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- $bff|2-Ignition!
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- |1-Top Racer Game Reviewed!
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- $8ff Format : PC CD-ROM
- Publisher : Virgin Interactive
- Developer : UDS
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- The Playstation has had Micro Machines 3 for quite some time now, and a
- lot of people thought it was the be-all and end-all for the top-down
- racer, but now Ignition from Virgin/UDS threatens to knock it off the
- top spot for good.
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- It takes much the same views as MM3 but uses cars in the real world, you
- have a choice of vehicles that is both wide and bizarre: Banana is a
- bright yellow Porsche; Evac is a Red Cross Jeep; Enforcer is a Police
- car; Redneck is a hotrod and Smoke is a Mack Truck. You also get to
- play with a Mini Cooper, an VW Beetle and a School bus.
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- In true arcade style, all vehicles have a turbo, which takes time to
- charge up, depending on the characteristics of the one you select. Some
- cars are lighter than others and so can clear jumps without resorting to
- the turbo, others are very heavy and can skid round corners without
- bothering to slow down as much, the truck can even withstand being
- flattened by a rolling boulder - Indiana Jones style!
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- This game reeks quality, from the excellent rendered intro - more or
- less a standard on games today - to the construction of the levels, with
- their bridges, snow, hills, tunnels, lava, snow, rain, lightning and
- sandstorms all adding to the playability. Being struck by lightning in
- a VW might not sound like fun, but it's hilarious!
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- There are at least 7 tracks available to start with, although one is
- only accessible if you finish first in a tournament. This is the level
- that includes the train which you have to beat to the crossing, or face
- being smashed to bits as it hits you side on. This isn't the only level
- with NPC's though: there are other vehicles scattered throughout the
- levels whose basic job is to get in your way as they go about their
- business. Trucks, trains and hovercraft all make an appearance
- somewhere.
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- The sound is something else too. When you hit turbo for example, every
- vehicle has it's own characteristic sound: The schoolbus is a load of
- kids screaming; the Truck is a blast on the Air-horn; and the Police car
- lights up and sounds the siren as it bounds forward. Turbo's don't last
- very long, but as there are very few straight patches in the tracks, it
- doesn't really matter anyway.
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- Basically, Ignition looks like being a massive hit because it's been put
- together so well, even if the game style isn't entirely original. If
- you only buy one game this year, this one will give you loads of fun.
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- Graphics : 10/10 - Excellent! All usual modes provided.
- Sound : 10/10 - Tops, simply great, especially the bus.
- Playability : 9/10 - Options for it all, and easy to control.
- Lastability : 8/10 - So good you keep coming back to it.
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- $ffa|1-Overall - 9/10
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- $ff7Wicked! Play it today!
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- Dick
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