5 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 7.9 hrs on record
Posted: 25 Jun @ 4:09am
Updated: 25 Jun @ 4:20am

Of course, visuals are stunning. Speed sensations are actual too in Pacer (ex-Formula Fusion).
But there's no more support, no mods, no nothing to it anymore. Nobody plays online, no relevant activity on the Discord.
I had fun for a couple of hours, then, at higher levels in campaign, gold medals are unobtainable. Because you have to kill 8 competitors in 5 minutes, which is more than 1.5 per minute, pretty high expectation. On tracks where you get ammunition too rarely, that's frustrating. No solution found on the mighty internet, apart from the classic "use this or that loadout" or the resigned "that's impossible, I've moved on". Besides, this particular mechanism differs pretty much from the original it tries to revive : you get to choose the weapons prior to racing the track. When you race, you can only find ammunition or speed boosts. Some will likely embrace that idea, but I prefer the original, I find that one more challenging (because you can't rely on fire power to win races) and, obviously, the mixed weapons add up to gameplay's interest. On top of that, the power-up pick-up box is too tiny in Pacer, you'll get frustrated often by missing them by only a few inches.
At that price point (40 €), you should consider BallisticNG because it's a way better and much cheaper option.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny Award