Posted April 30, 2009
Megarace was one of the reasons i kept my 3DO for such a long time, it was one of the few FMV games which actually was worth playing.
The games are presented as a futuristic TV show(similar to 'The Running Man') in which the contestant (named 'The Enforcer') must battle on a variety of courses against speedgangs. In the 1st game there are also (pointless but humourous)prizes to be won and bonus tracks where you can win extra points (both games use an overall high score table).
The 1st game requires you to destroy you opponents within a ceartain number of laps by either racing past them (using the turbo's on the course), ramming them or shooting them, although you only have a limited amount of gun energy depending which car you choose. The 2nd game uses championships and you must come 3rd or better to progress and win overall to pass to the next track. The second game also allows you buy upgrades such as mine layers, shields and better weopons and new cars when you have earned enough money, whereas the 1st is limited to your vehicle and any pickups you gain from the track. As well as enrgy powerup and turbo's there are bad pickup which are shown as a darker colour which can reduce you energy and damage your vehicle.
The 1st game is a simple arcade racer with FMV backgrounds and sprites for the vehicles. The second is much improved visually and has 3d cars and i think 3d tracks. The backgrounds may still be FMV. not sure.
The handling in the 1st is very simple but the 2nd is much more realistic especially when cornering, learn to slam round those corners correctly and it will really give you a real advantage
Of course, without Lance Boyle's eccentric videos commentaries these games wouldn't be half as fun. Some will like him and some will hate him, i guess it depends on your sense of humour, i personally like him. His dim and deliberately dopey assistant in megarace 2 adds even more to the humourous cutscenes.
Overall a fun set of games and a bargain at this price.
The games are presented as a futuristic TV show(similar to 'The Running Man') in which the contestant (named 'The Enforcer') must battle on a variety of courses against speedgangs. In the 1st game there are also (pointless but humourous)prizes to be won and bonus tracks where you can win extra points (both games use an overall high score table).
The 1st game requires you to destroy you opponents within a ceartain number of laps by either racing past them (using the turbo's on the course), ramming them or shooting them, although you only have a limited amount of gun energy depending which car you choose. The 2nd game uses championships and you must come 3rd or better to progress and win overall to pass to the next track. The second game also allows you buy upgrades such as mine layers, shields and better weopons and new cars when you have earned enough money, whereas the 1st is limited to your vehicle and any pickups you gain from the track. As well as enrgy powerup and turbo's there are bad pickup which are shown as a darker colour which can reduce you energy and damage your vehicle.
The 1st game is a simple arcade racer with FMV backgrounds and sprites for the vehicles. The second is much improved visually and has 3d cars and i think 3d tracks. The backgrounds may still be FMV. not sure.
The handling in the 1st is very simple but the 2nd is much more realistic especially when cornering, learn to slam round those corners correctly and it will really give you a real advantage
Of course, without Lance Boyle's eccentric videos commentaries these games wouldn't be half as fun. Some will like him and some will hate him, i guess it depends on your sense of humour, i personally like him. His dim and deliberately dopey assistant in megarace 2 adds even more to the humourous cutscenes.
Overall a fun set of games and a bargain at this price.