Fuel (2009)
Genres:Racing
Themes:Open world, Action
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:In an alternate present, vast swathes of America have become no-go areas as the devastating effects of global warming ravage the continent. Floods, storms, bush-fires, tornadoes and hurricanes have driven people from towns and cities into safe zones as extreme weather wreaks havoc, creating thousands of square miles of dangerous uninhabitable areas. People turn to renewable energy in the face of the destruction caused by global warming. But these danger zones become a playground for a new breed of racer. With a stockpile of fuel to be burned, adrenaline junkies head into the wilderness to compete against each other in spectacular races against themselves and the elements.Show more
I remember playing this old gem on my crappy old laptop while being a broke college student. It was a really good time even though it only ran on 30 fps or less. Being a game about post-apocalypse, I really like the vehicle designs, it was a mishmash of vehicles from all sorts of life. Did I mention the map? The map was the largest gaming ever had at that point and still ranks in top 10 even after all these years.
It was sad that the game got pulled from store around 2015, I wish it was back on store on a better form
played this game on xbox360 back in the day. recently downloaded it for pc since its abandoned ware and it aged like fine wine. so many fun hours of play to be had. massive open world, tons of side objectives to have fun with, races where decent also. wish it would come back.
The idea of having a seemingly infinite world to drive was always enticing to me. A post-apocalyptic world, with all kinds of vehicles, deserted roads, races, challenges and a few points of interest to explore, plus being able to simply drive anywhere without limits? That's FUEL.
I first learned about this game so long ago when I didn't own an X360 or PS3, only in 2016 I was finally able to build a basic gaming PC and bought a key, what a game! Unfortunately, it was released in the time of Games For Windows Live, which makes it extremely difficult to play today, even owning it legally, and I have lost my save file twice already because I needed to reinstall my OS and the save file is locked to GFWL's account/PC, backing up the save file doesn't work because it's somehow protected and changes every time.
Please bring it back GOG! The world would be a better place if you can do it.
Never had a chance to play this when it was still available, but damn it if this game doesn't bring a wave of nostalgia because of Achievement Hunter and their legendary let's plays of this game.
Besides the fact that either a sequel/remake/spiritual successor would be awesome, (in special by how bad open world racing games are being nowadays) I would love to be able to support the creators of this game again, and being able to play online with people.
This game is the epitome of unexploited potential, the tech behind the vastness of the world is something that deserves attention even on this day, when everyone demands bigger maps with more freedom.
It's a shame this is abandonware now, and EVEN if you bought it legally back in the day, or keep a physical copy, you CAN'T play it without having to crack it.
This is one the games i wanted to play the most back in the day when they had this game in the video game storefronts but at the time i was unable to afford and get this, now that i am able to afford to buy games now this game is no longer being sold, so i wish this game was preserved so that the younger generation can experience such a game and have the ability to play this game any time
I first played this on the 360, bought it cheap and loved it.
It's an open world driving game (not racing) where you can explore a gigantic map and unlock vehicles along the way, ranging frim dirt bikes to quads, monster trucks, hauler tractors, cars, buggies, and others to be discovered, with races on and off road, with checkpoint races, eilmination races, lap races, sprint challenges and so on.
The AI is not very good, both rubberbandy and programmed to know the track, so it has its share of frustratrions when you're hunting for stars so as to unlock the helipads to the new regions instead of driving manually but at least on PC there are the debug options to get everything so you can just drive around for fun, and fun it is.
Once you forrgo the race events, it's a gigantic escapism fantasy of driving around wilderness and abandoned areas.
I insist it's a driving game more than a racing game because the physics are fairly developed and you don't drive a bike like you do a buggy, physics play a part and vehicle inertia is to be taken into account since there is no nitro boost or power up to be found.
I wouldn't go as far as saying there is real skill involved, and the difficulty curve is all over the place, but it's a unique feeling among open world driving games.
Since Test Drive Unlimited is dead and there's ni sign of Burnout Paradise ever releasing here, I'd love to at least see Fuel preserved, instead of relying on my own backups. The saddest part is the game was delisted and never properly supported just due to Codemasters acting miserly.
While the GameSpy servers are gone, there are tricks to play online and the game has seen several enhancements thanks to the REFUELED and RESHADED mods.
Maybe not the greatest driving game but a cool piece of late 2000s video game history that deserves to be preserved.
gosh i remember the memories of playing this game on the 360 i found my original copy recently but i can't play it on my series s. But the memories the driving physics made it fun
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