CARSTEROIDS
One of those true hidden gems on Steam, which absolutely deserves more attention.
– Real player with 42.0 hrs in game
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Update: The developer has updated to game to address some of my concerns. That is very cool. ‘Easy Mode’ has been added, which is still very hard.
RE: Unapproachable Controls: Slight turns are now possible, and a fun drifting mechanic has been implemented. This is a big help.
RE: Powerups and road hazards look similar. Helpful icons have been added over power ups that help differentiate them from hazaards.
RE: Death walls. The walls of the arena electrocute you, and cause damage to your car. A front end collision with a wall is basically a death sentence. This is still a frustrating way to end a match.
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
Oh No! Bugs!
This game looks pretty, but it’s not always what it seems. It’s fun for the first few minutes but then that’s it, you’re doing the same thing over and over again with no difference but a few characters here and there. It has potential but it also needs much more content to feel fulfilling, anyways, in it’s current state, I do not recomment.
5/10
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
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A Co-Op Arcade Game
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The gameplay is enjoyable. You mainly go around pushing blocks at bugs trying to squash them. You have to be careful though because blocks will bounce back at you if you miss, and you must avoid getting hit by the bugs.
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Relaxing background music
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Local and Online co-op
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I felt the game as a whole was a bit too basic / lacking in content. After about 10minutes the game started to feel repetitive.
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After you complete each level you get some coins and experience, which you can use to purchase cosmetic items for your character. Unfortunetely, I just didn’t feel like these were rewarding or worth while to work up to.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Hexagon Knockout
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– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
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Story: 0/10
-WTF MEN
Art: 0/10
-Sorry I don’t like hexagons, least favorite shape
Characters: 1/10
-I didn’t like their names, they were a bit unrealistic
Enjoyment: 1/10 (played solo only)
-I liked it when the car went vroom
Overall: 2/10
-(1/10+1/10+0/10+0/10=2/10 (1+1=2 (I used the mathematical theorem of addition)))
If u don’t agree check doctor as soon as possible
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
Demolition race
Racing is not on glossy cars, which do not mind hitting the wall and even with acceleration. However, do not rush to part with your car so quickly.
If you are careful and fast enough, it will help you become the champion of destructive races.
You start simultaneously with several opponents on an obstacle rally track. To receive the highest reward, you need to take the highest position at the finish line.
At first, the weakest car is available to you, but as you progress in your racing career, you buy the most powerful cars in order to increase your chances of winning. On the tracks, there are dynamic objects that realistically scatter in a collision, as well as cars have a degree of damage that must be monitored in order to keep the engine working and successfully complete the race.
Death Skid Marks
In this review I will exclusively talk about the game’s difficulty and the place given to RNG.
You may read customer reviews saying that this game relies too much on RNG, that it’s unfair, stupidly hard, unbalanced… etc. I disagree with those statements.
It’s hard for sure, and unforgiving. But after more than 35 hours of gameplay I’m now able to finish every single run I start (except for some really special vehicules). It has nothing to do with luck, it just requires learning.
I’m going to expand on two points : bosses and essential items.
– Real player with 50.3 hrs in game
Mentally check these off as you read.
1. Do you like (slightly) toned down South-Parkian humor?
2. Do you like (slightly) toned down bullet-hells?
3. Do you like the idea of playing the same game over and over ten times, always failing in some regard but learning and still having a fun time in the process?
4. Do you like great rocking tunes and hand-drawn art that fit the mood of smashing a Nazi filled car into a fire-spewing robot and watching them both explode in a glorious union of metal, fire, and meat?
– Real player with 44.6 hrs in game
Extreme-G 2
This is a game that requires patience in learning its quirks, the sometimes wonky bike physics and controls, but rewards you immensely if you persevere. And this is coming from someone who plays using a keyboard and is fundamentally bad at racing games.
There are a few bugs here and there (nothing game-breaking: just don’t decline a save when you’re offered one, or the game might stop offering), and I should elaborate on the wonkiness. The bikes are very fond of turning sideways or even backwards upon collision with a badly shaped wall or other bikes. Sometimes you might grind along a wall no problem, and sometimes you might snag on something and get turned around. The controls for left and right like reversing themselves at this point, as well as the gas pedal just kinda breaking, but you learn to deal with this very quickly (hint: it’s good to let go of all buttons briefly and then try moving again).
– Real player with 15.9 hrs in game
For the 2.50€ I paid for it is probably worth it. Mind that the controller support is still the worst of any steam games that I own and took some digging through the forums to find an acceptable solution. Not a decent one, but an acceptable one.
