Speed Busters
| Speed Busters | |
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European Windows cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Ubi Soft Montreal |
| Publisher(s) | Ubi Soft |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Dreamcast, Mobile phones |
| Release | Windows Dreamcast Online Racing Mobile
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| Genre(s) | Arcade Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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 December 2000, Ubisoft published Speed Devils Online Racing, an updated version of the game for the Dreamcast that added online play.