The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player is given a set amount of time to deliver a set amount of packages. Money can be earned to buy new bikes.
Development
The game was originally scheduled to release in October 1997 for both PlayStation and Saturn. In June 1997, GT Interactive acquired the North American publishing rights to the game.
Reception
Courier Crisis was almost universally reviled by critics. 5. Critics generally remarked that while the game's premise is fresh and promising, the execution is poor on nearly every front, bemoaning everything from rough graphics which hearken back to the PlayStation and Saturn's launch window titles, to voice clips which repeat frequently enough to be a serious annoyance, to frustrating, poorly responsive controls. Next Generation elaborated that "The bike handles terribly, responding to turns as if it were being ridden through sand.
There's a quick-turn button, but this turns the bicycle so sharply that players inevitably end up stuck facing the wall." The reviewer also opined that the game's concept would have worked better as a bonus stage in a broader delivery game than as a standalone game. GameSpot summed it up as "A fantastic concept with endless possibility, but one that was executed so poorly here, even the most radical bunny-hop couldn't save the resultant product."
