Knockout is a game type that lets you race while trying to kill the competition, and similarly, Last Man Standing is an every-person-for-themselves Hunger Games brawl. Why this feature is absent from a racing game, I have no idea.įortunately, just like the weapons and side objectives, there’s a variety of game types to choose from that break up the monotony of the traditional racing mode. This is unforgivable in levels such as the parking garage where you have to come to a seemingly complete stop before you’re able to make any sharp turns. What’s more, you can’t drift in Gas Guzzlers - at least not properly - which becomes very noticeable on some of the game’s windier maps. Each track is a generic geographical stereotype - the desert map, the snowy map, the forest map - and nothing really exists to set these environments apart from those in any other racing game. They’re beleaguered by muddy textures and rampant pop-in - sometimes of enemy cars - and they just lack character. There are 8 unique environments to compete in and 40 track variations, but none of them are very pretty. These are welcome distractions from Gas Guzzlers’ eyesore race tracks. In addition to experimenting with these weapons, the game’s side objectives shake up each race as you attempt challenging feats, such as knocking out an enemy with a smash from behind or coming in first place on every lap. Weapons each have a degree of nuance to them, which adds some appreciated variety to the insipid track designs (more on that in a bit).
#Gas guzzlers extreme freezes every time you make a kill upgrade
Winning races gives you money to purchase new cars or upgrade your weapons. On higher difficulties, races can become intense, especially when weapons are involved. That being said, there is some fun to be had in Gas Guzzlers if you can overlook the grease. This is inexcusable for such a small game (14.1 GB!) being reformatted for current-gen consoles. Even when browsing cars in the garage, it takes several seconds for each model to appear on-screen. Whether you’re loading a track or restarting a race, you’ll have to wait a solid minute for the level to boot up. We’re talking Skyrim-level loading times. Immediately, this shows in the game’s unforgivably long loading times.
It’s standard racing fare - compete for cash on various tracks and use the prize money to buy shiny new cars - but it lacks the polish of modern racing titles and feels more like a buddy garage-project than a standard console racer. Gas Guzzlers is a combat racing game that originally launched on Steam in 2013. But it shouldn’t warrant your attention when just about any other game in the racing genre has more polish, depth and heart under their hoods. Gas Guzzlers Extreme is an uninvited guest at the party of excellent current-gen racing games.
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