Intro The Trackmania series has always been a cult
classic and the new game is the first release on consoles since Trackmania Wii in 2009.
This new titles packs in more features than I could even imagine in an arcade racer and
it's fun flying over huge jumps at crazy fast speeds.
So let's take a look at 8 cool features in Trackmania Turbo.
Campaign Trackmania Turbo has a lengthy campaign for
an arcade racing game.
Over 200 tracks, 5 different difficulty levels, and 3 tiers of medals to earn in each level.
There's a lot of replayability involved because you'll have to tackle levels multiple times
to get the gold medals to reach the hardest tracks.
4 Different Environments Arcade racers are all about exotic locations
and Trackmania molds it's tracks around four distinct locations.
Rollercoaster Lagoon is a tropical paradise where you race on magnetic tracks.
International Stadium lets you use your driving skills in a futuristic looking and clean urban
environment.
Canyon Grand Drift takes you through hilly and narrow desert tracks.
And finally Valley Down & Dirty has high air and hills in a grassy and green country setting.
Tracks look really gorgeous even though you'll barely see them since you'll be racing down
at turbo speed.
Multiplayer Multiplayer crams more players in one racing
match than any other racing game with up to 100 players total online.
Racing matches are more like simultaneous time trials because there's no collision,
but you can see each other racing as ghosts.
There's also offline splitscreen for players who prefer couch co-op.
Double Driver If Trackmania Turbo wasn't crazy enough, there's
an option called Double Driver which let's you control one car with two controllers.
It's a whole different approach to multiplayer couch co-op.
Systemic Music The music of trackmania has a mix of intense
techno with occasional throwbacks to the 80s.
But music is also tied to the racing experience because intensity varies depending where you
are on the track with dramatic drops during checkpoints, trigger drifts, or big jumps.
Challenge For a game that looks like fun and frills,
it can actually be extremely challenging.
One mistake can cost you the whole race and there's no way you'll get a gold medal if
you have to reset your vehicle after it flys off the track.
It's still approachable for a beginner.
There's tons of tracks to play on easy, but the difficulty ramps up quickly.
Trackbuilder Did I say there's over 200 tracks?
The actual number is limitless because you can make your own tracks with the trackbuilder.
There's a basic level editor that's essentially a tutorial for what you can make.
But if you unlock the advanced editor you get tools that are almost as robust as the
actual developer tools.
You can add as many loops and boosts as you want and the game will automatically generate
the scenery around you.
Then you can take these tracks and race them online.
VR Support Even though Trackmania Turbo comes out before
the release of the Oculus Rift and the Playstation VR, the game will be compatible with both
devices.
If you can handle blazing down tracks in virtual reality, this would be an intense experience.
Outro Trackmania Turbo has a lot of depth for an
arcade racer.
And this new title pushes every possible feature you could imagine.
What do you think of a trackmania turbo?
Do you play arcade racers or do you prefer sim games?
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