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Summary: Commuting is never like this!!!!
Review: This game is so much fun...I commute 60 miles a day. I bought the game for my "man". As a 53 year old woman, it never occurred to me that it would be a thrill for me to play. My son was amazed that I even thought of buying this game. Of course, it wasn't for me. Now, my "man" and I are having a really good time exchanging racing experiences. During my commute to work, I encounter situations similar to these races- insults from other drivers, overheating engines, unexpected obstacles in the road (box springs, boulders, bicycles, over-turned vehicles). It is so much fun to put the pedal to the metal and not worry about crashing and dying, as you have to do in the real world of commuting to work. This game is easy to start, fun on even the lowest levels (my level, a slow amateur), and has lots of opportunities to go faster, smarter and on all sorts of tracks. Fun for all in the family, ladies included. My only problem is that I am driving my truck like a podracer.......
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Summary: One of the Better Racing Games Out There
Review: This game was actually a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I took a chance when I purchased it, because on the whole I don't really care for racing games, (Having ridden in numerous Porsches at high triple digit speeds, how much fun can a racing game be?) However, LucasArts manages to give a very nice impression of speed as you sling down tracks designed by sadists. The graphics really are top notch as well, though it is quite obvious that no one has yet been able to create convincing trees-they always seem to look like cardboard cut outs. The pacing is exquisite as is the sense of break neck speed. The only let down are the crash explosions which resemble dust devils that a furious fireball of twisted metal. As with all good racing games, the player can customize his pod with a never ending list of upgrades-better engines, better cooling, better grip...the pods hover...uh, well, never mind. Anyway, players can race all of the pods seen in the film with each one you fly, you get a new batch of alien expletives each time you are overtaken by another racer. Additionally there are eight worlds upon which you race, not just Tatooine. There is the water world, Aquilaris and Ando Prime, an ice world and probably some of the better tracks. There is Mon Gazza which is a lot like New Jersey or Hamilton, depending on where you're from. Malastare with its flaming methane gasses, the prison asteroid of Oovo IV, (again, one of the better sets of tracks), Ord Ibana, where you race on abandoned tabanana gas mining station, (huge frustration factor on the later ones), and finally Baroonda, like Naboo which makes up some of the tougher tracks. The game is helped along by solid music, some of which are exerpts and different versions taken from the original score. I wouldn't recommend this for any serious Star Wars gamer unless you don't mind the shape your fun comes in. This is by no means Jedi Knight or X-Wing Alliance, but a credible game by LucasArts as they cash in on the Phantom Menace franchise, in fact, it is one of the better games in the new series of releases. Also, this game is probably better suited for the Playstation or N-64 rather than the PC. Beyond that, this is a fast and fun little title.
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Summary: Great Game!
Review: This is a great game! It has 25 races, and you have to come fourth or better to go on to next one. The later levels are hard, but I have almost won. The graphics are exellent and you have a lot of racers to be (every level you get another racer), including some of the ones on the movie. There are eight different worlds that you can race on, from Tattoine to the ice world. Sometimes you can get up to over a thousand miles per hour. The only problems with this game are that you can only play multiplayer if you have two CD's, and, you get bored of it after a while. Overall this game is great, and especially for the price!
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