Road Rash II is a motorcycle racing game that Electronic Arts released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in North America and Europe in December 1992. Kevin McGrath directed it, Randy Breen and Dan Geisler designed it, and Rob Hubbard and Don Veca wrote the music.
The player races against fourteen other riders and has to finish third or higher to move on. There are five levels of five races each, set in Hawaii, Arizona, Tennessee, Alaska and Vermont. The sequel added chains as a weapon, and the police could now be hit and would fight back. The cartridge grew from 5 to 8 megabits, which made room for a split-screen two-player mode; Geisler spent about three months on it. A two-player-only mode called Mano a Mano sits alongside split-screen and hotseat play.
A Game Boy Color conversion appeared in 2000 under the plain title Road Rash, the Genesis game returned in the EA Replay compilation for PSP in 2006, and it is one of the games on the Sega Genesis Mini.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Road Rash II | Genesis | December 1992 | Electronic Arts | 1 |
| NA | Road RashConversion of Road Rash II developed by 3d6 Games | Game Boy Color | Nov 8, 2000 | — | 1 |
| EU | Road Rash II | Genesis | December 1992 | Electronic Arts | 1 |
| EU | Road RashUK release | Game Boy Color | Dec 15, 2000 | — | 1 |
| WW | EA ReplayCompilation with Road Rash and Road Rash 3 (Genesis versions) | PSP | 2006 | Electronic Arts | 1 |
| WW | —Sega Genesis Mini built-in game | Other | Sep 19, 2019 | Sega | 1 |
Also known as: Road Rash NA1
Box art by region
NA Road Rash II 
EU Road Rash II
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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TitleGame Boy Color
The Game Boy Color version is simply called Road Rash, even though it is a conversion of the second game.1
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GameplayGenesisGame Boy Color
Two players race in split screen on the Genesis, while the Game Boy Color version connects two systems with a Game Link Cable.1
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GraphicsGame Boy Color
Electronic Gaming Monthly singled out the scaling effect the Game Boy Color version uses on its tracks.1
Reception
Critics praised the visuals and the multiplayer but noted that the gameplay changed little; GameFan and Mean Machines Sega gave it 93%. It outsold the original and was the second-best-selling home video game in Europe in 1992, behind Sonic the Hedgehog 2.1
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Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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