Desert Speedtrap
Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote is an action game developed by Probe Entertainment, that was released in 1994 for the Sega Master System console and Sega Game Gear color handheld system.
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Developer(s) | Probe Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Producer(s) | Greg Michael |
Programmer(s) | Robert L. Hylands |
Artist(s) | Jason Green |
Composer(s) | Allister Brimble |
Platform(s) | Sega Game Gear Sega Master System |
Release | December 1993 (Game Gear)[1] 1994 (SMS) |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
The Road Runner must outwit the Coyote, while maintaining his strength by eating birdseed. While the premise is not unlike that of some other popular games for Game Gear and Mega Drive/Genesis, this platform game suffered in popularity due to difficulties encountered in controlling the Road Runner.
Reception
Critical reception
Five reviewers on Electronic Gaming Monthly scored the Game Gear version an average score 7.4 out of 10, comparing it to an 8-bit version of Road Runner's Death Valley Rally.[2] Four reviewers on GamePro scored the Game Gear version an average score 3.4 out of 5, criticizing its low quality graphics and music and it's hard difficulty.[3]
Promotion
The game was one of thirteen Master System cartridge games that could be chosen along with nine other games as a prize by members of the Super Juegos competition.[4]
References
- "Desert Speedtrap - EGM". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 52. Sendai Publishing. November 1993. p. 298.
- "Review Crew: Desert Speedtrap (Game Gear)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 53. Sendai Publishing. December 1993. p. 54.
- "ProReview: Desert Speedtrap". GamePro. No. 55. IDG. February 1994. p. 152.
- "Elige 10 juegos". Super Juegos. No. 30. October 1994. p. 109.