Victory Heat Rally is a promising upcoming kart racer styled game that’s making its way towards release in 2022. It harks back to the Mega Drive / Genesis era of racing games where 16-bit graphics are bright, bold and colourful and the gameplay is streamlined and easy to pick up. For the Steam Next Fest…Continue reading “Hands-on with Victory Heat Rally, a 16-bit themed romp”»
Looking like it’s just stepped out of Sega Park arcade, Race Condition is a racing game with an emphasis on speed and fun, rather than technically complicated ideas. Taking inspiration from 15 real-world tracks and placing them into low poly, clean, settings, it will be the visual style that will initially draw you in. But,…Continue reading “Hands-on with Race Condition, a low poly arcade blast”»
Never judge a book by its cover, or in fact a driving game by its first twenty minutes. That is my warning shot to anyone who dives into the retro arcade-styled Super Woden GP. During that initial period, I was literally screaming at the screen, crashing wildly and flummoxed at other times on the online…Continue reading “Super Woden GP review”»
Inspired by Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos, Power Of Slide is the latest game to PC release to tackle drifting and stunt driving. Dozens of challenges are laid out before you to slide, spin, launch and smash your way through. Is it worth sinking hours into though? Let’s take a deep dive inside. The first thing…Continue reading “Power Of Slide review”»
There’s plenty of fun to be had with classic retro arcade classics. Outrun, Chase HQ and Hang-On to name but a few. They all follow the same style of driving that puts you on endless roads against the clock to avoid the traffic and make it to the next location. Buck Up And Drive! aims…Continue reading “How Buck Up And Drive! is a Tony Hawk driving game”»
Mini Motorways has been several years in the making. It’s the sequel to the lauded puzzle game Mini Metro, which according to Steam, is my 14th most played PC game of all time. I’ve sunk days into building up an efficient train network whilst knowing that inevitably it will become choked and overwhelmed with its…Continue reading “Mini Motorways review”»
Super Woden GP is an arcade isometric breath of fresh air. It harkens back to a time when arcade thrills and spills were found on the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis for some of you) or in the actual arcades themselves. Everything from the graphics to the oversteer to the funky soundtrack screams 1994, but with…Continue reading “Hands-on with isometric retro racer Super Woden GP”»
Inspired by Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos, Power of Slide brings you a stylised drifting challenge. Playing the demo that was part of the Steam Next Fest, the game provided a whole area chock full of challenges to get your teeth into. It’s a challenge alright, but one that with plenty of time and patience, you…Continue reading “Hands-on with Gymkhana game Power of Slide”»
Local multiplayer racing games. You can’t beat them for a quick throwdown. If you win, it’s all skill and if you lose – well it’s not a sim anyway so it doesn’t really count. Spoiler – in my household it definitely does count. Total Arcade Racing does exactly what it says on the tin. It…Continue reading “Total Arcade Racing review”»
With Circuit Superstars making a splash recently, we at Traxion thought it would be a great opportunity to jump back in time to 2002. Why you may ask? GeneRally! Released 19 years ago, GeneRally was one of the first cute-but-serious racing games that took the internet racing world by storm. A top-down arcade feel, unprecedented…Continue reading “Why GeneRally is the precursor to modern top-down racers”»
