Super Burnout

Super Burnout
Cover art in all regions
Developer(s) Shen Technologies SARL
Publisher(s)
Producer(s) Bill Rehbock
Elysée Adé
Loïc Duval
Programmer(s) Olivier Nallet
Artist(s) Olivier Baron
Tan Kheang
Composer(s) Alexandre Ekian
Platform(s) Atari Jaguar
Release
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Super Burnout[lower-alpha 1] is a motorcycle racing video game developed by Shen Technologies SARL and co-published by Atari Corporation and Virtual Xperience exclusively for the Atari Jaguar on North America and Europe in 1995.[1][2] It was also published on Japan by Messe Sansao in the same year.[3]

Heavily inspired by arcade titles such as Sega's Super Hang-On and Namco's Suzuka 8 Hours respectively, Super Burnout is a arcade-style racer where players takes control from any of the available motorcycles against other CPU-controlled opponents, with heavy emphasis on pseudo-3D sprite-scaling graphics at a high frame rate.

Super Burnout received mixed to posivite reception when it launched, with critics praising various aspects such as the controls, sound and gameplay but was criticized for its lack of originality, while many were divided towards the graphics. Retrospective reviews in regards to the title have been more positive.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot showcasing the Lightning Racer bike racing on the Australia track.

Similar to its inspirations, Super Burnout is a racing game that uses a behind-the-motorcycle perspective. The player races several tracks, however, there is no time limit and checkpoints to extend time limits. There are six bikes to choose from at the beginning of the game, each one varying in their status, with a seventh bike that can be unlocked by either getting a high rank on the championship mode or via a cheat code. Each time the player crashes into an obstacle or with another bike, he is instantly respawned into the trackfield without pausing. There are also eight tracks to choose from outside of championship mode, rated on technicality, semi-technicality or high speed. There are four gameplay modes in total to choose from.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings41%[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[6]
The Atari Times81%[7]
CD Consoles[8]
Edge4 / 10[9]
EGM9.5 / 20[10]
The Electric Playground3.5 / 10[11]
Game Players73%[12]
GamePro14 / 20[13]
Joypad85%[14]
MAN!AC59%[15]
Mega Fun58%[16]
Next Generation[17]
ST Magazine87%[18]
Ultimate Future Games31%[19]
Video Games58%[20]
VideoGames5 / 10[21]
X Gen64 / 100[22]

Dave Halverson of GameFan gave positive review to the game, praising the graphics and controls, remarking that "if you're looking for some good old fashioned racing, Jag style, Super Burnout should be your next purchase".[23]

Next Generation reviewed the game, and stated that "Burn Out is essentially straightforward racing at its best, but those who are looking for extra action won't find it here."[17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: スーパーバーンアウト Hepburn: Sūpābān'auto

References

  1. ↑ "Atari launches "Super Burnout" on Jaguar 64". TheFreeLibrary.com. Business Wire. July 5, 1995. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  2. ↑ Castle, Justin (July 21, 2018). "Historical Atari Jaguar UK Magazine Advert/Reviews Collection" (PDF). Issuu. p. 340. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  3. ↑ DD (October 14, 2012). "JAGUER販売カタログ". astralunit.blog.fc2.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  4. ↑ Super Burnout game manual, pg. 6 (Atari Jaguar, US)
  5. ↑ "Super Burnout for Jaguar". GameRankings. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  6. ↑ Scoleri III, Joseph. "Super Burnout - Overview". Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  7. ↑ Robertson, Andy (August 7, 1996). "Super Burnout - Do you feel the need for speed?". ataritimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  8. ↑ Msika, David (February 1995). "Les Critiques - Burn Out". CD Consoles (in French). No. 4. Pressimage. pp. 128–131.
  9. ↑ "Test Screen - Burn Out". Edge. No. 22. Future Publishing. July 1995. p. 74.
  10. ↑ Cowboy, Video; ICEMAN, The (September 1995). "Team EGM - Box Score - Super Burnout (Jaguar) by Atari". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 74. EGM Media, LLC. p. 114.
  11. ↑ Lucas, Victor (November 26, 1995). "Reviews - Super Burnout". The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  12. ↑ Baggatta, Patrick (October 1995). "Jaguar - Review - Super Burnout". Game Players. No. 76. Signal Research. p. 69.
  13. ↑ Grinder, The Axe (July 1995). "ProReview: Super Burnout". GamePro. No. 72. IDG. p. 66.
  14. ↑ Nini, Nourdine (September 1995). "Test - Jaguar - Super Burnout". Joypad (in French). No. 45. Yellow Media. pp. 64–65.
  15. ↑ Versionen, Andere (September 1995). "Spiele-Tests - Super Burnout". MAN!AC (in German). No. 23. Cybermedia Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. p. 63.
  16. ↑ Girlich, Stephan (September 1995). "Test Jaguar - Super Burnout". Mega Fun (in German). No. 36. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. p. 74.
  17. 1 2 "Finals - Jaguar - Super Burnout". Next Generation. No. 5. Imagine Media. May 1995. p. 90.
  18. ↑ Abramson, Marc (September 1995). "Cahier Loisirs / Jaguar - Chroniques Estivales". ST Magazine (in French). No. 98. Pressimage. pp. 46–49.
  19. ↑ "Super Burn Out - Another Jag game to Crash and Burn...?". Ultimate Future Games. No. 10. Future Publishing. September 1995. p. 94.
  20. ↑ Schaedle, Wolfgang (September 1995). "Atari Jaguar - Reviews - Super Burnout". Video Games (in German). No. 46. Future-Verlag. p. 90.
  21. ↑ Loftus, Jim (July 1995). "Super Burnout - A Horribly Dated Racing Game". VideoGames. No. 78. L.F.P., Inc. p. 65.
  22. ↑ "X Gen Reviews - Super Burnout". X Gen. No. 1. Paragon Publishing. July 1995. p. 29.
  23. ↑ Halverson, Dave (June 1995). "GameFan 32 - Jaguar Domain - Super Burnout". GameFan. No. Volume 3, Issue 6. Shinno Media. p. 106.
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