<s>
Street	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
various	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1995	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
cross	O
between	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
go-kart	O
themed	O
game	O
combined	O
racing	O
with	O
comedy	O
and	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
influenced	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
across	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
go-kart	O
racing	O
game	O
which	O
combines	O
racing	O
with	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
many	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
Street	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
adjusts	O
itself	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
becoming	O
harder	O
to	O
beat	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
well	O
and	O
easier	O
to	O
beat	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
mistakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
selling	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
was	O
that	O
they	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
on	O
a	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
ordinarily	O
caused	O
slowdown	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
unplayability	O
on	O
contemporary	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
on	O
Second	O
Samurai	O
,	O
Vivid	O
Image	O
was	O
keen	O
on	O
kicking	O
off	O
a	O
parallel	O
project	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
ideas	O
were	O
considered	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
settled	O
on	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
twins	O
Tony	O
and	O
Chris	O
West	O
,	O
spearheaded	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
coding	O
skills	O
on	O
the	O
4-player	O
mode	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
DSP	B-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
,	O
saving	O
$3	O
per	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Sarah	O
Nade	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
but	O
is	O
"	O
even	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
top	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
highly	O
successful	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
according	O
to	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Andy	O
Smith	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
complained	O
of	O
the	O
soccer	O
mode	O
:	O
"	O
Your	O
car	O
moves	O
as	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
in	O
treacle	O
while	O
everyone	O
else	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
greased	O
rails	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
said	O
the	O
"	O
good	O
tracks	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
top	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
"	O
version	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
sacrificed	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
decent	O
speed	O
"	O
and	O
complained	O
that	O
this	O
speed	O
ruined	O
the	O
cornering	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazine	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
tracks	O
were	O
shallow	O
,	O
but	O
contended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
was	O
in	O
combating	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Kitts	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
mildly	O
entertaining	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
good	O
enough	O
for	O
a	O
weekend	O
rental	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
much	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
applauded	O
the	O
dramatic	O
improvements	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
the	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eight-player	O
feature	O
,	O
while	O
Joe	B-Application
Rybicki	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
tracks	O
are	O
"	O
uninteresting	O
and	O
sometimes	O
even	O
tedious	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
amusement	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
weapons	O
quickly	O
wears	O
thin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
cartoon-like	O
graphics	O
and	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
solid	O
substitute	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
though	O
he	O
recommended	O
gamers	O
rent	O
it	O
before	O
deciding	O
whether	O
to	O
buy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
considered	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
remarkable	O
leap	O
above	O
the	O
earlier	O
versions	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
options	O
,	O
"	O
smooth	O
and	O
intuitive	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
fluid	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
track	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
the	O
most	O
technically	O
advanced	O
or	O
groundbreaking	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
but	O
still	O
manages	O
to	O
be	O
just	O
plain	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Captain	O
Cameron	O
praised	O
the	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
but	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
split	O
screen	O
makes	O
the	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
too	O
small	O
when	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Bright	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
found	O
"	O
the	O
characters	O
a	O
bit	O
tacky	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
largely	O
derivative	O
"	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
"	O
It	O
lacks	O
the	O
overall	O
accessibility	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
classic	O
and	O
the	O
course	O
design	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
as	O
innovative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
remains	O
very	O
playable	O
and	O
challenging	O
and	O
is	O
especially	O
fun	O
in	O
multi-player	O
mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Esquire	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
likeable	O
clone	O
,	O
boasting	O
more	O
cartoon	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
no-holds-barred	O
go-kart	O
race	O
you	O
dream	O
of	O
having	O
when	O
you	O
come	O
home	O
from	O
the	O
pub	O
with	O
your	O
chums.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
brief	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
cool	O
little	O
racer	O
gives	O
you	O
lots	O
of	O
ways	O
to	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
39th	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
and	O
calling	O
Street	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
a	O
"	O
superb	O
racer.	O
"	O
</s>
