There is a great sense of progression as you make your way through the career. This totally eliminates people camping on flag bases, and keeps the game very mobile since the flags are always on the move. Essentially you must be in possession of one flag and drive through the other flag wherever it was last dropped – essentially you need to capture BOTH flags to earn the point.
I’m a huge capture the flag fan, and Gas Guzzlers Extreme does this mode so well in that there is no home base for the flag. These are usually arena-style events and include deathmatch, CTF, and last man standing. There is also the Knockout Race which is a 7-lap battle race but the person in last place at the end of each lap explodes, leaving their fiery hull on the track as a new obstacle to avoid.įrom time to time sponsored events will be offered. You can pick between a standard no-weapons Power Race, although you can still use defensive weapons like mines, smoke and oil slicks, or you can choose a Battle Race that makes use of any installed weapons you have on your car. Your only objective is to rise through the leaderboards by placing in the top three positions to earn points, but rather than having a structured sequence of events the game simply offers you a selection of events, each on their own track. The one thing I really enjoyed about the career mode is the freedom to advance by playing the events you like. It’s quite the reality check when your first real race takes place in something not much better than a golf cart armed with a slingshot. The game pulls the old bait and switch by throwing you into that first race with an awesome car fully decked out with weapons, then once you’ve had the taste of the “good life” they start your new career with a few thousand dollars and a measly selection of things to buy in the shop. You’ll race on snow and ice and even in rain soaked conditions that will affect your visibility and handling. Now the game has finally made its way to the Xbox One, and while the console port does strip out the multiplayer elements, the single player mode is fully loaded with content including 12 game modes, 42 tracks, 12 arenas, 8 different environments, 21 customizable and upgradable cars with 12 unique weapon types and 22 types of zombies just waiting to become hood ornaments.
At the time it was a fun guilty pleasure of a car combat racing game that mixed the best parts of Mario Kart, Twisted Metal, FlatOut, and all the carnage of Mad Max and the Death Race movies. It’s been about three years since I first played Gas Guzzlers Extreme on the PC.
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