Starting from the back of the pack with a busted-ass vehicle and weak weapons, with some determination, racing skill, and a dose of killer instincts, you’ll move up in the world, get some sponsors, and have some fun blowing up your competitors along the way. Review copy of game provided by publisher.Though my natural tendency is to giggle at the use of EXTREME in any title, and I won’t try to argue that the game’s presentation doesn’t Though my natural tendency is to giggle at the use of EXTREME in any title, and I won’t try to argue that the game’s presentation doesn’t inspire confidence, I’ll admit that I’ve had much more fun with this combat racer than I would have assumed. I was shocked at just how much fun it brought me out of nowhere. For the price tag I highly recommend checking out this sleeper hit. It has been a long time since I really sank a lot into a car combat title that didn’t infuriate me. I think it stems from the feeling of combining all my favorite obscure and popular racing games over the years, and rolling them into one experience. I still cannot begin to tell you why I love Gas Guzzlers so much. The soundtrack is decent at best with some generic rock tracks filling out the package, again nothing new or innovative here. The voice work is annoying more often than not, and the presentation and menus can be rather confusing at first. Damage modeling is included, and the variations in tracks really help keep things fresh. The dirt and particle effects ran buttery smooth, even with multiple cars on screen. The massive tracks feel like an open-world with suggested roads. Have I mentioned how gorgeous Gas Guzzlers is? Because this game sure is gorgeous. It only took me two races to get the handling down, which just felt incredible with the Xbox 360 controller. Cars feel like they have a nice weight to them, and the controls are simply spot on. The car handling feels like a nice mix between Flatout and maybe Evolution Studios’ acclaimed MotorStorm franchise. This is why it is hard to put too fine a point on what makes Gas Guzzlers so good. Everything feels like an amalgamation of my fondest memories of the genre, all rolled into one big package. I was always comparing Gas Guzzlers to my favorite racing games over the years. Twisting and turning and offering up lots of shortcuts reminded me a lot of Beetle Adventure Racing on the N64. The career mode starts off slow with only a handful, but by the end I had unlocked nearly 40 different routes around a handful of areas. It is a nice way to thin out the competition. Points are awarded for every type of attack landed, and if I took down another racer during a combat encounter, they were gone for good. Offering some guns that fire both forward and behind, combined with the pickups that I could drop such as land mines and smoke, made for some fun races. I also was always on the lookout for more firepower. I was always trying to get the next best vehicle and max out its upgrades, and with nearly 20 to choose from, it kept me occupied. Upgrading and buying new cars became a minor obsession for me. Finding others enjoying it as much as I was made it worthwhile, and of course the game fills out empty slots with bots until others join, which is nice. When I did manage to get into a match though, it was a blast. There is never a shortage of things to do here, though sadly the online lobbies are not exactly booming with participants. The online features a robust collection of diversions such as deathmatch, capture the flag and more. Again, nothing here I hadn’t seen before. The career mode took me through multiple race types such as elimination, standard racing and of course car combat. Gas Guzzlers combines all the standard modes and races one would expect from this type of game. I spent an unhealthy amount of time playing Gas Guzzlers, and yet I can’t remember one thing that stands out above the rest. This combat racing title brings very little new to the style, but does so much of it right that it is easy to recommend. Gas Guzzlers Extreme scratches an itch I forgot I had. Of course, the demand for them has dwindled over the years so I have played less and less as time goes on, I still clamor for that same rush I had when playing the first two Twisted Metal titles. At least that is my conclusion considering how many of them are not very good. Awesome world destruction racing extreme.Ĭar combat games feel like the hardest genre to master.
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