If you're still having trouble, the various power-ups can help even the odds a bit. Still, if you can grasp the controls, you should be able to stay competitive in Re-Volt after a few races' worth of practice. The AI also has access to different cars than you do at most points, which doesn't seem very fair. Actually, that seems to be a theme throughout the game, since even when you're running flat-out with the fastest car available, the computer cars always seem to be able to pass you with ease.
The lowest setting offers little relief, since it slaps a speed delimiter on your car but doesn't seem to slow down your opponents at all once you progress past the first championship circuit. On the higher settings, Re-Volt can be extremely challenging, as it becomes remarkably easy to spin out your little car or, worse yet, flip it over to lose precious seconds. The game offers four different speed and realism settings, which govern how fast you can go and how harsh the physics are during each race. So instead of letting you race on a new track for each of your first 13 runs, you begin seeing familiar surroundings as early as your sixth race.įortunately, gameplay is pretty solid as far as arcade racers go. The game relies a little too heavily on this, however, and actually throws a mirrored track at you very early on. If you manage to win enough races, you can also take on most of the tracks in mirrored or reverse modes. In all, the game offers 14 single-player tracks including the stunt track, which is a free-for-all course on which you can try some slick jumps, loops, and other nifty maneuvers. Tracks include the inside of a toy store, a suburban neighborhood, the deck of a ship, a museum, and a town in the Old West. As you progress through the game's four championship circuits, you'll gain access to more cars. You have more than 28 different cars to choose from (each rated differently for speed, acceleration, and weight), though most of these are locked at the beginning of the game. Essentially, you get to drive these puppies where you wouldn't be able to in real life. Strip away the bad premise, and the basic idea behind the game is that you race little radio-controlled cars around a series of cool and unusual tracks. On the other hand, Re-Volt has its share of problems and ends up being only decent when it could have been great. Fortunately, the game is better than its premise and delivers some memorable arcade racing thrills.
It's a silly idea that feels unnecessary and tacked on in Acclaim's new racing game Re-Volt. Imagine that all the coolest and most popular radio-controlled cars have come to life and escaped the store shelves.
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