Gas Guzzlers is a fast-paced addictive combat racing game for the PC. The game is played from the “behind the car“ camera perspective and features many different vehicles, weapons, upgrades, on-track bonuses as well as distinctive and astonishing environments.The player starts with a low-performance vehicle and gradually works his way up by earning money in a series of challenging races.With an initial amount of money,the player buys his first car without upgrades.
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Well, what have we here?
A Croatian indie vehicular combat racer. Sounds like a winning combination, doesn't it? Well, let's find out in this review, shall we?(char limit :/)
Graphics: 9.5
This game delivers. The graphics are big budget quality. The car reflections, smoke and dust effects look great, and it is very pleasing to the eye. My PC ran it without problems. Cars take damage and the fender benders and crashes really leave their mark on the cars, however this has no effect on car performance. Whether this is good or bad is entirely subjective to the player. I didn't mind it myself. Damage looks quite nice and realistic, though.
Audio: 10
The audio quality in this game is up to the par with big budget release titles. The sound effects are very satisfying when you smash an opponent with a well-placed mine, shoot them with your weapons or crash into them, and the engines growl and roar in a very smile-inducing manner.
The music playing in the background really gets you in the mood for the carnage well.
Gameplay: 9
The controls are smooth and responsive, and the cars behave themselves well. Of course, the cars tend to spin out of control too easily if you try to force an opponent off the road, which can often be frustrating. I would say the controls are more "Flatout" style than realistic.
Difficulty: 8.5
This game is HARD. Very hard. Even on the easiest difficulty setting it is very easy to drop a few positions if you crash your car, sometimes making this game an exercise in frustration and anger management even on the "Easy" difficulty setting. (I didn't notice much difference in difficulty levels myself). However, the game still FAIR. This means the sense of accomplishement when you win a race is very rewarding and you feel you EARNED it.
Final Verdict: 9.5
A fun but hard racing game I'd recommend this game in a heartbeat for any self-respecting racing game fan.
Test rig: AMD Athlon II X4 640 @3GHz, 4GB DDR3RAM, NVidia GeForce 260GTX, integrated audio