Lamborghini American Challenge SNES

Determined to live the American dream of becoming a millionaire, you go to the United States to test your only viable skill: auto racing. As luck would have it, you run into an old friend desperate for cash. He proceeds to sell you his Lamborghini Diablo for a bargain basement price. Thus, you are ready to enter the Saturday Night Races, an organized tournament of infernal highway challenges.

Lamborghini American Challenge is not your average day at the races. For starters, you are breaking the law by racing on public roads. Police can chase you to try and slow you down if you are going too fast. If a cop catches you speeding, you could possibly incur a fine. As soon as you have earned enough money from winning (and gambling on) races, you should purchase a radar detector to locate cops and super brakes to reduce your speed in a hurry.

You will frequently need to stop in the garage, which lets you purchase repairs for your car. If you let your car's damage level reach 100% (from running into cars and obstacles), your car will stop and you will automatically lose the race. Occasionally, if the going gets tough, you will want to resort to such nasty tactics as pushing rival cars off the road.

Other things you can purchase at the auto shop include super tires for dry and rainy weather, snow tires for icy climates, various five-speed and six-speed transmissions, infrared goggles for seeing in the dark, a radar jammer, a roadster for better control and resistance, a turbo-boost and an assortment of speed power-ups. Before the game begins, you can select from several different drivers, each ranked by name, number of races won, number of points, and top speed.

To access a race, you will go to a map of the United States containing 15 stars. A yellow star shows that you have enough cash to enter the race, while a red star indicates that you are short on funds for that particular race. When you have won all the races in a division, you can go on to the next.

A split-screen versus mode is available in which players compete in one, five, seven or nine races. To win the race you must beat your human opponent as well as finish first among all the cars.

Yet another mode of play is available in which you use the Nintendo Super Scope to control the action. In this mode you can actually shoot other cars. In a one-player game, you must aim the light rifle to steer your car or let the computer take the wheel while you control firing. The two-player mode lets one player steer using the control pad while the other takes pot shots at enemy cars with the rifle.

You'll compete against 18 professional drivers in nine races. To help you realize your goal of becoming a millionaire, Lamborghini American Challenge includes a password feature for use in saving your division progress and driver statistics.

Controls: Gamepad/Joystick, Gun, Mouse