London Racer 2
is the sequel to the game London Racer also known as m25 Racer
developed by Davilex. I’ve got to say that I enjoyed M25 Racer more and I
really think London Racer 2 is definitely not the greatest racer arcade
I have played. London Racer 2 is an arcade racing game, in which you
enter an illegal street race organization as a rookie. This organization
sets up illegal races on the m25 and in London and Oxford. In this
hierarchic organization you start in the small league, but when you’re
good enough, they let you enter the “Luxury sports car league” but at
the end, you’ll be trying to reach the ultimate league: the “GT Racer
League”. During the leagues, you try to go faster and faster through
buying extras and power-ups for your car to tune it up. By finishing
higher in the leagues, you’ll earn more money with which you can buy
even better cars or upgrade your current car. You’ll be able to get
money and other items like, nitro boosts and -fixing icons-, which
naturally fixes your car, by picking them up during the race. The game
offers various cars types including bonus cars that can be used only by
finishing some levels. It also offers two sorts of gameplay
Graphics
For a start the game graphics aren’t too bad, but it is definitely not
as great as it could’ve been. The graphics aren’t realistic, which make
the game less fun to play. The game’s environment lacks quality, and
could’ve been a lot more detailed. But still I have to say that the
environment of the courses include a number of items like: coffee
tables, street lights, cars, buses, construction cones and more, which
add a lot to the race atmosphere. But still, some of those items look
shallow and with too little detail, especially the traffic cars. I have
to add that I liked the character design, because each of them has their
own personality that reflects the car design. You can use three
different driving view modes: hood view, bumper view and rear view. I
know doesn’t matter to some people, but I must say that the game’s menu
design really lacks in colors, and basically look shallow.
Sound
London racer 2 offers a general race game sounds which includes: great
thrilling race music, sounds effects like police sirens, car sounds
effects like car engines, tires, brake sounds, crash sound, environment
sounds like birds, traffic sound effects and more. Along with the car
radio which adds a lot to the gameplay.
The one thing I really liked in London Racer 2 is the sound. When you
start to drive you can listen to the radio songs and programs that can
really make you laugh. The addition of the radio really makes the game a
lot more fun to play. In general the game sound effects quality is
average – London Racer 2 doesn’t offer outstanding music/sound. But as I
said earlier it adds a lot to the atmosphere.
Gameplay
First of all I most say that the control of the car is very unrealistic
and not fun to play. The car steering is very hard and tight. The
artificial intelligence of the cop cars is not good either, and even has
a few bugs. For example I often noticed that the cop car ran into
buildings, and sometimes the cops didn’t even chase me after I broke
traffic rules.
London Racer 2 isn’t a realistic game, in regards of physics either.
Speaking of which, the sense of gravity is really strange at times. For
example, when you accelerate and hit some object, like cars or walls,
your car rises into the air like it was a feather, and if you hit a
street light it brake right out of its place like a toothpick and flies
away.
Multiplayer
As I already mentioned London Racer 2 offers just a local one, including
two game modes: the first one is a duel, where you race against your
friend in split screen mode. The second mode is “Cop VS Racer”, where
the cops have to destroy or catch up with the racer in order to win, and
the racer has to survive for some time in order to win. The game offers
a simple local multiplayer that can be fun for a little while.
System= Pentium II CPU 400 MHz
RAM= 128 MB
Size= 90 MB
Video Memory= 32 MB
OS= Windows 98, 2000, NT, XP, Vista, 7 and Windows 8
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Moto GP 1
is a Spanish motorbike racing game. The goal is to beat other opponents
in a circle race with skillful driving. Play in three modes:
championship where you’ll race in a series of races, quick race to get
on the race track immediately, and time trial mode where you’ll have to
beat the clock. Excellent graphics and physics. While it doesn’t have as
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MotoGP features real bikes, actual
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OS= Windows 98, XP, Vista, 7 and Windows 8
Driver you play the wheelman
for hire in various missions around cities such as Miami and San
Francisco. An expansive free roam map lets you drive around the city
causing destruction and mayhem at will, but watch out because the police
will soon be on your tail. Driver is reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto in
the early years but focuses on the driving aspect only. Several Thuggish Game Modes
Driver offers several ways to experience the game such as missions, free
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the surroundings as you can in the allowed time. Missions are received
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later.
If you just want to drive around causing havoc then free play is the
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have a limit to how much damage it can take before you must start over
so keep that in mind when you’re deciding whether or not to ram the car
in front of you. It’s a Challenge Outrunning the Cops
The large size and variety of maps mean there will be plenty of
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game in itself. Using highspeed maneuvers in an effort to “lose your
tail” is one of the most challenging aspects of this game. In addition
to practicing your getaway skills, you can also become better acquainted
with the map. Knowing the map can make missions easier during the story
mode. Lack of Instructions are a Bummer
Driver does have a few drawbacks. The game doesn’t make this clear, but
the first screen you come to is the main menu and has the options tab to
make any adjustments to controls, sound, video and so on.
At first the game can be frustratingly difficult if you are unfamiliar
with the terms used (slalom, speed, brake check) . You are given a list
of actions to perform with your car before you can continue and a one
minute timer in which to complete them. No other instructions are given
so the player is left to their own devices to figure out what to do.
Once you have completed the assigned tasks in your one minute timer you
can be assured that you are now a professional driver worthy of any of
the game’s challenges. Conclusion – Story and Freeplay are Where It’s At
Driver offers an experience full of high speed chases, precision driving
techniques and lots of destruction. Storyline missions and free roam
play make a winning combination. So as long as you stick to a
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System= Pentium III CPU 400 MHz
RAM= 128 MB
Size= 95 MB
Video Memory= 32 MB
OS= Windows 98, 2000, NT, XP, Vista, 7 and Windows 8
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