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	'''''Speed Busters''''' (known in North America as '''''Speed Busters: American Highways''''') is a [[video game]] developed by [[Ubisoft]]'s Montreal studio for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 1998. It was released for the [[Dreamcast]] in 1999 as '''''Speed Devils'''''. This racing game features courses with hazards such as dinosaurs, rolling boulders, and UFOs set in exotic locales, including Louisiana, Louisiana Tornado, New York City, New York City Winter, Mexico, Nevada, Aspen Summer, Aspen Winter, Canada (supposedly northern Quebec), Canada Light Winter, Canada Heavy Winter, Montreal Industrial, Hollywood, and Hollywood Disaster. The console version's career mode allows players to advance through the ranks of a fictional racing league. Colorful rivals challenge players to accomplish specific feats during races, placing bets using prize money earned from competitions. The money earned from gambling and performance is used to purchase cars, upgrade them, and maintain them. The game also supports up to five players on a single Dreamcast console.		'''''Speed Busters''''' (known in North America as '''''Speed Busters: American Highways''''') is a [[video game]] developed by [[Ubisoft]]'s Montreal studio for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 1998. It was released for the [[Dreamcast]] in 1999 as '''''Speed Devils'''''. This racing game features courses with hazards such as dinosaurs, rolling boulders, and UFOs set in exotic locales, including Louisiana, Louisiana Tornado, New York City, New York City Winter, Mexico, Nevada, Aspen Summer, Aspen Winter, Canada (supposedly northern Quebec), Canada Light Winter, Canada Heavy Winter, Montreal Industrial, Hollywood, and Hollywood Disaster. The console version's career mode allows players to advance through the ranks of a fictional racing league. Colorful rivals challenge players to accomplish specific feats during races, placing bets using prize money earned from competitions. The money earned from gambling and performance is used to purchase cars, upgrade them, and maintain them. The game also supports up to five players on a single Dreamcast console.

	In 2000, ~~Sega released~~ '''''Speed Devils Online Racing''''', an updated version of the game for Dreamcast that added online play.<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web \| last=Fielder \| first=Joe \| url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-online-review/1900-2674333/ \| title=Speed Devils Online Racing Review \| website=[[GameSpot]] \| publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] \| date=2001-01-12 \| accessdate=2014-11-27 \| archive-date=2014-06-19 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619094237/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-online-review/1900-2674333/ \| url-status=live }}</ref>		In December 2000, [[Ubisoft]] published '''''Speed Devils Online Racing''''', an updated version of the game for the Dreamcast that added online play.<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web \| last=Fielder \| first=Joe \| url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-online-review/1900-2674333/ \| title=Speed Devils Online Racing Review \| website=[[GameSpot]] \| publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] \| date=2001-01-12 \| accessdate=2014-11-27 \| archive-date=2014-06-19 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619094237/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-online-review/1900-2674333/ \| url-status=live }}</ref>

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{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{redirect|Speed Devils|the 1935 film|Speed Devils (film)}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Speed Busters
| image = Speed Busters cover.jpg
| caption = European Windows cover art
| developer = [[Ubisoft Montreal|Ubi Soft Montreal]]
| publisher = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]]
| designer =
| engine =
| released =
'''Windows''' {{vgrelease|NA|November 23, 1998<ref>{{cite web | last=Mayer | first=Robert | url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/015/148/speed_busters.html | title=Ubi Soft Ships Speed Busters | website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] | publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. | date=1998-11-23 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709100345/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/015/148/speed_busters.html | archivedate=2003-07-09 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2021-04-24}}</ref>|EU|1998}} 
'''Dreamcast''' {{vgrelease|EU|October 14, 1999<ref name="Europe new release date - IGN">{{cite news | last1=Langan | first1=Matthew | title=European Dreamcast Release Date Revealed | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/03/european-dreamcast-release-date-revealed | access-date=June 24, 2021 | work=IGN | date=September 2, 1999 | language=en | archive-date=June 24, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203758/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/03/european-dreamcast-release-date-revealed | url-status=live }}</ref>|NA|October 29, 1999<ref>{{cite web | title=''Speed Devils'' | url=http://www.sega.com/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=300 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000619092130/http://www.sega.com/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=300 | archive-date=June 19, 2000 | access-date=December 29, 2023 | website=[[Sega|sega.com]]}}</ref>|JP|November 18, 2000}} 
'''Online Racing''' {{vgrelease|NA|December 13, 2000|EU|February 2, 2001}} 
'''Mobile''' {{vgrelease|NA|July 3, 2003}}
| genre = [[Racing game#Street racers|Arcade Racing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Mobile phone]]s
}}

