Over the top, just plain fun.
posted by LPS179 (EL DORADO HILLS, CA) Jun 4, 2010
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After the first 10 minutes of playing this game, I was just a bit disappointed. It seemed at first that this was just another standard racing genre, very similar to Burnout, with a gimmick of "Power Plays" , allowing you to save stored energy earning through drifting, drafting and jumps to activate events in the environment to hurt other players (such as helicopters dropping explosives, or cars exploding on the side of the road).
However after playing for a couple more hours I began to appreciate how the power play system is certainly not just a gimmick, but integral to the gameplay. I think they found the right balance of not having the power plays be "win buttons", since you can easily miss if not timed right, not to mention blow yourself up. There are also "Level 2" power plays, which allow you to cause massive disruption to the course, such as a freight boat to skid across the track, or entire buildings to collapse. These are great fun, and if timed correctly can be devastating, and even changing the track around.
The game certainly lacks customization of other top racing games, there is no fine tuning your cars, and even the decals you earn through achievements can't be customized or placed where you want. Don't expect that kind of detail. This is an action-arcade style racing game, plain and simple. It's over the top and unapologetic about it's style.
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