Gameplay
The levels are mostly offroad tracks, sometimes containing urban areas. The game features a vehicle tuning system that allows the player to purchase upgrades to suspension, tires, "acceleration", and various other performance items. It also features power-ups which the player drives over, such as nitro, crash helmets (to prevent the player from losing speed when colliding with others) and money. Treasure Chests and Nitro Capsules can be found lying on the ground during the race. Players race against seven other opponents. There are various obstacles depending on the track, such as wagon carts, a train, water slicks, and trees. The top four places earn cash, with first place being the most rewarding. The faster the finish, the better chance the player has to make a new record on the Top-Ten leaderboard. The game has six tracks, ranging in difficulty from beginner, to intermediate, to advanced. Up to four cabinets can be linked together for players to race against each other.Development
''Off Road Challenge'' was developed at the Cinematronics/ Leland Corporation office in San Diego, with a team of designers led by Mike Hunley. The game was housed in the same model cabinet as used for Midway's two previous racing games, '' Cruis'n World'' and '' San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing''.Reception
IGN gave the Nintendo 64 version of ''Off Road Challenge'' a 2.5 out of 10 criticising the graphics as "dated with most objects having blurry sprites, the textures being muddy and the framerates being low" and the presentation saying that the menus that were directly ported from the arcade slowed down.References
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