'''''Speed Busters''''' (known in North America as '''''Speed Busters: American Highways''''') is a [[video game]] developed by [[Ubisoft]]'s Montreal studio for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 1998. It was released for the [[Dreamcast]] in 1999 as '''''Speed Devils'''''. This racing game features courses with hazards such as dinosaurs, rolling boulders, and UFOs set in exotic locales, including Louisiana, Louisiana Tornado, New York City, New York City Winter, Mexico, Nevada, Aspen Summer, Aspen Winter, Canada (supposedly northern Quebec), Canada Light Winter, Canada Heavy Winter, Montreal Industrial, Hollywood, and Hollywood Disaster. The console version's career mode allows players to advance through the ranks of a fictional racing league. Colorful rivals challenge players to accomplish specific feats during races, placing bets using prize money earned from competitions. The money earned from gambling and performance is used to purchase cars, upgrade them, and maintain them. The game also supports up to five players on a single Dreamcast console.

In 2000, Sega released '''''Speed Devils Online Racing''''', an updated version of the game for Dreamcast that added online play.<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web | last=Fielder | first=Joe | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-online-review/1900-2674333/ | title=Speed Devils Online Racing Review | website=[[GameSpot]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | date=2001-01-12 | accessdate=2014-11-27 | archive-date=2014-06-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619094237/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-online-review/1900-2674333/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| GR_SDC = 78%<ref name=GRDC1>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/198737-speed-devils/index.html | title=Speed Devils for Dreamcast | website=[[GameRankings]] | publisher=CBS Interactive | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505070222/https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/198737-speed-devils/index.html | archivedate=2019-05-05 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| GR_MOB = 65%<ref name=GRMB>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerankings.com/mobile/922033-speed-devils/index.html | title=Speed Devils for Mobile | website=GameRankings | publisher=CBS Interactive | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519144914/https://www.gamerankings.com/mobile/922033-speed-devils/index.html | archivedate=2019-05-19 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 79%<ref name=GRPC>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/71640-speed-busters-american-highways/index.html | title=Speed Busters: American Highways for PC | website=GameRankings | publisher=CBS Interactive | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520224532/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/71640-speed-busters-american-highways/index.html | archivedate=2019-05-20 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| CNG_SDC = 8/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Derr | first=Andrew L. | url=http://gamecenter.com/Consoles/Dreamcast/Speeddevils/ | title=Speed Devils | website=Gamecenter | publisher=[[CNET]] | date=1999-12-22 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823160135/http://gamecenter.com/Consoles/Dreamcast/Speeddevils/ | archivedate=2000-08-23 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| CNG_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Cirulis | first=Martin E. | url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2400,00.html | title=Speed Busters: American Highways | website=Gamecenter | publisher=CNET | date=1999-01-12 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816213129/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2400,00.html | archivedate=2000-08-16 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Goble | first=Gordon | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_178.pdf | title=Vehicular Abuse (''Speed Busters: American Highways'' Review) | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] | issue=178 | date=May 1999 | page=161 | accessdate=2016-12-24 | archive-date=10 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510052347/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_178.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref>
| EGM_SDC = 6.83/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Speed Devils | magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] | publisher=Ziff Davis | issue=124 | date=November 1999}}</ref>
| Fam_SDC = 29/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12834&redirect=no | title=SPEED DEViLS （スピード･デビル） [ドリームキャスト] | language=ja | magazine=[[Famitsu]] | publisher=[[Enterbrain]] | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| GI_SDC = 7.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine | last1=McNamara | first1=Andy | last2=Fitzloff | first2=Jay | last3=Anderson | first3=Paul | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4234 | title=Speed Devils - Dreamcast | magazine=[[Game Informer]] | publisher=[[FuncoLand]] | issue=78 | date=October 1999 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001203173300/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4234 | archive-date=2000-12-03 | url-status=dead | access-date=2014-11-28}}</ref>
| GameFan_SDC = (J.W.) 81%<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Weitzner | first=Jason "Fury" | url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_01/page/n69/mode/2up | title=Speed Devils | magazine=[[GameFan]] | publisher=Shinno Media | volume=8 | issue=1 | date=January 1999 | page=68 | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref> 71%<ref>{{cite magazine | last1=Mylonas | first1=Eric "ECM" | last2=Ngo | first2=George "Eggo" | last3=Rodriguez | first3=Tyrone "Cerberus" | url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_01/page/n19/mode/2up | title=Speed Devils | magazine=GameFan | publisher=Shinno Media | volume=8 | issue=1 | date=January 1999 | page=18 | accessdate=2021-05-18}}</ref>
