Speed Busters

Speed Busters
European Windows cover art
Developer(s)Ubi Soft Montreal
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Platform(s)Windows, Dreamcast, Mobile phones
ReleaseWindows

Dreamcast
  • EU: October 14, 1999[3]
  • NA: October 29, 1999[2]
  • JP: November 18, 2000

Online Racing
  • NA: December 13, 2000
  • EU: February 2, 2001

Mobile
  • NA: July 3, 2003
Genre(s)Arcade Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer


Speed Busters (known in North America as Speed Busters: American Highways) is a video game developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studio for Microsoft Windows in 1998. It was released for the Dreamcast in 1999 as Speed Devils. This racing game features courses with hazards such as dinosaurs, rolling boulders, and UFOs set in exotic locales, including Louisiana, Louisiana Tornado, New York City, New York City Winter, Mexico, Nevada, Aspen Summer, Aspen Winter, Canada (supposedly northern Quebec), Canada Light Winter, Canada Heavy Winter, Montreal Industrial, Hollywood, and Hollywood Disaster. The console version's career mode allows players to advance through the ranks of a fictional racing league. Colorful rivals challenge players to accomplish specific feats during races, placing bets using prize money earned from competitions. The money earned from gambling and performance is used to purchase cars, upgrade them, and maintain them. The game also supports up to five players on a single Dreamcast console.

In 2000, Sega released Speed Devils Online Racing, an updated version of the game for Dreamcast that added online play.[4]

  1. ^ Mayer, Robert (1998-11-23). "Ubi Soft Ships Speed Busters". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 2003-07-09. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  2. ^ "Speed Devils". sega.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2000. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Langan, Matthew (September 2, 1999). "European Dreamcast Release Date Revealed". IGN. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Fielder, Joe (2001-01-12). "Speed Devils Online Racing Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2014-11-27.

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