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Buy your car, customise it and then race it against other
street gangs. Earn respect and cash to progress through the
levels and buy the flashiest and fastest car to leave your
competitors standing...
Juiced
tries so hard to do something different with the racing genre
that it's hard not to like it. Sadly, and this is due in part
to the fact that this game has been in limbo for some time,
it never quite manages to deliver what it promises.
You
start off with a small amount of money with which to buy your
first car. And then, it's off to the workshop to change the
engine components and look of your vehicle. Actually, this
is a part of the game you can spend ages on as you tweak the
colour of your car and upgrade elements like the alloys and
spoilers.
Once
you've got your car all set you can have a look at the race
calendar and see if there are any events that take your fancy.
Typical races include circuit, point to point, sprint and
show off (which you are best to avoid until you get the feel
of the game, and your car).
The
car doesn't handle particularly well either and it's really
easy to come flying of the track while other cars, going the
same speed, hug the road. But then, it's down to you to customise
your car so that it handles better.
One
of the most annoying aspects is the fact that drivers who
you easily beat in the standard races, suddenly become super
human drivers when you enter a 'pink-slip race' (a simple
race where the winner takes the loser's car) against them.
Another annoying problems was that while other computer controlled
characters can join your gang, there is no point in letting
them race for you - most of them are truly terrible drivers
and this is the best way of losing money fast. And if other
drivers should ram you off the road, you lose respect points
and then they have a go at you for being a reckless driver.
It
could have been a really impressive game if it hadn't been
stuck in development hell for years. Sadly, this is a little
to lame and a little too late. Still worth checking out if
you want something a little different in the racing genre.
Nick
Smithson
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