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As a public transport pleb, I’ve become accustomed to buses and rely upon them to get from A to B. Bus Simulator from Still Alive Studios gives me the opportunity to flex my logistic muscles and run a company from scratch. Originally a PC release last year, this niche title […]

Bus Simulator – PS4 Review

September 20, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged bus simulator / driving / fare-dodging / germany / job simulator / public transport / still alive studios by Mike

As rational, sensible human beings with a degree of taste when it comes to gaming we are big fans of FlatOut or, more specifically, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage which was the Xbox 360’s updated version of FlatOut 2. The series’ developer, Bugbear Interactive, who aren’t the most active developers ever it seems, have returned […]

Wreckfest – PS4 Review

August 26, 2019 in PS4 tagged demolition derby / destruction / driving / flatout / wreckfest by Richie

There’s a reason that there are so many Need for Speed games, it’s ridiculously profitable for EA with each iteration selling bucketloads each year which answers the most obvious question ‘when is Burnout coming back?’ and until now, that wasn’t going to happen. However, with Need for Speed: Payback getting caught up in last year’s […]

Burnout Paradise Remastered – PS4 Review

March 25, 2018 in PS4 tagged arcade / burnout paradise remastered / carnage / driving / fun / open world by Richie

With its tagline of “Race Faster Than Ever”, 34BigThings’ Redout promises some super-speedy racing action for those players who have exhausted Wipeout Omega Collection, a game that is clearly an inspiration for this futuristic racer. As with the Wipeout titles, this game involves anti-gravity ships racing along weaving, looping tracks […]

Redout – PS4 Review

September 5, 2017 in PS4 tagged driving / racer / racing / redout / wipeout by Richie

I’ve never really bought into the whole Pixar thing. Computer animation always feels too cold and clinical to me and anyway all these films have the same plot and I’m not ten years old. The games are usually good for an easy trophy/achievement set and not much more. So when […]

Cars 3: Driven to Win – PS4 Review

July 18, 2017 in PS4 tagged cars 3 / driven to win / driving / kids / pixar by Richie

When it comes to top-down racing games, the original Micro Machines was, for the longest time, the standard to beat. It took the slightly awkward format we knew from the likes of Super Sprint but made it special thanks to its clever track designs and brilliant multiplayer mode. It still […]

Micro Machines World Series – PS4 Review

June 30, 2017 in PS4 tagged driving / micro machines / nostalgia / racing / retro by Richie

Given that VR games translate better to seated situations (hence the silly number of turret/rail shooters on PSVR), driving games are a relatively easy way to show off the tech while giving you a better, more natural, view of the action. DriveClub VR and DiRT Rally VR cater for fans […]

VR Karts – PSVR Review

June 18, 2017 in PSVR tagged driving / karts / mario kart / PSVR / racing / vr karts by Richie

Sometimes fate, and the games release schedule, align in strange but perfect ways. A week ago I reviewed Grand Prix Rock’N Racing which I gave 1/10. I didn’t enjoy doing that. The game wasn’t cheap and cynical, it had some kind of heart behind it. But it was so abjectly […]

Mantis Burn Racing – PS4 Review

October 14, 2016 in PS4 tagged arcade / driving / manits burn racing / racer / super sprint / top down by Richie

Some games are just so terrible that it makes you want to stop reviewing them. Grand Prix Rock’N Racing is one of those games. After getting past the very basic menu (championship, time trial and multiplayer as well as a basic settings option for music and effects), I went into […]

Grand Prix Rock’N Racing – PS4 Review

October 6, 2016 in PS4 tagged arcade / driving / grand prix rock n racing / super sprint / worst game by Richie

Deceptively simple is how Absolute Drift: Zen Edition describes itself and, if there’s one thing the racing genre tackles in varying degrees, its getting sideways. Its a skill which I’ve never always seen eye-to-eye with but Flippfly are trying to keep it clean and basic whilst offering some potential for […]

Absolute Drift: Zen Edition – PS4 Review

August 29, 2016 in PS4 / Reviews tagged absolute drift / arcade / drifting / driving / zen edition by Mike

Bears Can’t Drift!? is a Mario Kart style racer involving bears and is primarily from a one man team. I still think the original SNES Mario Kart has yet to be beaten for sheer playability so can this new indie game on PS4 come close? Made in Unreal Engine 4’s […]

Bears Can’t Drift!? – PS4 Review

August 14, 2016 in PS4 tagged bears cant drift / driving / kart racer / split screen by Gareth

Slightly Mad’s crowdfunded, community focused racer, Project CARS, has finally arrived after numerous delays. With the PlayStation 4 still fairly light on competent racers, the former SimBin employees are returning to their roots in an attempt to provide the platform with a simulation-heavy but, ultimately customisable experience. For all the […]

Project CARS – PS4 Review

May 17, 2015 in PS4 / Reviews tagged driving / project cars / racing / slightly mad by Mike