Rush Hour (video game)

Rush Hour, known in Europe as Speedster, is a video game developed by Clockwork Entertainment and published by Psygnosis for the PlayStation and Windows in 1997. The PlayStation version was ported to Japan and published by Nihon Bussan under the name BattleRound USA (バトルラウンドUSA, BatoruRaundo USA) on April 29, 1998.^[2]

Rush Hour
Developer(s)	Clockwork Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Psygnosis
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Release	PlayStation NA: April 30, 1997[1] EU: May 1, 1997 Windows EU: 1997
Genre(s)	Racing video game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	56%[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[4]
CNET Gamecenter	7/10[5]
Edge	6/10[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	5.25/10[7][a]
GameFan	81%[8][b]
GamePro	[9][c]
GameRevolution	D−[10]
GameSpot	6.9/10[11]
Génération 4	(PC) [12]
IGN	6/10[13]
Joystick	(PC) 55%[14]
Next Generation	[15]

The PlayStation version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[3] Next Generation said that the game "has a definite retrogaming flavor to its gameplay, but its contemporary graphics and execution give the experience new life."^[15]

Notes

1. Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version each a score of 4.5/10 and 6/10.
2. Two critics of GameFan gave the PlayStation version each a score of 80, and the other gave it 84.
3. GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 2.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 2/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.