Pacer
An Extremely Solid AG Racer
Very worth the wait
Summary:
While the title leaves me scratching my head, nearly everything else about Formula Fusion’s re-incarnation as Pacer has left me very impressed. With an aesthetic somewhere between the PS1 and PS3 era Wipeout games and dripping with detail, the environments here are a sight to behold. The physics model is more traditional to the genre than, say, Redout - leaning more towards the later Wipout games with just a touch of later F-Zero as well. Put another way, the racing model is approachable, intuitive, and smooth - a far cry from the formerly awkward, stilted iterations past. The craft are fun to pilot and have lots of room for customizing to suit your personal style.
– Real player with 63.7 hrs in game
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tl;dr:
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Fantastic visuals
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Physics which scratch that Wipeout itch
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Good performance; great performance after the first patch
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Good multiplayer when you can find it
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Confusing UI
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OK music
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If you can’t progress in the campaign, use the garage!
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There are multiple weapons & items. Again, use the garage.
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If you suddenly notice your shield/health steadily dropping for “no reason”, it’s probably not a bug; you’re probably in an endurance event
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If your position jumps suddenly at the end of a lap, having been static the whole way round, that is probably also not a bug; you’re in a “speed lap” event
– Real player with 62.0 hrs in game
Zephyr
In the 24th century, Earth is overpopulated and humanity is forced to spread out to other plants to secure more resources. Extremely powerful corporations vie for control of new planets, hungry to exploit their resources and secure more power over other corporations.
The battle for corporate rights to planets has been organized into a fast-paced, violent battle sport where hovering combat vehicles called Zephyrs race their way to victory in the Interplanetary Battle Circuit. You are a Zephyr pilot, racing under the banner of your corporate sponsor. Now you must race, dodge and fight your way across the finish line in a battle for glory and for your life.
In Zephyr you can:
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Choose a corporation and pilot their Zephyr, each with unique stats
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Pilot your Zephyr in a first-person view
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Bring down your opponents with your turret-mounted cannon
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Collect power-ups to improve your Zephyr’s offensive and defensive capabilities
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Race through beautiful, maze-like cyberpunk arenas
Note: Multiplayer is not supported for this release due to the age of the game, though all original multiplayer content is included.
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Lost Wing
Really fun game. I am looking forward to seeing where the dev’s take it throughout the EA. I will update my review as time goes on (below). For now theres the 1, rather long, zone thats fully functional. A second zone looks to be just about ready, and is available for preview (meaning theres no collision, but you can run through it).
Whats available is awesome. Ship control feels good, speed feels good, pickups feel good, and the challenge is most certainly there. The soundtrack suits the game nicely and the graphics are as you see in the screenshots (crisp and spiffy). I totally recommend, especially at this price.
– Real player with 8.2 hrs in game
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Hi friends
Would like to give a great Like to this game, very good time to play with it. For fun and action when you have a short break. Sure it will improve and develop new stages and infinite possibilities custom ships.
Thanks to BoxFrog and the team for the concept and make happy people with a lot of success for your work and make this possible on not gamers top computers only.
Enjoy to part of the launch of this and keep the future better with big smile and imagination.
– Real player with 7.6 hrs in game
RingRaceR
Speed on blazing fast ringbikes through sublime, mathematically inspired tracks that are in symbiosis with players to dynamic tunes that evolve as you progress. Explore 10 different worlds with each their own theme and challenges scattered across 10 tracks each. Unlock the unique 11th track in each world that procedurally generates an endless race experience.
Compete with others locally, online and discover unique modes where you have to survive to win in an endless track or race to the middle. Race, shoot and stunt your way through in the fastest racer you’ve ever experienced.
IS THIS GAME FOR ME?
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Are you into anti-gravity racers, sci-fi racers? WipeOut, Extreme-G, F-Zero? This game is definitely for you.
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Do you like speed and excitement in racers? This game is definitely for you.
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Remember liking that cool racer called UniRacer(US)/UniRally(EU) on the SNES? You gotta give RingRacer a go. :)
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Do you enjoy music rhythm games? You just might love this one.
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Have you ever enjoyed skate games where you can do tricks? Give this game a whirl.
THE EXPERIENCES
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You’ve just beat all 10 tracks of world 1 and unlocked endless track nr.11. Endless whirls and and lights flash by as you race, and race, jump to the beat and speed to the track. You’re sure you started about 20 minutes ago, but then you look at the clock and it’s been two hours. You’ve slipped into a meditative trance.
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You’re number 3 out of 6 left from a 100 racers in a frantic survival race online. Number 2 released a poison cloud which you deftly avoided with a somersault. A hyperspeed lane is coming up and you’ve saved all your boost just for this moment to speed by them and become number one.
MODES
Campaign (Singleplayer)
Race through 10 worlds each with their distinct aesthetics, vibes and track design. Beat all 10 tracks in each world to unlock track nr.11 - a procedurally generated track in style of that world that ends only when you do. Come back to do it all again in mirrored mode.
