I got through the free two hour trial of this and felt disappointed when it ended so I thought it was worth purchasing. The ability to smash through most objects and have them break into Lego pieces, the way your vehicles change seamlessly from one into another depending on the terrain (ala 'The Crew 2' but here it's automatically done), and the humour from the characters in the story mode and around the world add to its playability and charm. It's best described as a kidified/kart Forza or any of the many open world driving video games. As can happen in this genre though, the extra tasks and exploring the world/s (here there are four) gave me more enjoyment than the races.
Even though they are in different worlds, the tracks felt too similar to one another, and although I lost some races, it felt like catch up was on. For example, in a three lap race, most races felt like I was around the middle of the pack for two laps, but then I'd hit the lead towards the end and maintain it. Maybe I just learnt the track, but it felt a little like the game was letting me win. The weapons are powerful and don't require much skill by way of aiming that helps with the goal of winning.
After purchasing the game, the credits came up sooner than I thought they would. This happens after all of the races are won. As I enjoyed them more, I'd already fulfilled most of the side quests (many of which are very short), so it would come even quicker for some. I still need to achieve a gold medal on everything and locate all of the hidden objects, but there could have been a little more content in the story mode. There should also be a need to upgrade your vehicles but I feel like you could complete this, particularly the races-maybe not gold on all extra tasks-with the stock vehicles.
The game has come under fire for the in-game currency. As mentioned, I completed all of the races and most side-activities in storymode and only had enough in game cash for about six vehicles as they are $10,000 each. It's a bit much for a game targeted towards the younger audience.
Online games have worked well most of the time but I've had it freezing on me as it loads into a game too. There have also been mostly AI players too.
Overall, this is a fun game that is worth picking up if you like the genre.
Gameplay 4/5
Graphics 3.5/5
Sound 4/5
Difficulty 4/5
Originality 3.5/5
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