Tag Archives for racing video game
Need For Speed: The Run
There has now been three Need For Speed games that have hit the shelves in the past twelve months, and there are rarely moments in Need For Speed: The Run, the latest of them, that massively impress. The new game is arcade-focussed, thus a follow-on, of sorts, to the Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit version,…
Shift 2 Unleashed by EA
Need For Speed’s latest instalment, Shift 2 Unleashed, set the tone with its opening title sequence – fast action, uncompromising competition and bone-jarring pile-ups. All racing games constitute some form of compromise between pure arcade racing (where the emphasis is all about speed and outwitting the opposition) and true simulation (where you approach as close…
Ridge Racer 3DS by Namco Bandai
For some reason, the Ridge Racer series gets overlooked when highlighting the joys of arcade racing titles. Sure, the franchise arguably peaked with Ridge Racer 4, but there are few games that have gleefully exaggerated certain driving mechanics to such impressive effect. Now the series is back – with added 3D! Perhaps in an attempt…