<s>
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
:	I-Device
Vacation	I-Device
2012	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SingleTrac	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingleTrac	O
found	O
prior	O
success	O
in	O
developing	O
games	O
for	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
series	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
contractual	O
dispute	O
with	O
Sony	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
was	O
produced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
its	O
new	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
utilizes	O
an	O
overhauled	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
sharing	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
design	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
publications	O
heavily	O
compared	O
and	O
contrasted	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
with	O
SingleTrac	O
's	O
past	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
1998	O
PlayStation	B-Device
vehicular	O
combat	O
titles	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
:	I-Device
Vacation	I-Device
2012	I-Device
shares	O
many	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
genre	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
time	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
vehicle	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
a	O
chance	O
is	O
reduced	O
and	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
results	O
when	O
they	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
chances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
options	O
consist	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
two-player	O
split	O
screen	O
view	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
console	O
or	O
utilizing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
to	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
:	I-Device
Vacation	I-Device
2012	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
SingleTrac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
for	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
life	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
games	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
and	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
SingleTrac	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
contractual	O
dispute	O
with	O
Sony	O
when	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
employees	O
argued	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
receiving	O
adequate	O
financial	O
rewards	O
from	O
Sony	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Sony	O
retained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
SingleTrac	O
created	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
was	O
primarily	O
designed	O
by	O
Campbell	O
and	O
Hatch	O
,	O
who	O
additionally	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
and	O
creative	O
director	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ska-inspired	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
was	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
Chuck	O
E	O
.	O
Meyers	O
and	O
Tom	O
Hopkins	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
musical	O
scores	O
of	O
SingleTrac	O
games	O
during	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
shares	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
technology	O
as	O
the	O
SingleTrac-developed	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campbell	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
optimized	O
their	O
code	O
to	O
gain	O
35%	O
to	O
40%	O
more	O
processing	O
power	O
and	O
memory	O
savings	O
and	O
spread	O
this	O
across	O
primary	O
components	O
like	O
graphics	O
,	O
computer	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
revised	O
so	O
that	O
a	O
computer	O
combatant	O
"	O
learns	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
and	O
will	O
react	O
and	O
adjust	O
more	O
similarly	O
to	O
a	O
human	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
in	O
April	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
late	O
May	O
alongside	O
Streak	O
:	O
Hoverboard	O
Racing	O
,	O
another	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
from	O
SingleTrac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
1998	O
and	O
in	O
European	O
territories	O
that	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
extensively	O
compared	O
and	O
contrasted	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
SingleTrac	O
's	O
previous	O
efforts	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
and	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
other	O
1998	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
;	O
and	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
like	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
OPM	O
)	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
GameFan	O
even	O
featured	O
side-by-side	O
reviews	O
or	O
comparison	O
articles	O
in	O
some	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
,	O
play	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
in	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
were	O
mostly	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Monthly	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
Smith	O
stating	O
"	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
delivers	O
all	O
the	O
car-blasting	O
action	O
I	O
'd	O
want.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
considering	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
SingleTrac	O
's	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trips	I-Device
bigger	O
,	O
quirkier	O
arenas	O
,	O
complete	O
multiplayer	O
package	O
,	O
arcade	O
control	O
and	O
crazy	O
secrets	O
pin	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
true	O
heir.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ferris	O
was	O
pleasantly	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
replay	O
value	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
utter	O
similarities	O
to	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
and	O
Ed	O
Lomas	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
each	O
complimented	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
familiar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
series	O
yet	O
lacked	O
innovation	O
or	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Garrett	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
believed	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
more	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
tougher	O
difficulty	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
was	O
edged	O
out	O
by	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
saw	O
the	O
"	O
hilly	O
terrain	O
"	O
of	O
stages	O
in	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
flatter	O
locations	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
this	O
could	O
obscure	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
vision	O
in	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ferris	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
largest	O
advantage	O
over	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
"	O
full	O
of	O
interesting	O
twists	O
and	O
turns	O
,	O
lots	O
of	O
things	O
to	O
destroy	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
secret	O
or	O
two	O
if	O
you	O
pay	O
attention	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
with	O
tourists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attitudes	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
were	O
slightly	O
mixed	O
,	O
though	O
reviewers	O
generally	O
considered	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
representative	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
capable	O
of	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
releases	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OPM	O
plainly	O
emphasized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
biggest	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
whereas	O
Ferris	O
called	O
the	O
visuals	O
"	O
dated	O
"	O
and	O
expected	O
more	O
after	O
playing	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
similarly	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
simply	O
do	O
n't	O
compare	O
"	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Harris	O
declared	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
measure	O
up	O
"	O
to	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
also	O
treated	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
as	O
superior	O
in	O
this	O
regard	O
,	O
but	O
labeled	O
this	O
correlation	O
between	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
and	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
a	O
"	O
toss-up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
Reiner	O
found	O
the	O
textures	O
in	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
to	O
be	O
"	O
no	O
longer	O
washed	O
out	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
effects	O
"	O
ten	O
times	O
as	O
impressive	O
"	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrett	O
criticized	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
of	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
as	O
"	O
an	O
imperfect	O
Bizarro-style	O
duplicate	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
too	O
rated	O
the	O
graphics	O
themselves	O
as	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
figures	O
for	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
are	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
SingleTrac	O
employee	O
Jay	O
Barnson	O
told	O
PC	O
World	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
unaware	O
of	O
any	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
and	O
that	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
never	O
disclosed	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
how	O
well	O
its	O
projects	O
Rogue	B-Device
Trip	I-Device
or	O
Critical	B-Device
Depth	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
:	O
"	O
Maybe	O
they	O
both	O
sold	O
very	O
well	O
and	O
they	O
never	O
told	O
us	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
sure	O
seemed	O
like	O
management	O
was	O
n't	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
sales.	O
"	O
</s>
