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Road Avenger

Players assume the role of an angry cop on a wild ride as he pursues a gang of bikers who killed his wife. Players need to race through oncoming traffic, squeeze between trucks, trash motorcycles and steer…

1 August 1985

Road Avenger is an arcade developed by Data East Corporation, released 1 August 1985 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and LaserActive.

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What Road Avenger is

Road Avenger is an arcade game developed by Data East Corporation and released in 1985. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, LaserActive, Sega CD, Arcade, iOS, MSX, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sharp X1 and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Players assume the role of an angry cop on a wild ride as he pursues a gang of bikers who killed his wife. Players need to race through oncoming traffic, squeeze between trucks, trash motorcycles and steer through lots of explosions. The only thing needed are quick reflexes to follow the instructions on the screen (with an increasing difficulty) in order to keep the animation going.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Road Avenger come out?
Road Avenger was released on 1 August 1985 for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, LaserActive, Sega CD, Arcade, iOS, MSX, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sharp X1 and Sharp X68000.

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