Posted on: October 1, 2025
Kaede
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Futuristic arcade-y racer done well
I had a lot of fun this game back in early 2000's (on a P2 233 / Voodoo 2 setup). This is a Wipeout-like game for PC. It has everything you would expect for that genre: racing classes, weapons/bonuses, punchy music. The physics are in my opinion what really makes it stand out. They feel "right". Controls are difficult to master andn while you can "feel" the weight of the vehicles, they do not drive like trucks. Tracks do not have guardrails, which means you can fall off. What is more funny is that you can skip short portions of the track. Again, physics feel "right". Your car properly takes shock on the vertical axis as well, which means the nose can go up or down. This is done well and I think aged really good, controls are still fun today. The only downsides I see to this game: - minor gripe: the respawn mechanic (when you fall off the track or your car ends being upside-down) is not quite safe enough. It is not obvious at all to do so, and isn't very easy either, but it can be abused to skip small segments of the track. This is a matter of personal taste, but I think it should have been tweaked so that it couldn't be abused at all - maybe lacks a bit of personality. Musics are okay-ish - 4 cars total is okay-ish but a bit on the minimalist side - major gripe: only 4 track environments are available. While they look and play different, this is where the game is lacking the most - related: only 4 totally distinct tracks. Actually 4x3 tracks (3 tracks per environment), so 12 tracks total, but there are some shared tracks portions. This dividing a big track in multiple tracks is fine, but more track environments and/or more tracks, would've helped with lifespan - I got crashes from time to time. I'm not sure what is the cause for this. I'm not 100% sure but I think I got crashes back when I played it in early 2000's as well. Last but not least, this GOG.com re-release plays fine. You might want to tweak the game using dgVoodoo 2 to support widescreen ratios (guide is available no PCGamingWiki). If you don't, it plays fine in 4/3.
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