Tag: Driving

Taxi Chaos Review

Lazy Taxi


HIGH Hey hey, it’s Crazy Taxi…

LOW …and yet, it’s somehow lesser.

WTF I really miss hearing The Offspring go “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.” 


This Is Not A Review: Project Cars 2

I know. I know. Project CARS 2 came out in September of last year. What little dust Slightly Mad’s racing sim sequel kicked up has settled, and the rest of the game-playing world has moved on to bigger and better things. Monster Hunter World or Shadow of the Colossus, anyone? But Project CARS 2 has haunted me.


Need for Speed Review

Midnight Run

Need for Speed Review Screenshot

HIGH A great sense of speed and lovely visuals.

LOW The braindead, cheating, rubber-banding opponent AI.

WTF They sure do like phoning up this dude who never, ever talks.

RIDE Review

Ticket to RIDE

RIDE Review Screenshot

HIGH Nailing a succession of corners at high speed without sliding off the bike like a total klutz.

LOW Encountering several nasty glitches within the first hour of turning it on.

WTF A game centered around going extremely fast has such glacial loading times?

Mad Max Review

Riding with the Angel of Combustion

Mad Max Review Screenshot

HIGH The sandstorms are absolutely jaw-dropping.

LOW The bosses need more variety.

WTF Who thought releasing this on the same day as MGS V was a good idea?

Absolute Drift Review

The Fast and the Spurious

Absolute Drift Review Screenshot

HIGH The minimalist aesthetic is consistently lovely.

LOW The cars could stand to feel a bit grippier.

WTF The ending feels sudden and anticlimactic.

Rare Replay Review

My Childhood On A Disc

Rare Replay Review Screenshot

HIGH I still know the Battletoads jetbike level by heart, 20-ish years later.

LOW Gunfright. The entire thing.

WTF Battletoads Arcade? There are a bunch of better Battletoads games out there, Rare.

F1 2015 Review

Poetry in Motion, but More Limited than Haiku

F1 2015

HIGH The look and feel of the driving

LOW The lack of customization and personality

WTF Limited modes make this seem like a budget title