TrackMania United Forever

TrackMania United Forever A few years back brought the French company Nadeo Trackmania racing game on the market. This game contained 3 environments (Desert, Alpine, Rally) with all three other physics (behavior, how the car reacts to the environment and the control of you). The nice thing was that you could build your own tracks, and then play online against others, or online at jobs others racing. Soon there was a free expansion with more building possibilities. One or 2 years later came the follow Nadeo: Trackmania Sunrise. This version received 3 new environments (Island, Bay, Coast), a World Ranking, a Track Editor and the easy ability to design your own cars and painting. This game got its expansion, called Trackmania Sunrise Xtreme. More construction features and some improvements, of course, free. Nadeo have released an expansion for Trackmania out, and now everybody calls TrackMania: TrackMania Original. Another 3rd game was released shortly afterwards called TrackMania Nations. This game was completely free and only had 1 area (Stadium) Recently, a free expansion for Trackmania United hatched, ditto for TrackMania Nations: Trackmania United Forever. Trackmania Nations Forever is free to download from the official site *. This review is about TrackMania United in general. Gameplay This game is all 3 previous games united (United), but with many improvements. In short, this game is not realistic racing game. You drive in 7 different environments with all seven different physics. This game runs mainly on racing jobs at good times to put down, racing against others online and design your own tracks. You can not against other players or vehicles collide, so you go through them like a ghost. This game is really the fastest possible time to travel on a job or finish faster than any other player. On one track, there are always a start, checkpoints and a finish, or multiple finishes. You should all check points go the other does not finish. A list of possibilities: * 7 different environments, each with its own physics: Desert, Alpine, Rally, Island Bay, and Coast Stadium. * Online racing with detailed rankings, sorted by the world, or your country, or even on your province. * A very extensive track editor with more than 1,000 bricks and infinite possibilities. * A huge community, and many fansites where you can upload your job, so others can play and judge him. * Ingame you can visit called Mania Links, where other players have jobs or cars can offer Coppers * The money system, by racing in Solo mode lets you earn so-called Coppers, you can spend again to download jobs, or cars made by others * The Paint Editor where you can paint your car to your own taste * Many more The drive itself is done with the arrow keys, where up is accelerate, down brakes and steer left and right. further the Delete button to start the track again, and enter is respawn at the last checkpoint, when the job you are flown or crashed. Also, game pads, joysticks or steering wheels supported. Environments 7 The environments (environments) each have a unique behavior. Speed This is frequently called Desert area. An American Muscle car-like, with many in the desert sand and asphalt to ride. Fairly quickly into the bends and the car tends to be riding on 2 wheels. Alpine: Snow also called, because this area is located in the snow. This car looks a bit like a pick-up. Very easy in the corners, pull slowly, but can not high speed and slipping fast. You drive here on wooden platforms, snow, ice or even a Chinese wall. Rally This environment looks a bit like the Netherlands in the Middle Ages. Mud and asphalt roads around palatial buildings and features the large lawns. Even mills are found. The car slips almost immediately when you send and the challenge is to minimize slipping because then you go faster. sends fairly and quickly pulls, but not feel too fast. Island The fastest area of all 7 pieces with wide track, nice sports cars and large half pipes and loops. Attracts fast, high speed, slipping quickly if you go hard. the area is waterfront with beach and grass. Bay This area is located in a bay. water around and on the horizon a large piece of land in town. The car looks like a 4x4 car. He slips not fast, has a high speed, but is not too hard in the corners. can also high jump and has good Aircontrol. Coast The slowest of the 7. GrandPrix like a track, on a kind tropical island. The car slowly pulls up, and sends very slowly. Slipping very quickly and is on the one hand, realistic, and on the other hand, do not. You drive here with a roadster type car-like. Stadium This environment can be found in a large stadium. Surrounded by the stadium and grass-white jobs you ride with good grip and mud jobs with low grip. You almost do not slip unless you deliberately trying to do. The car looks a bit like a cross between an F1 car and a buggy. Will wide through the corners. Graphics In the visual part of the game it should be alright. The graphics can be set so that even older computers can play, but when set to best quality, it looks just great. Forever Since the update of the graphics are further polished. All the environments can be built in 4 different times: Sunrise, Day, Sunset and Night. The cars themselves look good and in detail, and you can download custom vehicles (by others) so you can drive a Ferrari or a Hummer. So you can give your eyes the most beautiful car to your taste. Behavior changed by environment with other cars. Minimum system requirements * Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/XP-x64/Vista * CPU: Pentium IV 1.6GHz / AthlonXP 1600 + * Ram: 256 MB (512 MB with Vista) * Graphics Card: 3D accelerator 16 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible * Sound Card: DirectX compatible 16 bit * DirectX: 9.0c or higher * Hard Drive: 1.5 GB free space Sound The sound in this game is just good quality. The songs vary by environment, but are not really my taste. But there is an option to import your own music in the game so that is another plus. The sound of the motor vehicle is also good, and helps to drive. Even this is to change your taste but it is more difficult. Own Opinion I play the self TrackMania series since the beginning. 'm Addicted, many jobs created and practiced much. Now I play in a team where we compete in tournaments and we often win. That makes it even nicer because there are many competitivity in the game, but obviously it takes much practice at that level. Over the years I TrackMania grow, the community grew, and the gameplay itself was becoming more and more extensive. I've played many games, some very long, but she eventually I Sat Track Mania I have not boring, and the life of a game I find very important. The creativity is there in the jobs is The thing fascinates me most, and then the competition online. Combined this gives endless possibilities. This game is for me the best game I've ever played. Not to forget he is in the shop for only € 30, -. A shame that it is hard to find, because many stores have him. Online ordering is the easiest, but big game stores or electronics stores usually have it. Also for sale / downloadable with Steam. Conclusion Do you like fast cars, big stunts and your skills online against others show? Then you will definitely have fun with Trackmania United Forever live. Quantification * Gameplay: 9 * Graphics: 8.5 * Sound: 7 * Lifetime: 10 * Originality: 10