GAME ON. Taochi’s Game Reviews and Geeky Considerations
I have hesitated to post any game related stories on Land Minds because I was hesitant to bore the readers. But then I thought ‘Who am I kidding? I am a gamer and this is my corner of the Grid and as I try to come out as genuine to this elusive self as I can , I must share this interest of mine.
Let us start loud and ‘fresh’ with ‘Midnight Club – Dub Edition’ for the Xbox. While this is not a new product, it is well worth your interest if
- You like racing games
- You do not necessarily care for realistic action
- Long games are important to you
- You like to drive like a maniac through traffic (while evading the law).
The game allows you to purchase/win and mod many vehicles and present a variety of cities to race in, most races taking place at or near night (hence the name in case you don’t follow). The driving is anything but realistic but I admit to liking this flavor better than the Grand Tourismo type. If you played Burnout, you will feel right at home, sans the capacity to explode the crap out your opponents (I keep on trying wall takeout on the drivers). I like the capacity to modify your rides, even though I hit the auto upgrade more often than not, being far from a grease monkey myself (a web monkey, yessss). Also of note if the fact that you cannot run over pedestrians, all of them being adept acrobats who jump out of the way while admonishing you. I never like to hurt innocents so thanks to the designer for taking care of it for me.
San Diego is my current home base and I am finishing up the local races before heading to Atlanta (Detroit is still locked). BTW, make sure to get several types of rides (tuner/muscle/sedan/truck/bike) to be able to race in ALL the events. Some are restricted to one vehicle type.
I’ll get back with you as I discover more about the game. In the meantime, go buy it, Taochi told you so.
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