Trials of the Blood Dragon
Okay here’s the deal.
There are much better trials games and MUCH better platformer games.
If you haven’t already extensively played and enjoyed previous trials games, leave and come back to this review when you have.
Okay now assuming you are a trials veteran, here is what to expect. This is coming from someone who has 150+ hours played.
The story mode will be completed in about 2-3 hours.
This consists of a collection of 26 levels, which are a mashup of some beginner tracks, a couple jetpack skill games, a couple minecart skill games, some trials tracks with a grappling hook, and some platforming levels with truly terrible controls/physics.
– Real player with 189.0 hrs in game
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First off, I’ve played Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and all of the Trials games.
The story is just not believable, not even to a 10 year old kid. There are a few jokes here and there but none of them are very funny.
If you’re expecting a game like Trials Evolution or Trials Fusion, you’d most likely be disappointed. The game-play is just not what you would expect from a Trials game. Half of the time you’ll be playing as one of the kids in a 2D ‘run and shoot’ game and other half, you’ll be playing in a 2.5D mode in Trials game-play with a few twists, I’m trying not to spoil too much. If you’re a fan of the previous Trials games, then chances are that you won’t be liking it at all.
– Real player with 30.7 hrs in game
Driftpunk Racer
Notice how the trailer is barely 20 seconds long, and of that you see a few seconds of a car “drifting” on the track?
Don’t be fooled, this game is no better than the free mobile car games you can download on your phone, and probably plays worse.
I sacrificed an hour of my time to get all the achievements, but bear in mind this game has “Profile Features Limited”, so these won’t count against your epeen tally on steam anyway.
The price is a joke, fortunately I got this in a bundle.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
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an easy to learn retro arcade style racing/drifting game would reccomend to anyone
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Victory Heat Rally
Welcome racers to Baytona beach!
We’ve got some sizzling news lined up. Victory Heat Rally is inviting all racers to set their sights on the VHR tournament when it launches in 2022.
Choose your driver, customise your car and put the pedal to the metal as you let your opponent eat your dust as you race to victory!
Features:
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Choose from 12 characters and 12 cars.
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Customise your vehicle.
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Challenge yourself with all 36 stages across 12 locations.
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Split screen multiplayer.
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Game modes: arcade, time attack, rally mode and more!
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Unlockable content: bonus mini-games, easter eggs, and more.
Get your engines ready in 3, 2, 1… Go!
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Death Rally (Classic)
If you haven’t tried Death Rally Classic, you do not know what you are missing. I originally owned this game on a cd before getting the system I have now. I will add this warning. This game won’t play on the El Capitan of Mac Os X software, the closest it comes is Yosemite.
The game runs a lot smoother than it ever did on my Cd and it’s great to relive a classic. Plus there’s an added bonus for all you Duke Nukem fans. He’s one of the selectable drivers in this game and comes with his classic “Hail to the king, baby” lines when he comes in first.
– Real player with 60.4 hrs in game
Haven’t played this for damn near twenty years, so it was a pleasant surprise to find it on Steam; for free no less! Iirc, my parent’s crap Gateway had this as demoware, so I could only play a few rounds. Even so, I enjoyed the occasional break from Full Tilt.
Reading through the first several negative reviews, it’s clear a lot of players didn’t didn’t get past the learning curve. This is a game from the 90’s, so go ahead and set the bar accordingly. Here are a few tips to help you enjoy this little morsel from the past:
– Real player with 57.0 hrs in game
Electro Ride: The Neon Racing
Well, what can I say. The game is unique. First and foremost for the racing game lover I should mention a very unusual set of cars which Electro Ride offers you to drive: every car is real, and includes many less-known soviet prototypes you’ve probably never heard of. But check this out: the very first car that is given to you in a tutorial is FSO Syrena Sport - and that’s just the beginning. The cast of cars is rich, diverse and very rare - I doubt you will see anything like that in any other game anytime soon.
– Real player with 25.4 hrs in game
(Updated)
I honestly can’t recommend this game as it is completely unrealistic.
I have owned two of the cars that are in the game and I can tell you that they do not go above 120kph even in freefall.
Handling on the other hand is spot on.
You turn your steering wheel and the cars go straight. Sometimes oversteer sometimes understeer … you just never know.
I wouldn’t recommend the cars either, unless you live in a garage. Nostalgia is powerful poison.
Anyway back to the game. I’m half way into the career.
– Real player with 11.6 hrs in game
MegaRace 1
Wow. This brings me back. Instant-buy.
