City Connection is an odd little duck that seems perhaps a bit too low tech for the NES. I could easily see this game ported on the Atari 2600 with very little downgrade in graphics. And that's a horrible way to start a review for a game I actually enjoy.
In City Connection, you are a rebellious driver with vandalism on his mind and a reckless disregard for the fuzz in his heart. In this bizarre driving game, you make your way along roads that are nothing like roads I have ever seen. There are 4 lanes, but each lane is stacked on top of the one below it with no visible supports. Each lane except the bottom one has gaps that must be jumped. As you drive along, your car paints the road behind you. One can only assume that this game condones the vandalism of our public works, which is something I cannot get behind.
Your goal is to paint the entire road on a given level. Once completed your rebellious driver will take a smoking break and head off to another major world city. There are hazards along the road that will hinder your progress such as cops and cats. The animation that runs after you hit a cat is fun enough to make you want to kill a few cats just for kicks. Killing cats will cost you lives, as will hitting the 5-0. Once you beat all the levels, you just start all over again with faster cops. The fun of this game usually runs out about the time you lose your last life. It's an enjoyable enough game, if only for the fact that it's so different from every other driving game you've ever seen.
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