Road Redemption

Release Date: October 4, 2017

Racing, gangster, motorbike, crowdfunding, indie games, Meta Quest / Oculus, splitscreen, VR, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet

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A brutal motorcycle racing game and a spiritual successor to the legendary Road Rash that debuted in 1991 on Sega Mega Drive. It was developed by DarkSeas Games, an American studio established by experienced developers. In the game, we assume the role of a criminal who has been recently released from prison and has to regain his former position in a motorcycle gang.

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Road Redemption for PC, PS4 and XONE is a brutal racing game developed by DarkSeas Games as a spiritual successor to the Road Rash series.

Story

In the story campaign, we assume the role of a criminal who has been released from prison after eight years and has to rebuild his position in a motorcycle gang. As the plot progresses, it quickly turns out that some of our former friends go against the organization and can even be responsible for the imprisonment of the protagonist. The player’s decisions and actions will shape the course of the entire story and lead to one of the alternative endings.

Gameplay

Road Redemption for PC, PS4 and XONE offers a wide variety of challenges; these include the so-called combat races which involve fighting others gangs over territory and smuggling routes. Once we have weakened a given gang, we will also hunt its leader. Other available kinds of missions include escaping a police pursuit, robbing a convoy of huge trucks, ambushing (killing as many enemies as possible before they reach their destination), and escaping cities overrun by hostile gangs.

Among the available weapons we may find all sorts of firearms, chains, bats, machetes, samurai swords, axes, Molotov cocktails, and grenades.

Game modes

All of the above can be used in both the story campaign as well as multiplayer matches. The latter offer a number of different modes, some of which are based on reworked rules of the single player missions.

Last updated on February 25, 2016

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[2:02] Road Redemption Early Access trailer

[1:41] Road Redemption gameplay

6.9

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 37% of Critics. There are 43 Critic Reviews.

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Windows Central: 4 / 5 by Brendan Lowry

A simple yet surprisingly fun motorcycle racer

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Critical Hit: 7.5 / 10 by Darryn Bonthuys

Road Redemption is a surprisingly sincere and brutal love letter to the past and its inspirations. It may look like a junker if you glance at its battle-worn chassis, but underneath the fairing is the heart of a surprisingly addictive and fun road warrior game.

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TheSixthAxis: 6 / 10 by Aran Suddi

While Road Redemption does have its issues, it did more than enough to keep me playing. Following in the tracks of Road Rash, it nails that one more go feeling that you can lose so much time to. However, while the core gameplay is entertaining, the surrounding package could have been better with basic online and and a roguelite structure that some may find uninspired. Road Redemption is a mixed bag that is fun to play, but it could have been so much better.

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