| GamePro_SDC = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Uncle Dust | url=http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/2744.shtml | title=Speed Devils Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com | magazine=[[GamePro]] | publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] | date=1999-10-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208011442/http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/2744.shtml | archive-date=2005-02-08 | url-status=dead | access-date=2014-11-28}}</ref>
| GameRev_SDC = C+<ref name=GameRev>{{cite web | author=Colin | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32290-speed-devils-review | title=Speed Devils Review | website=[[GameRevolution]] | publisher=[[CraveOnline]] | date=November 1999 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053320/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/speed-devils | archivedate=2015-09-24 | url-status=live | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| GameRev_PC = B+<ref>{{cite web | author=Johnny B. | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33013-speed-busters-review | title=Speed Busters Review | website=GameRevolution | publisher=CraveOnline | date=January 1999 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205155916/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/speed-busters | archivedate=2014-12-05 | url-status=live | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| GSpot_SDC = 8.2/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Fielder | first=Joe | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-review/1900-2540687/ | title=Speed Devils Review (DC) | website=GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | date=1999-09-29 | accessdate=2014-11-27}}</ref>
| GSpot_MOB = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Damon | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-review/1900-6103560/ | title=Speed Devils Review (Mobile) | website=GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=2014-11-27 | archive-date=2015-03-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310022725/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-devils-review/1900-6103560/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Dulin | first=Ron | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speed-busters-american-highways-review/1900-2533134/ | title=Speed Busters: American Highways Review | website=GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | date=1998-12-23 | accessdate=2014-11-27}}</ref>
| GSpy_SDC = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web | author=Subskin | url=http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/speeddevils | title=Speed Devils | website=[[GameSpy|PlanetDreamcast]] | publisher=IGN Entertainment | date=1999-11-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123160212/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/speeddevils | archive-date=2009-01-23 | url-status=dead | access-date=2014-11-28}}</ref>
| IGN_SDC = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Gantayat | first=Anoop | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/02/speed-devils | title=Speed Devils (DC) | website=[[IGN]] | publisher=Ziff Davis | date=1999-11-01 | accessdate=2014-11-28}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Ward | first=Trent C. | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/01/07/speed-busters-american-highways-2 | title=Speed Busters: American Highways | website=IGN | date=1999-01-06 | accessdate=2014-11-28}}</ref>
| NGen_SDC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine | last=Charla | first=Chris | url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n93/mode/2up | title=Speed Devils | magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]] | publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] | issue=61 | date=January 2000 | page=93 | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| PCA_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hudak | first=Chris | url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL06Feb1999/page/n95/mode/2up | title=Speed Busters: American Highways | magazine=[[PC Accelerator]] | publisher=Imagine Media | issue=6 | date=February 1999 | page=97 | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 85%<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Williamson | first=Colin | url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/983.html | title=Speed Busters | magazine=[[PC Gamer]] | publisher=Imagine Media | date=March 1999 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000303044232/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/983.html | archive-date=2000-03-03 | url-status=dead | access-date=2014-11-28}}</ref>
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''Speed Busters: American Highways'' and ''Speed Devils'' received favorable reviews, while the mobile version of the latter received mixed reviews, according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name=GRDC1/><ref name=GRMB/><ref name=GRPC/> ''[[GameRevolution]]'' reviewed the Dreamcast version, stating, "At the finish line, Speed Devils is an above-average racer, but not much more." The reviewer noted that the game featured good graphics and appealing cars but suffered from poorly designed tracks, leaving players wondering how they managed to drive off a cliff without noticing it. The article also criticized the game's two-player mode for being boring and drawn out.<ref name=GameRev/> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' rated the same console version seven out of ten, stating, "While not outstanding in any particular regard, ''Speed Devils'' is good entertainment that should captivate anyone tired of realistic racers with its accessible and player-friendly arcade-like nature."<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Edge staff | url=https://archive.org/details/edgeuk077/page/n77/mode/2up | title=Speed Devils | magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] | publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] | issue=77 | date=Autumn 1999 | page=96 | accessdate=April 25, 2021}}</ref> Chris Charla of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]'' described the same console version as "the best racing game you can find on Dreamcast today."<ref name=NGen/> In Japan, where the same console version was released on November 18, 1999, ''[[Famitsu]]'' awarded it a score of 29 out of 40.<ref name=Fam/>

