City Connection
1985 video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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City Connection[lower-alpha 1] is a 1985 platform game developed and published as an arcade video game by Jaleco. It was released in North America by Kitkorp as Cruisin'. The player controls Clarice in her Honda City hatchback and must drive over elevated roads to paint them. Clarice is pursued by police cars, which she can stun by hitting them with oil cans. The design was inspired by maze chase games like Pac-Man (1980) and Make Trax (1981).
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Developer(s) | Jaleco |
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Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Mobile phone, Windows |
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Genre(s) | Platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
City Connection was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX, and ZX Spectrum. In Japan, the game has maintained a loyal following, and the NES version is seen as a classic for the platform. It was re-released in several Jaleco game collections and services such as the Wii Virtual Console. These received mixed responses in North America, with critics disliking its simplicity, lack of replay value, and poor controls. Some felt it possessed a cute aesthetic and unique concept and was entertaining. Clarice is one of the first female protagonists in a console game.
Jaleco released a sequel, City Connection Rocket, for Japanese mobile phones in 2004.