Radikal Bikers

Radikal Bikers is a racing arcade game developed by Spanish company Gaelco in 1998, with a conversion for PlayStation developed by Bit Managers released in Europe in 1999.^[8] The spiritual successor to this game was Smashing Drive.

Radikal Bikers
North American arcade flyer
Developer	Gaelco[a]
Publishers	Arcade EU: Gaelco NA: Atari Games JP: SNK Infogrames (PlayStation)
Director	Josep Quingles
Programmers	Alexander Ekjanov Diego Campos Enric Vives
Artists	Toni López Yeste[1] Xavier Arrebola G.[2] Xavier Fradera[3]
Composer	Joan Sanmarti
Platforms	Arcade, PlayStation, Evercade
Release	Arcade EU: March 1998[4] NA: June 1998[5][4] JP: December 1998[4] PlayStation EU: June 23, 1999 Evercade NA: May 31, 2023[6]
Genres	Action, racing
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Gaelco 3D Hardware[7]

Gameplay

Arcade version screenshot

Radikal Bikers is set in a Mediterranean environment, and is based on delivering pizza on a rare Italian scooter called Italjet Dragster in heavy traffic before the AI opponent does, while getting points. The arcade version has three difficulty levels, which correspond to each of the different places: Margherita (easy, set in Milan), Capricciosa (medium, set in Rome), and Diabola (hard, set in Naples). If the player beats all four races in a level, they can play the next level free. The PlayStation version includes four more locations on top of the original three as part of the extended Radikal mode: Marinara (set in Venice), Fantasia (set in Paris), Reggiana (set in London) and Americana (set in New York)

Points

• Win one race - +50000 (Arcade) / Up to +10000 (Radikal);
• Get Power-up - +1000 (Arcade) / +100 (Radikal) each;
• Power Kick destructions - +1000 (Arcade) / +100 (Radikal) each;
• Grabbing an Extra Point Power-up - +3000 (Arcade) / +400 (Radikal) each;
• Grabbing a bad Power-up - -100 each.

Power-ups

• Turbo - Indicated by the letter "T", which gives the High Speed, which is incompatible with Power Kick;
• Power Kick - Indicated by the "bomb", which allows you to blow up cars by kicking them in the side for points, and is also incompatible with Turbo;
• Extra Points - Indicated by "+$", which gives a bonus of 3000 points in Arcade Mode, or 400 points in Radikal Mode;
• Extra Time - Indicated by the "hourglass", which gives +1 second of time;
• The Joker - Indicated by the "?", which gives a Random power-up or extra points, which is actually based on its position and the biker you choose.

Characters

On the Arcade version are:

• Carlo - From "Paolo's Maniak Pizza";
• Gino - From "Frenzy Mario Pizza", but is present in the PlayStation version with the new name Paolo;
• Nina - From "Paolo's Maniak Pizza", but is present in the PlayStation version (under different clothes and complexion) with the name Mbelle;
• Sofia - From "Frenzy Mario Pizza", she is also present in the PlayStation version of the game.

Finally, on the PlayStation version there are three new characters: Albert, Gus and Noodles.

Release

The previously cancelled Game Boy Color version of the game was released on the Evercade console as part of the Piko Interactive Collection 3 on May 31, 2023.^[9]

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
	Arcade	PS
Next Generation	[10]	N/A
MAN!AC	N/A	46%[11]
Mega Fun	N/A	49%[12]
MeriStation	N/A	5.8/10[13]
Power Unlimited	N/A	61/100[14]
Video Games	N/A	33%[15]

Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "There's nothing else quite like this gem in the arcades, and it's sure to bring a smile to your face."^[10]

Notes

1. Ported to PlayStation by Bit Managers