Status Atag Jun 5, 2023
Booted up the ol' PS3 and relived some nostalgia thrashing buggies around the desert. Even my partner sitting next to me said "woah this looks cool" and asked to have a go - and she's a die hard Keyboard and mouse player who hates controllers.
There's something about the incredible soundtrack and the festival atmosphere of cars, trucks, buggies etc …
Booted up the ol' PS3 and relived some nostalgia thrashing buggies around the desert. Even my partner sitting next to me said "woah this looks cool" and asked to have a go - and she's a die hard Keyboard and mouse player who hates controllers.
There's something about the incredible soundtrack and the festival atmosphere of cars, trucks, buggies etc slamming into eachother on the track that just makes the game such a fun pick up and play type of gem, even enticing people in who don't use controllers.
The fact that the introduction to the game is a giant free for all race on a large course with multiple lanes to take and the freedom to choose any vehicle type makes for an incredible experience. I could honestly just replay that first race over and over, and I think thats a hallmark of a great game.
Sidenote: the graphics are insane for PS3 generation, the way the dirt tracks slowly turn to mud as vehicles leave tire tracks feels way ahead of its time and reminds me more of red dead redemptions mud deformation than it does of the PS3 era.
