Rocket Jockey [SEP] publisher
Rocket Jockey
Rocket Jockey is a Windows video game created by Rocket Science Games and published by SegaSoft in 1996. The game's concept was developed by designer/lead programmer Sean Callahan, paired with an alternate reality 1930s America setting, conceived by VP of development/creative director Bill Davis. The player jets at high speed inside a grassy, enclosed sports arena on a rocket sled that is always in motion and chiefly steered with two grappling-hook guns mounted on its flanks. The rocket can change speeds but always flies
"failed to generate the sales needed to justify costs", despite a high level of pre-release excitement. As a result, the company could not secure funding from a publisher to develop another game, and was forced to close in April 1997.
"Rocket Jockey" was a finalist for CNET Gamecenter's 1996 "Best Action Game" award, which ultimately went to "Quake". The editors wrote, ""Rocket Jockey" accomplished the impossible: it brought us a completely original gaming experience by breathing