Platform: Sony Playstation
Region: PAL
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Developer(s): Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.
Publishers(s): Electronic Arts
ReleaseDate: 1995-12-01
Players: 2
Co-op: No
Hi-Octane
Also know as: Hi-Octane: The Track Fights Back!
Hi-Octane is a racing/vehicular combat video game released in 1995 for the PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn, developed by Bullfrog, and based upon their earlier Magic Carpet game code. It is notable amongst racing games for its wide and open tracks, and the resulting freedom offered to the player, and also for its excessive speed. It suffered in the marketplace due to thematic similarities with the better received Wipeout by Psygnosis and the generality of its graphics engine made for a very short depth of view compared to contemporary racing games. Hi-Octane is rumored to begin life as something several Bullfrog programmers coded in free time, and then decided to improve the game and market it under the auspices of Electronic Arts. Developer Peter Molyneux stated that EA set Bullfrog under pressure to release Dungeon Keeper, but they weren't able to do so within their deadlines. In order to relieve some of the pressure, they quickly developed Hi Octane.
ESRB Rating: E10+ - Everyone 10+
Genre(s): Racing
UID(s): SLES-00115