A 2001 release that feels more like a launch title. The handling feels like you're driving on ice, there is no in game music, the graphics are ugly, particularity the cars, and when they collide it sounds like a pinball.
+ Fun gameplay
+ Easy to pick up and play
+ Handling is good
+ Power ups work well
+ Finsihed story mode
+ The implementation of FF music is great. e.g. the battle victorious theme plays when a race is finished
- Too easy though
- Graphics are decent but not near other kart racers which is surprising given some of the FF graphics at the time
Gameplay 3.5/5
Graphics 3/5
Sound 4/5
Difficulty 3/5
Originality 3.5/5
Ridge Racer anyone? If this isn't a rip off of RR the sky isn't blue. Nevertheless this is a good racer. While lacking the bright visuals of Ridge Racer games, it's faster, more difficult, and drifting around corners is possibly cooler, because if you're good enough you can keep a drift going around multiple bends. Very frustrating though, mainly because of the tendency to hit the car in front of you.
Inventive graphics, but imagine Abe's Odyssey if you had to begin right from the start every time you died. Just too frustrating to be enjoyable including very stiff controls. The gameplay is similar to the original Prince of Persia games.
One of my complaints with Halo was that the enemies got repetitive, and they are basically who you are fighting at the beginning of this game. The graphics were also outdated by the time this came to PC and it isn't too exciting.