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Red Asphalt

Red Asphalt incorporates both racing elements and combat. Using a skillful combination of both, your objective is to overcome your opponents and face off against Draenek in the Arena of Death -- the fifth and…

30 December 1998

Red Asphalt is a racing developed by Interplay, released 30 December 1998 on PlayStation.

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What Red Asphalt is

Red Asphalt is a racing game developed by Interplay and released in 1998. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Red Asphalt incorporates both racing elements and combat. Using a skillful combination of both, your objective is to overcome your opponents and face off against Draenek in the Arena of Death -- the fifth and final world. There are 24 tracks in all, spanning apocalyptic city streets and other futuristic settings. Before your dangerous journey begins, you'll need to choose one of six different characters to play as. Each comes with three varying abilities; the driving skill affects a character's handling ability and top speed, tactical affects weapon lock-on times and aggression is that character's strength. Among the characters is the dangerous Motormouth that thrives on death and…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Red Asphalt launched on 30 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil.

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When did Red Asphalt come out?
Red Asphalt was released on 30 December 1998 for PlayStation.

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