Radical Rex was originally released for the Super Nintendo. Eventually, the game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega (Mega) CD. It is a fun little platforming game developed by Activision. In the game, you take on the role of a fire breathing T-Rex simply named "Rex". He rides a skateboard through 10 intense levels on occasions but for the most part Rex will be walking on foot. Contrary to popular belief, you can actually roar in the Sega CD version. (and quite possible the Genesis version as the Sega CD version is a direct port.)In order to do it press Up + A. The level layouts in The Sega CD port of Radical Rex are different and on occasions much more difficult. Colors have been toned down a little but that is because of the color pallete limitations of the Sega CD. (no the urban myth about the color pallete of the Sega CD is not true.) With a CD Quality Soundtrack this game is worth buying if only for putting it into your CD player and listening to the audio tracks on it. However, if you are a fan of platformers, Radical Rex will definately suit you in a gameplaywise way too. For some reason, the main enemy in the Sega CD version and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version is a Magic using Gophar like - thing known as Skriitch according to the manual. In the SNES version it is a human wizard named Sethron. Regardless, both of these characters are the same with attack patterns so they are entirely the same difficulty to beat. The SNES version still excels in having better layouts but the Sega CD version is definately second best due to the CD Quality audio and blast processing on it's side.Read full review
... a good game overall with good production value. And probably the most addicting theme song of any Sega CD game out there.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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