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SESSION Finally a skateboard game with some attitude and hardcore challenges. It's not just a skate park and course game, oh no. You get to hit the streets, get dangerous and wicked. You get 8 authentic recreated courses from Vancouver to London. Real life skaters like John Cardiel, Pigpen, Willy Santos and Cara-Beth Burnside can be chosen from, or create your own. Multi-player mode can take up to six players for mega-mayhem while the team section can have up to 16 people compete!. The main aim is of course to get to know all the tricks and rack up them points. The option to just hit it and go wild without time or point restraints can result in an endless thumb twitching party. A great addition is a Skater's Eye option where you stop to check out the area, neon glowing instructions suggesting where perform combos. Some great music includes Sonic Youth and Black Flag. Thus, not for the light-in-trouser. This game captures the rebellious reality of skateboard life like never before. 4 / B - PB |
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TURISMO
The ultimate racing game is yet to be outdone, outclassed and outranked. I cannot wait for its sequel. For me this was not merely the racing game of the year, but all time. If I'd experienced Carmageddon I might think otherwise, but as it stands, Gran Turismo is the one (even spawning a CD soundtrack of the bands appearing on the game, including Cubanate, Filter, Garbage etc). The advanced realism and choice of vehicles are incredible. The mindblowing tournament (depending on your owning a memory card and if you don't by now what the hell's wrong with you?), is an engrossing ongoing experience, taking on the world in your ever souped up car - that's if you win, of course, getting cash to upgrade. A more one-on-one arcade mode have four tracks on which to race. You can even set tyre damage and go for pit stops when you're racing a friend from a single to 30 laps or infinity. With a load of car makes to choose from (crappy Mazda family cars to monster Chevies) the fun is endless. For the Gran Turismo long term tournament, an innitial cashflow with which to purchase a secondhand vehicle, leave only the strong to survive and prove themselves skillful enough by outracing the rest. Each car has its own handling, speed, acceleration and engine sound. A Dual Shock controller makes a world of difference. The replays are great and this baby WILL be returned to for more speed at any time. Buy or die. 6
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TURISMO 2
Yeah! The GranDaddy of racing simulators is back with its sequel. Finally! With the original winning numerous awards and growing to be the biggest selling PS game in Europe, its follow-up can only be destined to follow in its rubber burnt tracks. This time round you get two discs. One for more straight forward Arcade action racing (in Classes A, B & C), and another complete disc for your long term, sleepless night Turismo challenge (where you buy a car, do drivers tests, build up a bank account with winnings and soup up your vehicle as you go along). There are about 600(!) cars to choose from, ranging from sports- and rally- to racing models. The 33 car manufacturers involved include Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Lancia, Subaru, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Jaguar, Volkswagen, Dodge, Fiat, Vauxhall/Opel, Ford, even Mini's and a stack more. With 60 new license tests to prove your competence, this is as in depth as any racing game can get. In arcade mode you can also take part in rally races, in many ways more exciting than high-speed road racing. But with 28 available tracks, who's complaining? With tyre damage and the rest making ptstops necessary (and between 1-99 lap possibilities!), it's fun, as before, but visible damage and inability to roll or flip cars take away a bit of realism. The extras are too many to mention, though and if ever you've taken my word for anything, get into this baby's driving seat and you'll realise why other gaming developers have woken up and imitated the Gran Turismo way of turning digital info into a real driving experience. The soundtrack includes a great Faithless remix of the Cardigans as well as Fat Boy Slim, Stereophonics and more. With everything else, the engine sounds, car detail and adrenaline pumping excitement, this is one hell of a game. 6
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