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Be Patient and persistent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Super runabout is the ideal racing game in every aspect. You can unlock tons of cars and other cool vehicles not to mention new levels and extra features along with VMU games. This game never gets boring because there are so many suprises around the corner if you stick with it. It takes a couple of sessions to get used to way the cars drive. I would say spend a couple of sessions just learning how to drive and adjust your car and then learn the city. Once you do this then start the missions. As you unlock features you will get some really nice cars that handle great and are tons of fun to drive. The Acura NSX is my favorite. The first missions are ok but they get better so hang in there. There are two scenarios to accomplish missions through. I think the cop scenario is a little easier to start with, however the other scenario has a better car to start out with. Don't bother with the motorcycle or the minivan, scooter, or CRX. Just use the cop car and by about the third level you will unlock a nicer car. You acquire points by hitting other cars and mailboxes, outhouses, signs, storage sheds, windows, pier posts, parking cones, barracades, news stands, tables, chairs, turnstyles, and lots of other obstacles. You will drive; through malls full of people, ball parks with games going on, highways full of traffic, piers loaded with seals, boats parked at the docks, parking garages, roofs of buildings, wharehouses, dirt roads, caves, shortcuts, on beaches, across parks, through subways with train cars, unfinished highways, over bridges, etc. IN fact there are no limits to where you can drive. There are no invisable barriers or un-animated portions with little going on. The cities are busy, the traffic gets heavy, the people get upset, the cops chase you, there are helicopters circling the sky, terroists try to stop you, and your missions are creative and they change depending on which difficulty level you are on. Also the city is real. You will drive on the Golden Gate Bridge, down Lumbard Street, through Candlstick Park, through and around Alcatraz, on Fishermans Wharf, on the Pacific Coast Highway (101), on belt routes and inter-city freeways, through the Bay Area Rapd Transport system, you will even drive on an aircraft carrier in one mission. There are probably lots of other places I don't recognize having not lived there. There are twelve original mission and who knows how many to unlock. So far I have found three (you have to beat the game on all difficulty levels). They are fun bonus levels too, not just rehashed old levels. Even if you complete all the missions on Easy you will have a challenge finding out what exactly unlocks other features. For instance, when you jump off a ramp or a steeply inclined street, the game measures your jump in feet and keeps track of it. You can unlock new items if you beat certain records. Also, everything has a point value and if you hit many items such as news stands or mailboxes while completing missions you are shown your money earned for each item.
Any good racing game has either real cars that you can't wreck because of commercial infringments, or has fake cars wich you can wreck. This game has both, however only the models of the cars are revealed so you can figure out the rest. Also when your car is wrecked, it preformance is weaker and weaker until it just can't drive any more. This gives you great motivation to drive carefully and yet quickly.
Even if you don't play one mission, this game is tons of fun because you can watch your replays and even save them. When you do, you will see the whole segment from different camera views such as a helicopter view, a front or rear fender view etc. and its very much like watching a chase seen in a movie except no movie has ever had chases and accidents this good. If you have a wheel and pedal set up, you must try this game. There is a first person view for all those armchair drivers.
However I think the missions are worth attempting. Once you unlock some great cars then it is more fun to just free drive. If you don't complete a mission in time, the game just lets you drive around for as long as you want. The levels are huge. Your VMU keeps track of how many miles you drive and in some levels you will drive 15 or 20 in one direction. There are plenty of shortcuts and hidden routes you can learn and utilize in your game play. One of the best buys I have made for the Dreamcast.

Huge Fun, Funner than Crazi Taxi

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I havent played the actual game but i played the demo version and I thought if it's this much fun, then the full version must be one of the best car-demolition-race games ever. I could play the demo for weeks strate and never get bored or tired of it. I would've bought it, but since it is so close to Christmas I thought I'd just ask for it, since my dad saw how much fun I had with it. I recomend it even to people who don't like car games. Definetly a winner.

Total Trash

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 16
Date: August 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've played the import and it flat out stinks. Too bad too, because conceptually, it's pretty strong, although unoriginal. Sloppy control makes this game zero fun. I don't know if the control is supposed to be realistic or not, but Super Runabout is far from either simulation or arcade-style fun. Mediocre graphics will not help you overlook the absence of playability and fun. Rent first if you really must.

Better than Crazy Taxi? Well, yes and no.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchased this game, because of the demo, and it is more fun than Crazy Taxi. You get to destroy stuff and there is more replay value and different cars! (You can even be a cop and turn your flashers on) Anyways, the downside of this game is the control, you might as well not even try to steer in the right direction because you will slide in a different direction. Anyways the point is ..... buy this game, er I think I hear somebody calling my name.....

Demo Review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My review is based on playing the demo version on the Dreamcast Magazine sampler disc. It features a bomb-disposal mission, but you can just explore the city if you'd rather do that. You can also play it as a demolition game; the cars and some scenery is descructible, you score dollar-denominated points for destroying them. There are 4 playable cars in the demo version; an italian sportscar, a little german car, a circa 1950's american pick-up truck, and an mped scooter. (The scooter is indescructible; a good choice for demolition play). I enjoyed the demo so much I am going to buy the game.

Great fun! (demo)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

After playing the heck out of the demo, I'm planning on getting this game.

It reminds me heavily of Crazy Taxi -- free roaming a large city. But with the mission-based levels and many cars to choose from, it has an added bit of variety.

The controls are a mixed bag: the acceleration and braking are perfect (and different depending on the vehicle), but the steering is a bit floaty but not too bad once you adjust to it. The overall control and physics are more realistic than the "arcadey" feel of Crazy Taxi, add to that the fact that your car sustains damage and can be disabled with excessive damage and you have a much different experience.

I'm a big fan of Crazy Taxi, but this game still felt fresh to me. And for the reviewer that played the import version: reportedly the US version has had the control tightened up -- I can't say for certain since I didn't play the import version, but I only have minor gripes about the floaty feel of the cars.

IS FUN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Super Runabout is fun for me and I've never get tired of playing it,This game let you drive anywhere you wanted and freedom to crash any cars you like,but don't crash to much if you did your car well not work again.Super Runabout has 6 mission that you need to complete and there's a 4 racing track you can race around San Francisco.There one thing I was disappointed that it doesn't include is a rumble compatiple.I don't know why they didn't have that on there game,my controller will shake alot crashing all those cars.I Wish Interplay make another Super Runabout 2.END

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