Power Drive (1994 video game)

Power Drive is a 1994 racing video game developed by Rage Software and published by U.S. Gold. The player competes in rally driving in various countries.

Power Drive
Developer(s)	Rage Software[a]
Publisher(s)	EU: U.S. Gold BRA: Tectoy (SMD)
Programmer(s)	Tony Pomfret
Artist(s)	Andy Rixon Paul Broadbent Simon Street
Composer(s)	Kevin Bruce
Platform(s)	Super NES, Amiga, CD32, MS-DOS, Sega Mega Drive, Game Gear
Release	1994 SNES EU: November 1994[1] Amiga, CD32, DOS EU: December 1994[2][3] Mega Drive EU: January 1995[4] BRA: July 1997[5] Game Gear EU: June 1995[6]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The Mini Cooper S (player) racing against the Fiat Cinquecento (CPU) in France (SNES version shown)

Power Drive is a racing game.

Development

Power Drive was developed by Rage Software.

Release

The Sega Mega Drive version was released exclusively on the Sega Channel for North America.^[7]

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
	Amiga	DOS	Sega Genesis	SNES
Amiga Action	87%[8]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amiga Format	49%[9]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amiga Power	61%[10]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hyper	N/A	N/A	N/A	77/100[11]
Joystick	N/A	80%[12]	N/A	N/A
Mean Machines Sega	N/A	N/A	81/100[13]	N/A
Official Nintendo Magazine	N/A	N/A	N/A	90/100[1]
PC Games (DE)	N/A	47%[14]	N/A	N/A
PC Zone	N/A	50/100[3]	N/A	N/A
Super Play	N/A	N/A	N/A	69%[15]
Total!	N/A	N/A	N/A	80/100[16]
CU Amiga	61%[17]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mega	N/A	N/A	83%[18]	N/A
The One Amiga	71%[19]	N/A	N/A	N/A
PC Player	N/A	67/100[20]	N/A	N/A
PC Review	N/A	5/10[21]	N/A	N/A
Sega Magazine	N/A	N/A	76/100[22]	N/A
Sega Power	N/A	N/A	60%[23]	N/A
Sega Pro	N/A	N/A	92%[24]	N/A
Super Gamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	79/100[25]

Power Drive garnered generally favorable reviews from critics.^{[1][15][16][25]}

The Amiga version received an average response from critics.^{[8][9][10][17][19]}

The MS-DOS version was met with mixed reception from the press.^{[12][14][3][20][21]}

The Sega Mega Drive version received a similar response to the original Super Nintendo Entertainment System release.^{[13][18][22][23][24]}

The Game Gear version earned average reviews.^{[6][26][27][28]}

Notes

1. Ported to Amiga, Amiga CD32, and MS-DOS by Denton Designs.