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This
racing game with a difference sees players improve their skills
as drivers instead of modifying their cars, making the ability
to match a set of skills to the different requirements of
each competition making it an important part of winning the
race. Another unique skill is the Tiger Effect, which gives
drivers the ability to turn back time and correct any potentially
dangerous mistakes...
"Just
what the games market doesn't need!" I hear you cry.
"Another racing simulation." Up to a point that's
true. And I have to be honest and say that things don't sound
too promising when you realise that you'll only be able to
race Alfa Romeo models around the race tracks. Blatant advertising
tie-ins like this are usually to be avoided like the plague.
However, SCAR claims to offer something new that other
games in the market have never catered for before.
Instead
of focusing so much on your car's performance, the developers
have concentrated more on the dynamics of the driver. This
I found an interesting concept, and one that certainly does
add a lot to the game play.
Playing
the game in the career mode you simply have to complete each
race in the top three places to progress to the next race
and unlock other areas of the game. Starting the race you
have another
areas to focus on other than the usual steering and damage
to your car. This is displayed as your drivers nerve. If a
driver is tailing you and intimidating you, your level slowly
decreases. Once it reaches zero you seem to loose concentration
and your vision blurs for a few seconds. You are also, for
reasons I was unable to fathom, able to turn back time briefly
- so that if you come flying off a bend you can zip back a
few seconds and ensure that you break a little sooner. As
we didn't receive any real instructions with our review copy,
I wasn't really sure why this feature was included, but it
does come in handy as it doesn't take much to make your car
unroadworthy.
Now
to the handling of your car. It's not great, but it's not
totally disastrous either. If you are used to flying around
in games like Grand Turismo then you are going to be
in for a bit of a shock here. Your car handles like it's racing
on an oil slick... that is until you realise that keeping
your finger on the accelerator and tapping the break every
now and then is not going to work. If you want to negotiate
the course properly you are best advised to hang back with
the other drivers and get the feel of each bend. Then, on
the second lap make a break for it. And this, what I thought
at first was frustrating, aspect actually adds a little realism
to the game play.
While
the graphics are not as great as they could have been, SCAR
adds an interesting twist on an old favourite genre. Certainly
worth checking out.
Pete
Boomer
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