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Burnin rubber 5 hd review8/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Weder den gleichnämigen Uraltklassiker vom C64 noch einen Arcade-Automaten hat Ocean hier umgesetzt: und es ist auch keine Filmversoftung - obwohl der Streifen "Auf dem Highway ist die Hölle los" bei dieser illegalen WM auf öffentlichen Straßen unübersehbar Pate gestanden hat. In a number of words, and for want of more exciting and turbo-charged summation to this reasonably average arcade conversion, it has to be said that Burning Rubber drives well but adds very little to the genre. And a two-player option would have added an extra dimension. The view, from behind your car works well, but somehow it is not quite enough.Īn injection of humour would have been nice - the odd deer running across the road, or maybe a peleton of cyclists hurtling around the corner. The graphics are nicely drawn and you get a decent feeling of speed, particularly when you fire the Nitros in action. Once in America (it takes ages to get there, believe me), you get to choose a new motor, and the courses offer slightly different hazards, including pedestrian areas.īurning Rubber is a strange bird. Crash too often and you will have to fork out for repairs. Paris is stormy and Germany has blizzards.Īt the end of each level, you can go back to Fast Fred's for add-ons to increase performance, but only if you can afford them. London, for instance, has high police activity and poor visibility - you race in virtual darkness. That hardy-perennial - the speed trap - crops up the cops give chase and you can either try and burn them off and risk crashing, or play a patient game and wait for a gap, then go hell for leather, however, if you can stop completely the cops will nab you, and that means jail.Ĭivilian cars are white and travel slowly - they are easy to overtake - while the black cars are competitors with drivers with varying degrees of skill.Īfter Scotland, there are other parts of Europe to negotiate, and with varying conditions to tackle. And who in their right mind wants to cruise around Scotland in a Peugeot 205 GTi at anything less than breakneck speed?Īpart from the obvious dangers of crashing, there are other hazards. ![]() Options abound as you peruse the map, looking for a short route to the chequered flag.īut beware, the shorter routes often involve many junctions and you constantly have to slow down. You have got $4,000 in the kitty, so spend it wiselyīefore you finally get to put your boot on the accelerator (which is why you are here), you have to pick a racing route. You can even add one of those charming body kits that improves the handling, or is it the looks? Or maybe nothing. There are various car parts on offer, all of which improve your car's performance, for instance, Nitros give you great acceleration but only for a limited amount of time Brakes increase your braking speed. You have got $4,000 in the kitty, so spend it wisely. You are greeted by a woman in a rather skimpy outfit, just like at Kwik Fit, tempting you into parting with a few dollars. ![]() To join the race, pick a hatchback - there is a choice of six - then stop off at Fast Fred's Speed Shop, soup-ups a speciality. It is all quite disturbing, though strangely enjoyable. Words and symbols flash forth - CND and Burning Rubber amongst others. Popular music group The Utah Saints perform a tune while garbled Sixties and Nineties images proliferate on screen. The introductory sequence to Burning Rubber is curious. Love 'em or loathe 'em though, they are quick - off a shovel, if you will.Īnd they are making a triumphant return in Burning Rubber, where the Wacky Races meets the Boy Racers in an illegal race across Europe and America, organised by a chap called Fast Fred. Did you have one back in the Eighties? My mate torched his in Liverpool to get the insurance money. ![]()
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