Time Attack (Singleplayer)
Race against time, yourself and other ghosts in the mode where it’s all about beating previous records on a particular track.
Endless (Singleplayer and Multiplayer)
Race until you die in a procedural endless race that incorporates all worlds where you’ve unlocked track 11.
Survival (Singleplayer and Multiplayer)
Race in endless mode with countless others until there is only one left.
FEATURES
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Spline-based racing with unique ringbikes that can stunt, shoot and go into hyperspeed.
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100 sublime, mathematically inspired tracks to race through in 10 worlds, plus an 11th endless procedurally generated one for each world.
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Local splitscreen up to 4 players or online racing up to a 100 players!
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Living and breathing tracks that respond to your action, racing style and that of everyone else.
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Dynamic, layered music that evolves along with your progression in the race.
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Endless mode: procedurally generated racing until you die blending in all unlocked worlds.
Midnight Legends
Midnight Legends is a story-driven arcade racing game set in an open world of the future where you have to challenge the best street racers in the city and become the legend #1.
Key features:
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an open world of streets lit by neon lights of Midnight City.
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police chases.
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30 unique flying vehicles.
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a garage where you can modify your car.
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12 unique bosses, each with their own history of relationships and character.
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6 competition modes: midnight race, time trial, championship, domination, championship legends, midnight contest.
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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
Quantum Rush Champions
This was originally written on QR:Online, but since that game was removed I’ll re-post this.
An excellent Anti-Gravity Racer, QR is well worth picking up. Especially when you consider its indie price tag.
For those who insist on drawing comparisons to other games -
F-Zero focuses more on speed and wide, flowing tracks, WipEout focuses more on technical tracks with tight handling and narrow roadways. QR is a happy middleground. It feels competitive with F-Zero in terms of pace, but has some more technical tracks that feel more remiscent of WipEout.
– Real player with 44.9 hrs in game
I don’t understand how, but they somehow managed to turn a rather good game ( Quantum Rush Online ) into a boring and flawed single player game. After playing QR online for some time, I immediately bought QR Champions in early access tu support the devs. And as usual, I regret having bought an EA game… Here are some of the obvious flaws I’ve encountered, I’ve already listed that on the forum, and other players complained about them too, but it seems that the devs just don’t give a damn about user feedback :
– Real player with 9.3 hrs in game
Rocky Ride
Important bit: I enjoyed playing Rocky Ride
The game consists of racing tracks to get trophies, gold or otherwise. You also win money for good race finish position, and pick up coins and get coins for knocking other contestants off the track. You get to choose whether to spend coins on speed, acceleration or handling. The controls are so-so, the car control gets better once you’ve upgraded it via spending the coins earned.
Story: No story.
Graphics: I hope you like bloom and over-saturation!
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Remember the 90s, back when we all had a local pizza parlor with an arcade and we had to beg our parents for quarters? Rocky Ride is something you might see if we had modern arcades that didn’t cost a dollar per play. Its beauty is in its art style and simplicity, and it’s a game that’s here to serve niche fans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3cuNe5c46E
My gameplay will tell you more about whether Rocky Ride is right for you than anything I could say. It’s a modern take on the old style arcade games, and either that’s your cup of tea or it’s not. And that’s okay. You’ve just got WASD movement controls and a rearview mirror that you’ll never use, but the braking and reverse are more responsive than in any other racer I’ve played. Jumps are cinematic. Loop-de-loops are fun but require momentum you sometimes won’t have. Mines are satisfying to wreck your opponents.
– Real player with 2.2 hrs in game
Rhythm Race
I found amusing.
It has an interesting variety of music and refers to a mixture of traditional rhythmic games + neon cars
Waiting for more content.
– Real player with 11.7 hrs in game
I’ll be honest, this game is very difficult for me in normal mode, my fingers are very slow! Now the game proposal is great!
The game is well polished, small adjustments are needed, but it has good potential!
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
GRAL
Best team based racing game! Play it in split-screen mode with your friends on the couch! Take some beer and pop corn and get ready for a lot of fun due to the great design of the tracks and the opportunity to share power-ups with your teamates.
You can customize your League and beat your friend head to head or simply crash them using powerful weapons picked up on the track.
There are 5 tracks at the moment and the multiplayer online is still in development I hope to play it asap!
I recomend to start with the slowest cars of the class Platinum and when you master them try the Iridium and the Titanium classes.
– Real player with 760.7 hrs in game
Short review: awesome and with a lot of potential, getting better and more polished every update. (long review few lines down ere)
I played this game with a REALLY BAD hardware, and so minimum settings in order to have good fps
Specs:
-core 2 quad 2.5Ghz
-RAM 6GB ddr3 800Mhz
-Geforce GT710 2GB
A few key aspects to keep in account when analizing this review: this game is developed by an indie studio and in early access at the time of this review, i’ll update it if the game changes from the current iteration
– Real player with 95.6 hrs in game