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$bff|2-Ignition!
|1-Top Racer Game Reviewed!
$8ff Format : PC CD-ROM
Publisher : Virgin Interactive
Developer : UDS
The Playstation has had Micro Machines 3 for quite some time now, and a
lot of people thought it was the be-all and end-all for the top-down
racer, but now Ignition from Virgin/UDS threatens to knock it off the
top spot for good.
It takes much the same views as MM3 but uses cars in the real world, you
have a choice of vehicles that is both wide and bizarre: Banana is a
bright yellow Porsche; Evac is a Red Cross Jeep; Enforcer is a Police
car; Redneck is a hotrod and Smoke is a Mack Truck. You also get to
play with a Mini Cooper, an VW Beetle and a School bus.
In true arcade style, all vehicles have a turbo, which takes time to
charge up, depending on the characteristics of the one you select. Some
cars are lighter than others and so can clear jumps without resorting to
the turbo, others are very heavy and can skid round corners without
bothering to slow down as much, the truck can even withstand being
flattened by a rolling boulder - Indiana Jones style!
This game reeks quality, from the excellent rendered intro - more or
less a standard on games today - to the construction of the levels, with
their bridges, snow, hills, tunnels, lava, snow, rain, lightning and
sandstorms all adding to the playability. Being struck by lightning in
a VW might not sound like fun, but it's hilarious!
There are at least 7 tracks available to start with, although one is
only accessible if you finish first in a tournament. This is the level
that includes the train which you have to beat to the crossing, or face
being smashed to bits as it hits you side on. This isn't the only level
with NPC's though: there are other vehicles scattered throughout the
levels whose basic job is to get in your way as they go about their
business. Trucks, trains and hovercraft all make an appearance
somewhere.
The sound is something else too. When you hit turbo for example, every
vehicle has it's own characteristic sound: The schoolbus is a load of
kids screaming; the Truck is a blast on the Air-horn; and the Police car
lights up and sounds the siren as it bounds forward. Turbo's don't last
very long, but as there are very few straight patches in the tracks, it
doesn't really matter anyway.
Basically, Ignition looks like being a massive hit because it's been put
together so well, even if the game style isn't entirely original. If
you only buy one game this year, this one will give you loads of fun.
Graphics : 10/10 - Excellent! All usual modes provided.
Sound : 10/10 - Tops, simply great, especially the bus.
Playability : 9/10 - Options for it all, and easy to control.
Lastability : 8/10 - So good you keep coming back to it.
$ffa|1-Overall - 9/10
$ff7Wicked! Play it today!
Dick
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