Road Avenger

Not to be confused with Tengen's Mega Drive game RoadBlasters.

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Road Avenger

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher:

Renovation (US), Sega (EU), Wolf Team (JP)

Pioneer

Developer:

Wolf Team

Developer(s) of original games: Data East, Toei Animation

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-12-18	¥7,8007,800	T-32124
US	1993-03^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-6207
EU	1993		4603
FR	1993-09^[4]
BR	199x		062080

Road Blaster (ロードブラスター) is an arcade game developed by Data East and Toei Animation and released in 1985. Wolf Team ported the game to the Sega Mega-CD in 1992, calling it Road Blaster FX (ロードブラスターＦＸ) in Japan, but renaming it Road Avenger for export markets (possibly to differentiate itself from RoadBlasters).

It was brought to the LaserActive and released under the Sega Mega LD format, this time being named Road Prosecutor in North America (now an exceptionally rare game to find).

Gameplay

Road Blaster sees the player "drive" through x levels, represented by full motion video, and needs to either turn left, turn right, break or speed up when prompted. Failing to do so leads to death, making it a game solely about reaction times.

In its original form, Road Blaster employed an analogue stick, and so could judge the speed of the user's turn. In the home versions, this feature is removed due to the digital nature of D-Pads.

History

Legacy

Original game runs on LaserDisc hardware, being a full motion video game reliant on quick-time events. At the time, no home systems could run Road Blaster without help. Sharp X1 and MSX ports of the game arrived in Japan in 1986, but required an external VHD player to function. In the advent of CD-ROM-based consoles and computers in the early 1990s, Road Blaster was able to be brought to the mass market.

Road Blaster was later bundled with Cobra Command in the Sega Saturn game Thunder Storm & Road Blaster. The game has not been seen officially since, with the exception of an iOS port by gmode, the company who bought Data East's intellectual property following its bankruptcy.

Versions

Mega-CD version

The music and sound effects were completely redone for the Mega-CD version. Both the English and Japanese version of the exclusive theme song were composed and performed by japanese band Jaywalk.

Magazine articles

Main article: Road Avenger/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #44: "March 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[13]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[14]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

47

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

64

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

71

^[15]

Dragon (US)

80

^[16]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[17]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[7]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

84

^[18]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[19]

GameFan (US)

96

^[20]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

98

^[8]

Gamers (DE)

27

^[21]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[22]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

85

^[23]

Joypad (FR)

81

^[9]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

70

^[24]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

70

^[25]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[26]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

86

^[10]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

72

^[27]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

67

^[28]

Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[29]

Player One (FR)

80

^[11]

Sega Magazin (DE)

71

^[30]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

62

^[31]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

81

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

81

^[33]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

80

^[34]

Sega Force (UK)

NTSC-J

81

^[35]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

84

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[37]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

75

^[38]

Supergame (BR)

85

^[39]

Todo Sega (ES)

90

^[40]

	75
Based on 35 reviews

Road Avenger

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, BR
Cover
Jewel Case

Mega LD version

Mega LD, JP

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Cover

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Manual

Reg Card

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Front+Obi

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Back+Obi

Obi

Disc (Side A)

Disc (Side B)

Mega LD, JP (Sample)
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Mega LD, JP (Unknown demo/test/beta disc)
Cover
Disc (Side A) Disc (Side B)

Mega LD, US

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Cover

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Manual

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Front+Obi

Obi

Disc (Side A)

Disc (Side B)

References

↑ File:SegaVisions US 11.pdf, page 100
↑ File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 57
↑ File:CVG UK 137.pdf, page 81
↑ File:SelectRound FR 01.pdf, page 2
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↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:Joypad FR 023.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 023.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:Mega UK 05.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 05.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:PlayerOne FR 034.pdf, page 57 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 034.pdf_p57" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SegaForce UK 15.pdf, page 66
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 190
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 32
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 109
↑ Dragon, "Vol. XVIII, No. 2: July 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1993" (US; 1993-05-11), page 84
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 123
↑ Famitsu, "1992-12-25" (JP; 1992-12-11), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 11
↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 73
↑ Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 84
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 108
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-xx), page 59
↑ Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 40
↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 41
↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 108
↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 24
↑ Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 32
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 30
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 52
↑ Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 68
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 125
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "29th May 1993" (UK; 1993-05-29), page 10
↑ Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 22
↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p100-1] File:SegaVisions US 11.pdf, page 100

[:File:GamePro_US_045.pdf_p57-2] File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 57

[:File:CVG_UK_137.pdf_p81-3] File:CVG UK 137.pdf, page 81

[:File:SelectRound_FR_01.pdf_p2-4] File:SelectRound FR 01.pdf, page 2

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[:File:SegaForce_UK_15.pdf_p66-12] File:SegaForce UK 15.pdf, page 66

[13] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 190

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-01.pdf_p32-14] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 32

[:File:CVG_UK_140.pdf_p109-15] Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 109

[16] Dragon, "Vol. XVIII, No. 2: July 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_09.pdf_p84-17] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1993" (US; 1993-05-11), page 84

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p123-18] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 123

[19] Famitsu, "1992-12-25" (JP; 1992-12-11), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0103.pdf_p11-20] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 11

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p73-21] Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 73

[22] Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 84

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_024.pdf_p108-23] Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 108

[:File:MDAG_UK_07.pdf_p50-24] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:MDAG_UK_09.pdf_p50-25] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[26] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-xx), page 59

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-02.pdf_p40-27] Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-09.pdf_p41-28] Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 41

[:File:MarukatuMD_JP_03.pdf_p108-29] Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 108

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p24-30] Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 24

[:File:SegaPower_UK_44.pdf_p32-31] Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_17.pdf_p30-32] Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-33] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaZone_UK_07.pdf_p52-34] Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 52

[:File:SegaForce_UK_15.pdf_p68-35] Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 68

[36] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 125

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[38] Sonic the Comic, "29th May 1993" (UK; 1993-05-29), page 10

[:File:Supergame_BR_21.pdf_p22-39] Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 22

[:File:TodoSega_ES_06.pdf_p56-40] Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 56

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Road Avenger

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Versions

Mega-CD version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Mega LD version

References