23rd July 2003, 6:59 PM
*sigh*
I hope that was a joke. Because I don't mention Cruis'n once in that post.
Look. Take Cruis'n for what it is.
It isn't a deep, complex simulation.
It isn't a game with great, diverse tracks with multiple routes.
Its not the best pure arcade racing game ever.
It doesn't exactly have the best graphics.
It also has very ... simple ... gameplay.
However... for what it does it is good.
It is a good pure arcade racer. Its about as pure as you get -- go fast. Forwards. Turn on corners.
Yes, its simplistic. But that isn't always bad. Sometimes simplistic is fun. And for Cruis'n, simplistic arcade racing works well.
Would I give a Cruis'n game a 9? No. But they do deserve decent scores. Not truly great scores, but decent ones.
That said... Cruis'n Exotica isn't a match for any Rush game, F-Zero X, either Extreme-G game on N64, Mario Kart or DKR, 1080, Wave Race 64, Hydro Thunder, or Wipeout... I never said it was. But in the next tier down its near the top.
I hope that was a joke. Because I don't mention Cruis'n once in that post.
Look. Take Cruis'n for what it is.
It isn't a deep, complex simulation.
It isn't a game with great, diverse tracks with multiple routes.
Its not the best pure arcade racing game ever.
It doesn't exactly have the best graphics.
It also has very ... simple ... gameplay.
However... for what it does it is good.
It is a good pure arcade racer. Its about as pure as you get -- go fast. Forwards. Turn on corners.
Yes, its simplistic. But that isn't always bad. Sometimes simplistic is fun. And for Cruis'n, simplistic arcade racing works well.
Would I give a Cruis'n game a 9? No. But they do deserve decent scores. Not truly great scores, but decent ones.
That said... Cruis'n Exotica isn't a match for any Rush game, F-Zero X, either Extreme-G game on N64, Mario Kart or DKR, 1080, Wave Race 64, Hydro Thunder, or Wipeout... I never said it was. But in the next tier down its near the top.
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