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Full Throttle is a motorcycle racing game and is a version of Pole Position. The game features 40 other motorcycles to compete with, ten tracks, and up to five laps.

The game works very well, but unfortunately all the motorcyclists (except you) are green, so is the grass around the course and the hills in the background and therefore the graphics are not always clear. The motorcyclists are well animated but your competitors flicker a bit and are not figures but just coloured shadows.

If a player, however, is carrying on, once he comes off the track he slows down almost to an absolute standstill. Also, most of the opponents once faced with being overtaken, swerve to give the player a penalty and slow him down.

The main thing wrong with the game is that if you come in 40th you are not given a time. The game features a new loading system which cuts out many minutes of frustrated waiting. However the game still takes a fair time to load.

Full Throttle features a number of joystick options. Overall, I think it beats similar games like Chequered Flag for sheer addictiveness. A very worthy addition to any library.