I'm Paul, pleased to meet you! I came to Ciao a fair time ago now, back in 2000, and I've been popp...
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If you're looking for a different type of racing game, Re-volt might just interest you. Re-volt is based around remote control cars and the storyline (such as it is) goes that these cars have been made magical and are driving out of the toy shop and taking on a life of their own.
The game involves basic races around some oversized normal world environments such as a back garden, museum and supermarket. There are obstacles in each place that are representative of the area they are in, such as a wet floor in the supermarket and there are plenty of other racers to try to beat as you tear around the track.
The basic race option is fun and well put together, handling is spot on and makes you feel that you're controlling a radio controlled car rather than a real one. The courses are well thought out and great to drive around. But it's the two to four player battle mode that's the most impressive. Similar to Mario Kart on the Nintendo 64, this mode is a game of 'tag' where one car carries the tag and all the others have to race around to try and touch it so they can become the winner before the time runs out. Great fun when there are four of you all frantically after one another!
The graphics work well for a game based on small cars and everything looks pretty authentic, although it won't win any prizes. The sound is basic, with background tunes and spot effects, but nothing outstanding.
Overall, it's the general sense of fun you get from playing a different type of racing game with toy cars instead of real ones that wins the day for this game, and the battle mode will keep you coming back for more multiplayer mayhem long after you've unlocked all the tracks on the racing section.
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Re-Voltis a remote-control car "simulator" that combines a convincing physics model with ... more
arcade elements to create one of the better racing games.The control pad is a little touchy, so it is probably a better idea to steer with the digital pad. The cars react to the tracks just like their real-life remote control counterparts do: flipping off curbs, absorbing suspension-jarring jumps, and bouncing off competing cars. The tracks are also realistic, letting players race through grocery stores, museums, neighbourhoods and the like. Acclaim even threw in a track editor so intrepid racers can design their own courses.Don't think that you can outrace the competition by simply droning around the track. Winning requires a combination of driving skill and a mastery of the game's myriad weapons, including oil slicks, bombs, bottle rockets and water balloons. The weapon effects do much to enhance the game's graphical appeal, which is immense to begin with.--T Byrl BakerPros:Realistic physicsSlick graphicsTrack editorCons:Controls are hard to getused to
Postage & Packaging:£1.94 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days......
Advantages: Advantages: VAST catalogue of original and fantastic games Disadvantages: Disadvantages: Slightly strange marketing techniques to advertise the console: perhaps the advertisements do not reflect the nature of the console in the appropriate way?
D1A1UK 17.11.2000 ·
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