Baja: Edge of Control Review
This ambitious racing game delivers a rewarding off-road experience provided you make it past the initially steep learning curve.
This ambitious racing game delivers a rewarding off-road experience provided you make it past the initially steep learning curve.
This off-road racing game does a lot of things well, but the PS3 version looks so bad that it's tough to recommend.
The first thing you're likely to notice about Baja is that its graphics suck. You'll realize with time that this isn't entirely true, but that's the first thing you'll notice. The cars are sporting some low resolution sk... Read Full Review
8 of 11 users found the following review helpful(+) career mode is lengthy and hard to put down / surprising amount of vehicle and environment variety / supports both local and online multiplayer (-) abysmal first impression / sometimes clunky and unpredictable veh... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful[Important information for PS3 owners] I picked up this game the day it came out. I actually ended up taking it back in exchange for a different disk the next day due to the disk stuttering during menus and racing (I th... Read Full Review
4 of 5 users found the following review helpfulI'm going to start off by saying the graphics in this game are horrible, it looks like they haven't changed anything from the graphics of MX Unleashed on the PS2. Baja is a fun off-road racing game though. In the career ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulIf realism in racing is your thing and you just can't wait for Gran Turismo 5 then this is a good place to start. Out of every offroad game I've ever played Baja: EoC is the most realistic. Driving on these terrains is... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulCould have been great. Realistic driving over the dirt. Tires not on the ground most of the time makes for frustrating steering at first. Lots of tracks and lots of varied vehicles. This should be better than it is. ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulVery few racing games can combine arcade and simulation gameplay successfully, but this game pulls it off. It isn't perfect and made a few questionable design decisions, but it is still one of the best racing games I hav... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI originally bought Baja because it is one of a very few games that has a four player split-screen option (side rant: attention game developers, Xbox Live is great but sometimes when we have friends over, it's great for ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulBAJA starts off fairly lame but with immediate potential as you feel the texture of the surface you're on vibrating in your hands. Each vehicle category has its own feel and is often suited to particular tracks or ter... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful20 minute long rally races in the desert with huge expansive maps in custom made buggies or trucks or volkswagons. It's a different spin on the traditional racing game, but in tends to fall flat. Grip one, the diffi... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpfulWell where to start? I love this type of game and had been looking forward to it's release with a great deal of anticipation. The gamespot review put me off a little so I rented it first....and boy am I glad I did. I'll... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
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