Fuel
Racing in the waistland was never so much fun.But it does leave you wanting more and they should have delivered.
A whole climate ravaged world to party in and not much to do? Overshadowed by its shortcomings, FUEL encourages you to look for good shortcuts and race down the steep inclines of rocky hills.
There are hundreds of offline races in which to partake, and none of them are exactly the same. Some of these courses, like the occasional circuit race, are cleverly designed and fun to compete in.
There are checkpoint challenges in which you have limited time to get from one point to the next; helicopter chases that encourage you to look for good shortcuts; seek-and-destroy chases in which you need to catch up to and eliminate AI opponents that are given a head start. Shortcuts are the key to winning most races.
Perhaps if the driving were more exciting, checking out the world would be a bit more interesting. Fuel’s driving model isn’t bad–it’s just unspectacular. Some of the vehicles are really fun to drive, such as the cool-looking Deathwing quad bike or the bouncy Knightmare dune buggy. Yet while there are occasional exceptions (screaming down the side of a mountain in your Shuriken), racing doesn’t feel fast or thrilling. You might glance down at your speedometer to see that you’re zooming along at 90 miles per hour, but it doesn’t feel like you’re going that fast. This is due to a combination of factors: the way the AI vehicles don’t bounce and drift around as you would expect, the minimal blur effects, and the passable engine noises that are too frequently interrupted by ticks and sputters. The circuit courses feature more clutter, so they offer a better sense of momentum than the more barren courses, because there are more objects rushing past you than just bushes and sand.
The environmental effects are highly atmospheric, which makes certain races much more enjoyable than they otherwise would be.
The game world is over 5,560 square miles (14,400 km²) in size and completely free to roam. The game does not feature loading times. Racing from one point to another players can use seventy-five different vehicles across six different classes, including bikes, ATVs, muscle cars, SUVs, buggies and trucks as well as hovercrafts.
The GPS navigation arrows will be in your face , though you can turn it off if you prefer.
Race across snowcapped mountains,ruined cityscapes and navigate through fallen windmills. It all looks extremely impressive. Vehicles didn’t receive as much attention as the landscapes did; there is no damage modeling. Oh well could’ve had everything.
Free roaming isn’t the only way to play online. You can play career races against other drivers. It’s also a good way to discover cool new shortcuts, following the next online racer.
The number of online courses is impressive and using Fuel’s race creation feature, you can add to that staggering list. It’s a cool feature.
An open world racing game set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by global warming, with varying weather effects such as tornadoes and sandstorms, as well as a full day-night cycle. This massive open world is almost fun to play in. CheK it out, you may like it.
The award for largest playable area in a console game was awarded to developer Asobo Studios. Guinness World Records presented the developer with a certificate to commemorate the achievement. Fuel evolved from Grand Raid Offroad.
In the console version of Fuel (on Xbox 360, there is an online multiplayer mode for 2-16 players at once, and a co-operative online multiplayer mode supporting 2-4 players. However, there is no offline multiplayer mode.
