	O
too	O
little	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