For 3 bucks I could relive a major part of my childhood without fussing with getting my really old copy to run, just launch and go - with controller support (ish)
It’s great. So many great memories and Lance is just too funny. Even today it still plays well.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
So for the positives the game does have rebindable keys, and works well with a 360 controller. And the game is at least playable but you can really tell this is the first in the series as it feels like a collection of half finished ideas.
Really it’s more of an on the rail shooter than a true racer, as you only ever 1v1. Add in some bad power up balance as well as limited tracks and cars to unlock.
So although it’s not totally awful and it is at least playable, I would only recommend you pick this up as part of the megarace pack and not on its own as the limited content will quickly wear thin.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
MegaRace 2
WORKING CHEATS on Steam =)
To use cheats in this version, go to \Steam\steamapps\common\MegaRace 2 and then find file name “dosboxmegarace2.conf” open it with ‘‘notepad’’ in that file go to very bottom, you will see line called megarace.exe
type for example “megarace money speed.exe” (without “")
to get 99,999 in-game dollars and make your car go faster.
speed - makes whatever car you choose faster.
money - gives you $99,999.
map - shows a map of the track while racing.
game - skip the intro.
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
Two dollars to revisit my childhood.
If you have issues launching: Restart your PC OR make sure you pick the second “MegaRace 2” from the options when you start it.
– Real player with 6.2 hrs in game
Mercury Race
Cool racing game!
Clean and pleasant graphics and a modern f-zero vibe. A good amount of challenging tracks and an amazing soundtrack.
The controls took some time to get confortable with, but work ok after a while.
Looking forward to play it with friends!
– Real player with 9.5 hrs in game
Challenging arcade. It´s a mix of racing games and shooter games. Recommended.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
Rush Rally Origins
Realistic Top Down Rallying
Rush Rally Origins combines the classic top down racing action from the original Rush Rally with the highly praised graphics and physics from Rush Rally 3. Take on 36 new and unique stages across the world, each with the ability to change the time of day and weather. Drive over many challenging surface types including snow, gravel, dirt, mud and tarmac!
Experience the Rush
Race at 60fps (120fps on supported devices) with one of the best car dynamics models to date, highly tuned for Rush Rally Origins to give a more fun top down racing experience. Feel the grip change across different surface types and multiple weather conditions.
World Rally Racing
Compete in a series of rally championships, race against others in our unique A-B Race mode or hold your nerve and focus on improving your times in the time trial game modes.
Compete with Friends, Multiplayer and Offline
Real-Time multiplayer, Social Leaderboards and Ghost Racing allow you to race any player at any time. See how you compare with the world’s best.
Upgrade Your Cars
Unlock and upgrade a selection of classic Rush Rally cars. Use our simple upgrade system to tailor each car to your own specific driving style.
Slipstream
Slipstream
Outrun is probably the most universally played and well-known racing game, maybe not so much today but definitely as I was growing up seeing the bright red ferrari arcade cabinet at an entertainment center or pizza parlor was always something to get excited about. It was the staple time trial driving game, the core mechanic just being to race against the clock and best yourself in a show of endurance. It also had the added bonus of just being really relaxing and having some of the most iconic and memorable scenery still referenced and parodied/referenced in games today.
– Real player with 23.6 hrs in game
I don’t think I’ve had this much fun with a game since I sat down and played Battletanx as a child. This game is so in touch with what makes an arcade racer fun that it reminds you that games are meant to be fun in all aspects, whether it be playing them, watching them, listening to them, what have you.
Slipstream can be rough to pick up at first, as learning the drift and timing it on the corners, especially the consecutive curves, can be pretty difficult, which is then coupled with the fact that some corners aren’t marked, and the environment doesn’t really help to establish that there’s a corner coming up. On most tracks, they’re well telegraphed, either by signs, or by easy environmental tells, but it can be tricky to determine, or relies on your memory. The memory, however, is not hard to maintain, as all the tracks are quite distinct from each other, and as a result, it becomes very easy to associate corners and straightaways to the tracks they’re on. But oh, man, the feeling of speed that is gained by racing around the track is immense, and it’s boosted even further by the main mechanic of Slipstream, the slipstream. There’s no better feeling than the one you get from slingshot-ing off of your opponents into the long curve before the finish, drifting right over the finish. And my god, when the music comes in and drives you along, a fast as hell beat for the fast as hell drift….. Positively orgasmic. The way the tunes accentuate the drive is nothing short of beautiful
– Real player with 22.0 hrs in game