As well as the usual gifts of jazzy ties, plentiful piles of socks and sugary treats, this Christmas I got a copy of Mario Kart 7. Being a casual Mario Kart fan since Super Mario Kart on the SNES, I was pleased I could finally get some extended hands on time with the new game. I have always preferred the arcade style of racing games over the more realistic car simulators, for example I never got on with the likes [...]
Contributed by Helen Doherty Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is the third title in a relatively new series of games which focus on the characters and settings of Sega’s history. The first two titles in the series were ‘Sega Superstars Eyetoy’ and the commercially successful ‘Sega Superstars Tennis’. SSAR (Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing abbreviated) has thus far proven the hit itself, having sold 2.37 units worldwide to date. It has been praised far and wide by critics and fans [...]
Last Thursday Plus XP was invited to the Motorstorm: Apocalypse Live event in London. For me the event was a fantastic evening, allowing me to get to know some great people and having a laugh while this huge post-apocalyptic tournament was taking place right before my eyes. Both before and after the tournament event I got the opportunity to play the game itself, and even though I had only a brief stint on the game I come away with some feelings [...]
When it comes it racing games you are always going to see me playing Arcade racers. I love games like Burnout and most of the Need For Speed games. I even had a brief love with Wipeout but the hatchet on that game has been long since buried. Burnout paradise is my main arcade racer at the moment as it brings all I really want from any racer into one game that is fast paced, aggressive and addictive. Also I [...]
As it should be made known and clear now: I’m not very good with racing games. This is on both a skill and interest level. The only racing games I enjoy are the non-serious ones such as Burnout and Mario Kart, and the only racing game which I’m able to effectively master is the Mario Kart series, which I get obsessed with whenever it comes out. It’s normally that racing games demand a lot more discipline and time to effectively [...]
The first time I even heard the name Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing, I could not help but think Mario Kart clone. With a load characters from Sega’s past, present and future thrown into a wacky races style racing game – with weapons, question mark boxes and brightly coloured crazy race tracks, you can’t help but think Sega have definitely sped down the same route as their long-term rivals, who have made Mario Kart games since their first release [...]
Back in the days of the Sony PlayStation or the PSOne I vaguely remember playing the first Colin McRae rally games. I have misty memories of playing the game from a first person view with, road signs flashing on the screen telling me what the next corner was, that coupled with a droney voice of a guy saying things like hard left, easy right. Maybe there was a mediocre 180 degree turn there but i’m not sure. Now we are [...]
I know I should have done this a while back when it just came out, but lack of money and stuff has forced me to result in playing demo’s etc to review. It’s not all bad gives you the heads up if you buying a specific game and wanna know the nitty gritty without playing the demo. :p First off the demo gives you an in site to what it is like graphically, giving you an amazing looking cinematic swooping [...]
As you can probably tell from my Last Post I have been thinking a lot about what genres i like in gaming. We all pretty much know now that i am all about the FPS and Hack ad slash games. But recently i have taken a shin to a game that isn’t any of the above. What game am i talking about? Well if you have been seeing me on Box live recently you will probably been seeing me play [...]
