THQ Slams New "Ray Tracers" Combat Racing Game
CALABASAS, CALIF. (March 5) BUSINESS WIRE - March 5, 1998 - With the
smell of burnt rubber, THQ Inc. has driven "Ray Tracers" onto store
shelves in the United States. The new 3-D combat racing game,
developed by Taito Corp. for use with the Sony PlayStation, has been
shipped to retailers for a suggested retail price of $49.95.
In "Ray Tracers," destructive driving is the only way to successfully
complete your missions. Players speed through six courses, including
sewers, underground tunnels, treacherous canyons and grassy retreats,
battering and battling enemy vehicles and clever bosses for points and
survival at every turn.  "'Ray Tracers' is the latest Japanese game
THQ has identified as having the potential to do well in the U.S.
market," said Brian J. Farrell, president and chief executive officer,
THQ. "We hope this will mark the beginning of another successful
relationship for THQ with a top Japanese developer like Taito."
Playing "Ray Tracers," gamers speed along the streets of Rain City in
one of four racing cars with Cyndy Gibson to help her complete her
revenge against Kaiser and his Black Kaiser gang who murdered her
scientist father. The four race cars of the Tracer Team feature armor
and speed enhancements, and represent the only challenge to Black
Kaiser's reign of destruction.
Compete in either Chase mode or Time Attack mode. To begin, players
select their identity from the Tracer Team roster. Choose Spanker
(Jalta "The Blood Red Stallion" Lang), a maniac behind the wheel who
was lured to the team by the promise of driving the baddest car on the
streets; Hawk (Sleoteel Raze), a driver desperate to avenge the death
of his girlfriend at the hands of Kaiser himself; Lynx (Asuka Saito),
a precise, technical driver in search of her missing sister; or
Buffalo (Raymondo Blody), a former soldier discharged for misconduct,
who knows nothing but fighting.
In Chase Mode, challenge the Black Kaiser armed racing gang to a test
of speed and survival. Help Cyndy and Team Tracer stop Black Kaiser by
colliding into and destroying their vehicles. Gamers must catch up to
the Black Kaiser gang's vehicles and destroy them before time runs out
by smashing them with their vehicle. A powerful Boss that requires
many more hits than the standard enemy cars waits at the end of each
level. The Time Attack mode allows enthusiasts to choose a racecourse,
and an optional rival car in a race against the clock. Each of the
modes features a gear shift select option which enables the player to
shift gears manually or automatically.
From:  Silicon Times Report / March 06, 1998 / No.1409
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