Flawed, short, but enjoyable racing game
Gameplay:
There are 3 types of races: time-trial, checkpoint racing and closed circuit racing. In each type there are 10 events. This seems like a lot, but in reality you will finish all these races in a couple of hours. After you have finished an event you can drive it again and choose the number of checkpoints and laps. Only there isn't really an incentive to do them again.
The driving is more realistic then you would expect from the arcade setup of this game. For example, you can't drive full throttle through the corners without spinning. The problem with this is that the controls are too twitchy, it is hard to control the car and feel what it is doing. And one mistake because of this can end with you crashing and wrecking your car, and you can start over again.
There are only a couple of cars in the game, ranging from a VW New Beetle to a Panoz GTR1. But also a bus and a Freightliner. About half of the cars a available from the beginning, the rest will be unlocked after winning events.The wide range of cars will probably make you choose the Panoz Roadster, you can win most of the events with this car.
Graphics:
The graphics are good, the cars you race with are detailed and the city (Chicago) has a different look in each district. There are even pedestrians on the sidewalk, which will jump to the side if you try to run them over, so no Carmageddon in this one. The worst of the graphics is the traffic, these are just blocks on wheels, in the way that a three year old would draw a car.
Sound:
Not too bad, but nothing that will draw your attention in positive way either.
Overall:
Enjoyable little racer for the short time it lasts. Just not what you would hope it would be like
(6,6 / 10)