Hi-Octane

Hi-Octane is a vehicular combat and racing video game published in 1995 for MS-DOS compatible operating systems, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. It was developed by Bullfrog Productions based upon their earlier Magic Carpet game code.

This article is about the video game. For the 1994 Comedy Central TV series, see Hi Octane.
Hi-Octane
Developer(s)Bullfrog Productions
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Producer(s)Sean Cooper
Designer(s)Barry Meade
Alex Trowers
Programmer(s)Sean Cooper
Mark Huntley
Composer(s)Russell Shaw
Platform(s)MS-DOS, PlayStation, Saturn
ReleaseMS-DOS
  • NA: August 1995
  • EU: March 1996
PlayStation
  • NA: December 29, 1995
  • EU: December 1995
Saturn
  • NA: 1995
  • EU: December 1995
Genre(s)Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The tracks are wider and more open than most racing games. Hi-Octane was not as well received as the thematically similar Wipeout by Psygnosis and was criticized for the short view distance.

Bullfrog released an expansion pack with three new tracks and new game modes.

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