Micro Machines (1994)

Micro Machines is a series of miniature toys created by Hasbro and, as you can guess, they are the subject of an arcade game prepared by Codemasters. As all vehicles in the programme are small in size, it is understandable that they will not race in traditional conditions. Asphalt roadways and sandy dirt roads have been replaced by kitchen tables, a home workshop or a bathtub. It must be admitted that the idea is extremely interesting and will certainly provide all car racing enthusiasts with a completely new experience.

We can race both alone and with a colleague - on one computer. In single player mode there are two variants of the game - Challenge and Head to Head. In the first of them, the player must choose from among several competitors of his representative and in a series of varied races eliminate the others. Head to Head is definitely more surprised. We stand here in fights with only one opponent, who, like us, has four points at the start (symbolized by dots). If we manage to overtake him by the whole screen during the ride, then we will get another point. The point, of course, is to get all of them, leaving the opponent with empty achievements. Only Head to Head mode is available to two players. The lack of a traditional race can be explained by the fact that the programmers decided not to use a split screen.

Game has a simple but clear graphics, economical soundtrack and huge playability, caused by the fast action and the ever-changing terrain, on which we will come to race. The authors were also tempted by a lot of humour - bridges made of lines, hills made of crooked notebooks, traps are spilled honey, oil and other such assortment. All this makes Micro Machines a noteworthy position, able to provide a huge amount of excitement.

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Last updated on August 14, 2015