Nick Smith of ''[[AllGame]]'' gave ''Speed Busters: American Highways'' three-and-a-half stars out of five, stating, "You'll have a fast and furious time with ''SpeedBusters'' {{sic}}—but only if you have a competent graphics card. If you've got a puny PC with little video memory, forget it."<ref>{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Nick | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15798&tab=review | title=Speed Busters: American Highways—Review | website=[[AllGame]] | publisher=[[All Media Network]] | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114150210/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15798&tab=review | archivedate=2014-11-14 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2014-11-27}}</ref> However, Jonathan Sutyak rated ''Speed Devils'' two-and-a-half stars out of five, commenting, "If you can overlook the obstacles, or even enjoy them, you may get a kick out of some of the races. Although the ability to run tracks in the opposite direction with some different obstacles is a plus, ''Speed Devils'' becomes repetitive due to the long laps of each track and the weak computer opponents. They may try to block you when you attempt to pass and will also ram into you, but ultimately, they do not provide an exceptional challenge."<ref>{{cite web | last=Sutyak | first=Jonathan | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=18673&tab=review | title=Speed Devils—Review | website=AllGame | publisher=All Media Network | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114152731/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=18673&tab=review | archivedate=2014-11-14 | url-status=dead | accessdate=2014-11-27}}</ref>
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===Speed Devils Online Racing===
{{Video game reviews
| title = Speed Devils Online Racing
| MC = 76/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/speed-devils-online-racing/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast | title=Speed Devils Online Racing for Dreamcast Reviews | website=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=2014-11-27 | archive-date=2025-01-05 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20250105202257/https://www.metacritic.com/game/speed-devils-online-racing/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Fitzloff | first=Jay | title=Speed Devils Online [Racing] | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=FuncoLand | issue=93 | date=January 2001 | page=122}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7/10<ref name=GSpot/>
| IGN = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Justice | first=Brandon | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/05/speed-devils-online-2 | title=Speed Devils Online [Racing] | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | date=2001-01-03 | accessdate=2021-04-25}}</ref>
}}

''Speed Devils Online Racing'' received "generally favorable reviews" according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/>

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==See also==
* ''[[Asphalt (series)|Asphalt]]'', a series of arcade racing games by [[Gameloft]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{moby game|id=/windows/speed-busters-american-highways|name=''Speed Busters: American Highways''}}
* {{moby game|id=/dreamcast/speed-devils}}

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[[Category:Dreamcast games]]
[[Category:Mobile games]]
[[Category:Racing video games]]
[[Category:Ubisoft games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Canada]]
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