Hot Chase Longplay (Arcade) [QHD]
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Developed and published by Konami in 1988
Released in 1988, Hot Chase feels very much like Konami's high-octane answer to Sega's OutRun, and Taito's Chase H.Q. This is yet another technically impressive sprite-based racing game with fancy sprite-scaling tech, and it's pretty good fun.
I guess Konami's approach was to simply keep the core driving mechanic, but reverse just about everything else. Instead of chasing down criminals, you're the one who's on the run, and whereas Chase H.Q. involved slamming into offender's vehicles to do damage, the objective here is to avoid taking damage for as long as possible.
Given that you'll be assaulted by everything from gunships to RPG-equipped troops, this is easier said than done. You'll need to have quick reactions to deal with obstacles in the road ahead, and driving off-road through forest, scrubland and glacial ice-flows is sure to keep even the most adept driver on their toes.
Overall, Hot Chase is decent showing from Konami, certainly better than WEC Le Mans, their other arcade racer released around the same time, mainly because it's possible to actually beat Hot Chase!
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