GP RiderSega Master System was another games console that i was lucky enough to own but never had huge amounts of games for however i did have GP Rider and here i am happy enough to do yet another review for this game
GP Rider was essentially back in the day the way i looked at it your carbon copy of Moto GP racing around world known circuits from Suzuka in Japan to the classic F1 circuit of Hockenheim which was seriously fast
The game itself has 16 circuits and they are as follows and each circuit as their demands
1) Japan
2) Australia
3) USA
4) Spain
5) Italy
6) Germany
7) Austria
8) European
9) Holland
10) Belgium
11) France
12) Great Britain
13) Sweden
14) Czech
15) Brazil
16) Arcade
Graphics-3 I can't really say much on the graphics all there really is is the track and a background not much was added to make the game feel life like there were directions signs of what corner was coming next but not much else so graphics wise the game isnt much to talk about
Sound-7 for a Sega Master System game i actually thought they made a great job of this not the best but enough to give that wow factor of course with any racing game you will expect a accelerating sound etc and this is no different you also know when you change gear both up and down and when you crash at high speed theres also obviously gonna be a crashing sound they done a good job of the sound here on GP Rider
Addictiveness-10 I totally loved this game for its addictiveness when i was a kid i actually sometimes came home from Primary school and played this to such a level of where i was perfect at each race that says how addictive it is i could not stop playing this and it was one of my favourite games on the Sega Master System
The Sega Master System version of GP Rider was made always to be a split screen game even if you played as one player and if you did the other screen would be named as Wayne (blue bike) who acts just like a human would on the game he does sometimes have a cracking race with no errors and there also of course being a human based player where he has a shocker and crashes a few times in one race you would always have to try and beat him and not only do you have to beat him too but in the race part of the weekend you will have to avoid him to not crash he could knock you over or you could knock him over
I would of rated this higher but as it only goes up to 10 i can only give this 10
Theres no story in this game just pure racing so don't worry about the story at all
Depth-5 Although there is plenty of choice for circuits theres not much depth in the game but saying that before racing both in qualifying and the actual race itself you do have to be careful of the track layout would it better to set your bike into a close range gearbox enabling you to go round corners without slowing down? or do you be a speed hog menace wide range gearbox and speed around the circuit? you've also gotta be careful of the weather the last thing you want is the wrong tyre's and this will of course decrease your turning ability which can hinder your finishing position
theres also 3 modes which you are able to choose from and they are as follows
Arcade- this just lets you practice around the arcade circuit so you can do a little practice if your totally new to this sort of game
Tournament- this is a bit like the Grand Prix mode but you get to
select the circuits you wish to personally race on
Grand Prix- you will compete in all of the calender races and racing for points
Difficulty-3 the game is not difficult at all really though mastering the circuits can be a little tricky to master but within time anyone can place this game and have some racing fun
Overall-7
thanks for reading my review of GP Rider for the Sega Master System and i hope you enjoy playing this classic
Graphics
3 Sound
7 Addictive
10 Depth
5 Difficulty
3