** 0.5 page review / 481 words **

Super Burnout

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A pre-dawn start in Brazil against a dramatic cityscape on this 
technically difficult circuit
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Jonathon Adams gets his motor runnin' for this challenging 
motorcycle racing simulation...

This is a pure adrenaline pumping racing game with no silly 
characters, power-ups or spoilers to get in the way of the action. 
You don't even have to prefer motorcycles to get your kicks 
because, apart from the graphics, there's nothing in the gameplay 
to distinguish this from most car racing games.

Super Burnout can be played against the clock on an empty track, 
or against six computer-controlled opponents, or head to head 
against a friend in split screen mode.

Each player can select from six custom bikes which offer different 
levels of grip, acceleration and maximum speed and although 
there's no mention of authenticity with bikes named Sliding 
Thunder, Lightning Racer, Wheels of Terror, Reflex, Killing Turtle 
and Super Rabbit it's safe to assume Yamaha and Honda have spent 
their sponsorship money elsewhere.

Transmission can be automatic which makes it easy to follow the 
racing line flat out with momentary lifts on tight corners or 
manual where gear changes are performed by pressing the clutch (C 
Button) along with the up/down buttons on the joypad. The enhanced 
Jaguar controller is supported and enables fingertip shifting 
control using the left/right joypad buttons - quite why this can't 
also be implemented on the standard controller is beyond me.

There are eight track layouts "from around the world" and although 
there's no mention of them being the authentic layouts for Japan, 
Hungary, Germany, France, Canada, Brazil, Australia and America 
they do provide a variety of challenges.

When you're ready for Championship mode you race against six 
opponents on all eight tracks during which your start position for 
the next race depends on your finish position in the previous 
race. The trick is to punch the accelerator at exactly the right 
moment to slip past your opponents then follow the racing line 
(the darker area of track) which makes you harder to overtake.

The on-screen graphics are well up to 1995 standard with 
individual control over the volume of the sound FX, voice FX and 
music level. Given the choice between 14 AOR (Eric Clapton style) 
music tracks or whacking up the sound FX volume I opted for the 
latter!

The game settings, high scores, joypad configurations and sound 
settings are stored in the cartridge even with the power off.

** Boxout **
Super Burnout

Supplied by:
The Console Centre
Halifax Road, Birchencliffe, Huddersfield, HD3 3BS
Tel/Fax: 01484 544926
Email: morgan.magee@cableol.co.uk

Requires: Jaguar console

Pros: Plan of track and throttle on-screen helpful, bike selection 
makes it easy for both beginners and experts alike to get 
something out of the game.

Cons: Couldn't find any way to abort a race or change modes mid 
race.

85%
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