Motor Psycho (Europe)

Motor Psycho, sometimes styled as MotorPsycho, is a racing game that hit the Atari 7800 in 1990. It was developed by BlueSky Software and published by Atari Corporation. The title is a clever wordplay on "motorcycle" and "psycho," and it fits squarely into the racing genre on a platform that saw relatively few games in its later years. This European release is the same as the North American version, just with a different regional label.

You take control of a motorcycle and race against computer-controlled opponents on a side-scrolling track. The view is from behind your bike, and you must navigate bends, avoid obstacles, and shift gears to maintain speed. The game uses a simple but responsive control scheme: steer left or right with the d-pad, accelerate with one button, and brake with another. There is no complex story or character selection; it's just pure, arcade-style racing from start to finish.

For fans of the Atari 7800 library, Motor Psycho is a solid but unremarkable title. It doesn't push the hardware like some of the system's best shooters or platformers, but it offers honest, straightforward racing action. Compared to other late-80s console racers, it's a decent example of the genre on a machine that didn't always get polished third-party support. If you enjoy simple, no-frills bike racing games from the early 90s, this one is worth a few laps.