Road Rage
WORST GAMES OF Q4 2017
Somehow, despite all of the misfires in games that focus on motorcycle combat, developers are still convinced that they can make the formula work. Enter Road Rage, a title that is supposed to evoke fond memories of the Road Rash series on the Sega Genesis, but is more likely to elicit appropriate levels of rage.
To say that this game has no redeeming qualities might sound harsh, but it’s simply true. It feels like a coagulated, shambolic mess with no heart that never should have passed the alpha stage of development. The only saving grace for Road Rage is that nobody really should have been expecting anything better. An open-world vehicular skirmish? Why, exactly? Modern developers seem to be convinced that open-world is a failsafe genre that gamers salivate for, and frankly, it’s becoming offensive. When the content found within that world is as imaginative and engrossing as that of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it makes sense. When it’s ugly, cumbersome and dull like Road Rage, it defies belief. This feels like a bargain bin PS2 game, and it has no place in 2017.
