19th February 2009, 10:25 PM
Saturn
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Cyber Speedway (Beginner and Advanced circuits) -- Just finished it! :) That didn't take me long, under a week after getting the system... but I am of course a futuristic racing game fan, and Cyber Speedway is a futuristic racing game, and a decently good one. It's got some pretty good art design and reasonably interesting tracks, as well as good controls, but it's short and easy, and the first-gen Saturn graphics hold it back. It's too bad there wasn't a sequel, the game is good and there was a lot of room here to improve on it.
There are only two circuits, one five races and the second six, and then you're done. The conversation scenes in between with the other racers and garage chief are entertaining and help move the game along. The Beginner courses are sometimes interesting, but simple; the Expert courses are definitely more challenging, and in Expert you need to win every race to proceed too, while in Beginner you only need to finish in the top three (out of five racers). So yeah, short and easy; despite having to win each race in Expert and having limited continues, it doesn't take all that long. There were some definite tense moments as several racers always seem to be on your tail (they must have some catchup... :)), and I used several continues, but in the end I edged out the always-tough red hovercar at the last turn... exciting, but fun! :)
So yeah, the graphics are rough and it won't take long to finish, but for a 1995 Saturn game, it's good.
I put the disc in once to see that it worked... but beyond that, no.
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Cyber Speedway (Beginner and Advanced circuits) -- Just finished it! :) That didn't take me long, under a week after getting the system... but I am of course a futuristic racing game fan, and Cyber Speedway is a futuristic racing game, and a decently good one. It's got some pretty good art design and reasonably interesting tracks, as well as good controls, but it's short and easy, and the first-gen Saturn graphics hold it back. It's too bad there wasn't a sequel, the game is good and there was a lot of room here to improve on it.
There are only two circuits, one five races and the second six, and then you're done. The conversation scenes in between with the other racers and garage chief are entertaining and help move the game along. The Beginner courses are sometimes interesting, but simple; the Expert courses are definitely more challenging, and in Expert you need to win every race to proceed too, while in Beginner you only need to finish in the top three (out of five racers). So yeah, short and easy; despite having to win each race in Expert and having limited continues, it doesn't take all that long. There were some definite tense moments as several racers always seem to be on your tail (they must have some catchup... :)), and I used several continues, but in the end I edged out the always-tough red hovercar at the last turn... exciting, but fun! :)
So yeah, the graphics are rough and it won't take long to finish, but for a 1995 Saturn game, it's good.
lazyfatbum Wrote:ABF, have you touched Silent Hill?
I put the disc in once to see that it worked... but beyond that, no.