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Hi-Octane
Sign in to saveHi-Octane is a 1995 vehicular combat and racing video game published by Electronic Arts for MS-DOS, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. It was developed by Bullfrog Productions based upon their earlier Magic Carpet game code. The tracks are wider and more open than most racing games. Hi-Octane was not as well received as the thematically similar Wipeout by Psygnosis and was criticized for the short view distance. Bullfrog also released an expansion pack with three new tracks and new game modes.
Game data
- Released
- 1995-01-01
- User rating
- 3.70 / 5
- Genres
- Racing, Arcade
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn
- ESRB
- Everyone
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Game details · IGDB
Hi-Octane is a racing/vehicular combat video game released in 1995 for the PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn developed by Bullfrog and based upon their earlier Magic Carpet game code. It is notable amongst racing games for its wide and open tracks, and the resulting freedom offered to the player, and also for its excessive speed. It suffered in the marketplace due to thematic similarities with the better received Wipeout by Psygnosis and the generality of its graphics engine made for a very short depth of view compared to contemporary racing games. Hi-Octane is rumored to begin life as some…
- Released
- 1995
- Genres
- Racing
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Developer
- Bullfrog Productions
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Internet Archive
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- PlayStation DataCenter URL
- psxdatacenter.com/games/P/H/SLES-00115.html
- publication date
- 1996-12-12
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Hi-Octane is a 1995 vehicular combat and racing video game published by Electronic Arts for MS-DOS, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. It was developed by Bullfrog Productions based upon their earlier Magic Carpet game code. The tracks are wider and more open than most racing games. Hi-Octane was not as well received as the thematically similar Wipeout by Psygnosis and was criticized for the short view distance. Bullfrog also released an expansion pack with three new tracks and new game modes.
==Gameplay== thumb|left|Saturn version