Super Keirin
| Super Keirin | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Betop[1] |
| Publisher(s) | I'Max[1][2] |
| Platform(s) | Super Famicom[2] |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Biking[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player (story or party) |
Super Keirin (スーパー競輪 Super Keirin)[3] is a Japan-exclusive video game that allows players to become cyclists.
Cute anime-style graphics are employed throughout the game; stating that the premise of the game is less serious than other Super NES cycling video games.
Gameplay
The game plays like a miniature version of a role-playing video game.[4]
Before each race, players has the ability to buy supplies from a drug store, a 24-hour variety store, and a clothing store for a certain amount of yen per purchase. Interaction with non-player characters is possible while at the shopping district. Players can even gamble at a place where they can place wagers on other bicycle racing events;[5] buying parimutuel tickets with the chance of winning a respectable sum. Acquiring a newspaper to pick up results from other races can be done within the downtown portion of the game.[6]
There are nine competitors and five laps in a typical race. Every track that can be raced on using a bicycle is an velodrome with four superelevated turns that are typical in most velodromes.[7] Riders are not always traveling at full speed or at a specific radius; making a balance between aggressive riding and passive riding a must. All information for particular races are viewable on an information bank that is included with the racing action. Players must choose between story and party modes that provide a different perspective of the bicycle racing lifestyle.
Reception
On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the game a 23 out of 40.[8]
See also
- Nakano Koichi Kanshuu: Keirin-Ou
- Sprinter Monogatari: Mezase!! Ikkaku Senkin
- Ippatsu Gyakuten: Keiba Keirin Kyōtei
- Big Thanks Super Keirin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Release information (second reference)". Play Right. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ↑ "Japanese title". super-famicom.jp. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ↑ "Basic overview". Ride the Black Line. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ↑ "Advanced overview" (in Japanese). JCom. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ "Advanced overview" (in Japanese). SFC no Game Seiha Shimasho. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ "Racing overview". Mercenary Force (FC2). Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: スーパー競輪. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.344. Pg.30. 21 July 1995.