Well, I suppose that on the plus side the game actually works with decent frame rates and the WHOLE soundtrack catalogue from XG1 - 3 and both N64 and PC versions of the soundtrack is present. The soundtrack alone may justify the price tag.
But the controller support is bad, euphemistically speaking. There is no controller support in the menus, so no relaxed gaming on your TV. To get my XBone controller working, I had to set all executables to “run as admin”, then select the controller in the pre-game menu (which I have to start around 3 times on win 10 to actually start the game), then navigate to bike selection, press space bar and config my controller buttons. Shoulder Triggers are not being recognized. It’s a hassle that reeks of a lazy port. Like, every N64 emulator does this better and the only reason this version may continue to exist is stable framerates.
– Real player with 12.2 hrs in game
Rock n' Rush: Battle Racing
This is a simple racing/shooting hybrid based on classic games like Atari’s Badlands (arcade) and Super NES games RPM Racing (Radical Psycho Machines), Rock ‘N’ Roll Racing and, more recently, Death Rally that’s about finishing first while blowing up other racers.
There really isn’t too much content yet (only 4 tracks with some variations and 4 playable vehicles at the start) but it’s fun and-in single player mode-challenging, but it’s much more fun if you’ve got friends to play with. Not the kiddies though, as there is some NSFW language (occasional F-bombs). It looks good with a nice metal soundtrack and controls are surprisingly realistic, you can’t just go all out around corners or you might roll over, let alone go off track.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
It’s a nice game to play with friends… A lot of destruction lmao. Thumbs up!
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Video Realms
the closest thing to twisted metal that exists. very good car combat game
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Okay, so…
Fuck the other two games - flesh out Carnage Cross as much as humanely possible. This is the closest the Twisted Metal fan-base will ever get to a spiritual successor since Sony decided to elbow-drop Twisted Metal for good. Wait until at least 1.0 to keep working on Sanitize or Starglades.
I know some of the suggestions I’m gonna make are already on your roadmap - AND I DON’T CARE. I’ll repeat them infinitely into the fucking VOID if need be.
● ONLINE MULTIPLAYER. DO IT.
● NONE of the vehicles should have auto-aim machine guns - all of their guns should fire directly forward. Auto-aim should be either a power-up or a special ability. With that being said…
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Danger Zone
Danger Zone In-Depth Review
Back Story
Back in 2014, Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry left Criterion Games. They formed a small studio called Three Fields Entertainment. They wanted to make a “spitual successor” to Burnout, but they worked on other games, Dangerous Golf, and Lethal VR. After releasing those games, they finally talked about Danger Zone. It is based off the destruction crash mode seen in Burnout 3 Takedown. Now, Danger Zone has released, but is it any good?
– Real player with 11.0 hrs in game
Danger Zone is a very good homage to the Burnout Crash Mode. I’ve been a yuge fan of Alex Ward’s team since Burnout 1. I’ll just hammer out the Pros and Cons that I’ve seen and I’ll update as I play or as patches are added.
Pros:
It’s gorgeous. Running it at 4K60 on a GTX1080/7700K and my computer isn’t even whirling up the fans. Very well optimized game with lots of eye candy and particles. Granted, it’s not working with anything beyond vehicles and walls, but the explosions are impressive and the textures are perfect.
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Death Rally
Death Rally is a top-down combat racing game. Arrested for a series of crime and illegal racing, you avoid jail by participating in the Death Rally tournament where you must attract the attention of a murderous driver known as The Adversary.
Pros: This is a remake of a DOS game by the same name. You race against six opponents (always including one champion) through desert canyons, frozen strips and urban centers. Maps are pretty varied, and some races will drive the track in inverse, other times you’ll have specific challenges or handicaps that keep each race fresh. The money you make is spent on upgrading your car’s speed, handling and armor, while additional car models, weapons and equipment are unlocked by finding loot drops from other drivers' wreckage during races. Each car has a different acceleration and upgrade cap, while each weapon has a different attack pattern, damage rating and ammo capacity. The game looks great, only some textures and occasional close-up will show this was ported from iOS. As for the control, it is smooth and spot-on (at least with a keyboard, which is what I used 20 years ago with the original Death Rally ). In true tradition of the original game, it has multiple cameos from other games.
– Real player with 162.4 hrs in game
The original 1996 DR was one of my favorite games that I played on my first ever PC (bought with my own money :-). Obviously it got me very excited to see that a remake was available for free back in 2012. After installation I just couldn’t stop playing, even after I had finished upgrading all my cars I kept on driving online until I got to number one in the online kills category. Then I’d realized that this game was dangerously addictive for me and I suddenly stopped playing it after 3 intense months.
– Real player with 89.7 hrs in game