Tunnel B1
Prepare yourself for dangerous underground combat action in TUNNEL B1 for the PlayStation. Command your specialized B1 hovercraft in fierce battles, as you attempt to bring down an evil madman intent on…
Tunnel B1 is a racing developed by NEON Software, released 4 October 1996 on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS and Linux.
What Tunnel B1 is
Tunnel B1 is a racing game developed by NEON Software and released in 1996. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Prepare yourself for dangerous underground combat action in TUNNEL B1 for the PlayStation. Command your specialized B1 hovercraft in fierce battles, as you attempt to bring down an evil madman intent on detonating a thermonuclear explosion and destroying the world. Traverse dark and ominous caverns, dank sewers, and winding tunnels at super speeds while blasting enemies and collecting hidden power-ups. Compete in frenzied, timed races against frightening drones which you must hunt down and eliminate, and fight fast helicopters and steel-hardened tanks determined to bring about your demise. Use all the weapons in your deadly arsenal including standard guns, powerful rockets, blistering…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Tunnel B1 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Tunnel B1 launched on 4 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL and Vandal Hearts. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL, Vandal Hearts.
Official trailer
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