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3/5 |
This game's a hoot! Or should that be a toot (on the horn)?
(May 13, 2008) |
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OK, I've awarded it 5 stars for fun (because it's just like being in one of those '70s American car chases that were on TV) but only 3 stars overall because the novelty of being in a '70s American car chase (however realistic, and it is that) wears off after about half an hour. If you're a child of the '70s you'll probably enjoy this even more than I did. Firstly the playability is excellent. You really feel as if you are in control of the car. The physics (or dynamics) of these cars is reproduced wonderfully. The suspension and the rolling, rocking, sliding and skidding looks like the real thing. I particularly like the cruise control option and the slightly unresponsive acceleration which means that you don't only have the option of flooring the accelerator or flooring the brake which tends to be the only option in other driving games I've played in the past. Of course you do have the option to floor it and be lost in a puff of tyre smoke if you wish! The cruise control is also a welcome facility since in other driving games you have to keep pumping the gas just to drive straight and level.
Next, I really loved the different views of the action that you can choose and the replay facility. The "drop camera" which allows you to drop a camera which is then trained on you wherever you go is really good (though of limited use!). You can also play the game looking over the bonnet (or hood!), from either side, from the front or behind. I also LOVE the damage! You can trash the cars to your heart's content. You can trash other drivers' cars too (even better)! You can mount the kerb and mow down pedestrians (or try to; they jump out of the way at the last moment), destroy picket fences, upend trash cans, flatten road works barriers and cones. Watch the sparks fly and the dust splatter! Do all this too often and attract the attention of the cops! It's just like Smokey and the Bandit (except without the Trans-Am)! My only beef is that the cops are a bit suicidal in that their intention seems to be to destroy you utterly even if you've just run a red light or knocked a traffic cone over!
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