San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing

by Midway

Product Features

• RACING

Product Details

• ASIN: B000021Y5V
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,482 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Straight from the arcades roars this home adaptation of the all-time racing classic, San Francisco Rush. Burning rubber and laying down tread, you barrel across the Golden Gate Bridge for the privilege of using the rolling streets of San Francisco as jumping ramps and its freeway off-ramps as race track. A choice of eight different cars, featuring various degrees of speed and handling, allows for a selected degree of difficulty. The fastest of these machines is a rocket of a car, in which only the most skilled of drivers can hope to survive. San Francisco Rush allows for three different racing perspectives, including an adrenaline-pumping first-person view that really delivers the white knuckle experience.

Four tracks through and around San Francisco set the scene, while six play modes and weather control allow for some variety. Among these modes is a circuit feature that allows for some extended play and an extreme feature where the other cars can get downright nasty with you. The choice of using a standard or an automatic transmission simplifies things so players can just jump in and enjoy, but if you want to spend a couple of moments, anyone can easily master all of the available options.

Like all racing games,San Francisco Rush would offer a superior experience with a racing wheel, but the standard controller doesn't take anything away from the good time. One drawback to this game is the limited selection of vehicles and the lack of an option to modify the vehicles you drive. This, along with the not-so-realistic handling of the vehicles, may turn off the racing purists.

Although San Francisco Rush doesn't compare graphically to its arcade cousin, it's still a decent ride and a worthy selection for racing junkies. --Joshua B. Coombs

Pros:

• Uncomplicated gameplay
• Minimal repercussions from high speed joy riding (you rarely wipe out)

Cons:

• Substandard graphics
• Little vehicle choice
• Unrealistic handling
• Limited number of tracks

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars San Francisco Rush, November 24, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing (Video Game)

This game is terrible. Control is awful, load times are way too long, graphics are very simplistic. This is a great game in the arcade and on Nintendo 64, but on the playstation, my console of choice, it is very disappointing.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, but servicable, November 10, 1999

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Chris Adamson "invalidname" (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing (Video Game)

The graphics are mediocre, the fog and pop-up are dire, and the cars handle like wet fish, but the best thing about SF Rush remains the wonderful track designs, full of wild jumps and shortcuts. The tracks are faithful to their arcade counterparts, so if you want to go under the truck and jump on top of the buildings on track two, go for it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should have been -450 stars, June 25, 2001

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"gamecoasterfreak" (Chattanooga TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing (Video Game)

I have played a few rotten games but this one was ridiculous. It was one of those games that I would not buy if it was to have cost a penny. I have played the N-64 version and it was great so I figured that it would be just like it man I was wrong. I wish it would have just allowed you to not have a timer trust me this game is not worth it. The graphics are not all that great nor is anything else.