About the game:
Think about R.C. Pro-Am, think of Diddy Kong Racing, think of micro machines and wind up cars - now mash those all together and throw it on a pool table for example and you have a good starting point for mad tracks. You drive mini cars on very interesting tracks covering a bunch of different game types, and an assortment of power ups and weapons, and the car is powered by a spring which refills when you let off the gas.
If you haven’t noticed I have been putting some time into Mad Tracks recently - after getting a quick preview at the gamerscore blog tour. I just have to type up my review of the game - I am planning on having this posted sometime tonight, depending on things go at home.
I haven’t even downloaded this yet, but between writing up the mad tracks review, and I am sure some other gaming with friends I will be spending some time on the latest edition of pac-man for the xbox live arcade. There was a lot of flames flying around after this was officially announced, which most of you are probably more then aware of, but the goal is to review the game for what it is - without being directly affected by all the chatter based on the actuall announcement of the game.
What: Mad Tracks
When: May 30th 2:00 AM PST
How Much: 800MP ($10)
Screen Shots: My Gallery
More Info: Mad Tracks Xbox Page
This week’s arcade release is Mad Tracks (as many of you have all ready guessed). Personally I got some hands on experience with this game last week at the DC stop on the Gamerscoreblog tour. I didn’t get to spend alot of time on it - but long enough to compare it to some of my favorite games of the past. RC Pro-Am & Diddy Kong Racing immediately come to mind to give you an idea of what kind of game this is.
Following shortly after the game release will be two expansion packs (called Bravo and Encore) which will expand the tracks you have available to get your racing fix. So why not take a break off of Forza 2 and all its realistic racing, and take a few spins in these mini cars?
Players can race through 15 challenges consisting of nine mini-games and six different races behind the wheel of one of 12 sleek compact cars. “Mad Tracks,” from Load Inc., features 12 power-ups to keep engines revved up and players in the fast lane ahead of the competition.
Game Features
- 15 distinct challenges (6 races & 9 mini-games) provide a full-fledged racing game experience
- 12 stackable power-ups (rockets, freezer, oil drop, EMP and more!)
- 12 sleek looking cars to choose from
- 4 player multiplayer over Xbox LIVE and 4 player local multiplayer via split screen mode
- Championship mode & Arcade mode
- 2 free gamer pictures
- Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points
More information is available at http://www.xbox.com/games/livearcade.
