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The grim post-nuclear future of off-road racing.

Powerslide, the postapocalyptic free-form racing game with impressive visuals and brilliant track design, is now available on GOG.com for only $5.99.

How much a fresh orange is worth, nowadays? $0.5? A banana? Just about as much. Not really worth endangering yourself over, right? Now imagine a world where the price of fresh fruit skyrocketed after a global nuclear holocaust. A world, where only the richest of the rich can afford proper nutrition. In such world--a barely habitable nuclear wasteland--the less fortunate majority of irradiated freaks finds its only pleasure and retreat in mad auto races called "powerslides". Only the lucky few make it to the finish line, but among them only one will receive the ultimate prize: a healthy meal.

Powerslide not only manages to capture a perfect image of the hypothetical grim post-nuclear future, but also delivers solid and original racing gameplay. Even though the game dates back to 1998, its detailed graphics remain impressive and create a captivating representation of an apocalyptic landscape. All of the tracks present you with many options of detours and shortcuts, so it makes a lot of sense to do a little exploration while racing. This will not only make your victory easier--many special bonuses can be found in the most secluded places.

Unlock all the vehicles and drivers, learn every turn of every track, practice your driving skills and maybe you'll earn your way out of postapocalyptic slum. Race for thrills, respect, money, and your right to proper nutrition in Powerslide, for only $5.99.
Never heard of this. The graphics look pretty good, and textures are impressively sharp for 1998.
Post edited October 02, 2012 by RafaelLopez
Dang, when I read "post apocalyptic" I thought "duh, another terrible new indie racing game", then I saw release date 1998. O_O
Now I'm really curious, it also looks awesome for its age. And I don't remember ever hearing or reading about it.
Dang, two more games (incl. Spycraft) I already have on retail...

This used to be a rather nice arcade racer IIRC (that's why I bought it, duh! The demo convinced me.). Too bad arcade racing games in general stand the test of time the worst, IMHO. Usually the newer arcade racing games make the older ones pretty much obsolete, save for some exceptions like Carmageddons.

I might (re)buy this in a promo, let's see...
Post edited October 02, 2012 by timppu
Never heard of this one before. O_o ?

But I never really liked racing games....
Ratbag, eh. They were the ones who were bought by Midway and then closed down a few weeks later, as Midway suddenly didn't want them any more.
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Zeewolf: Ratbag, eh. They were the ones who were bought by Midway and then closed down a few weeks later, as Midway suddenly didn't want them any more.
Wow. That sucks. o_o
When you think quality, think Ratbag.
low rated
i vaguely remember this. it was mediocre then, it's worse than that now.
Impressive visuals? Is that a joke?
OMGBBQ!!! I tried to hunt this down on abandonware websites for years! I once got it but it wouldn't work on a modern machine. Thank you GOG!!! :-)

This is a very fun arcade racer, with some interesting sliding/driving physics. It takes a bit of getting used to but after a small while it plays like a breeze.
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Elenarie: Impressive visuals? Is that a joke?
In the context of a game released in 1998? No, not even remotely.
This was great when it first came out. Back in 98 the graphics were stunning running at 60fps if your machine could handle it and had really cool suspension physics.
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G-Doc: In the context of a game released in 1998? No, not even remotely.
Suggestion, you should revise the games' descriptions since you're also releasing new games now (describe the games in past tense maybe?). "its detailed graphics remain impressive" - seriously? :)

For someone who first hears about this game, such as myself (an example), it smells of false marketing (yea, I know that it is not, but still...).
This is a great racer! Very good visual style and great music and audio. Remember the physics and feeling of speed were quite good as well.