Launching just over a month after Twisted Metal, it might be easy to overlook the very similar Wheels of Destruction that just landed on the Playstation Network. Although it may lack any sort of single-player campaign at all and has very few features,?Wheels of Destruction is actually a lot of fun and a great alternative for someone who doesn?t want to spend $60 on Twisted Metal.
That lack of features extends to every single aspect of the game. There are only 5 cars to choose from (although they do cover all of the bases: heavy and slow, fast and weak, balanced, etc.), and an equally small amount of tracks. Those tracks are actually quite enjoyable to race around though and have a lot of different areas for people to blow each other up in, with a multitude of power-ups spread about the map.
Having so few cars and tracks to choose from may have been a letdown, but it pales in comparison to the lack of offline co-op. Where Twisted Metal allowed you to play with a friend at anytime, Wheels of Destruction only allows one player per console. You are able to join a game that anyone on your friends list is playing, but if you don?t know someone else who owns the game, you?re stuck playing with strangers, or against bots, which are a saving grace. The bots may not offer a huge amount of challenge compared to real people, but they?ll keep the games close.
On the actual gameplay side of things, the controls can take some getting used to. Instead of using the right analog stick to aim and the left stick to move, the left stick does both. This means that your car will follow where you aim, leading to some accidental crashes. The ability to do a large jump at anytime helps alleviate any trouble of getting stuck though and the same jump helps you reach extreme heights within seconds so you can reach your enemies quickly.
Once you start blasting away, the unbalanced nature of the weapons reveals itself. Although you have a machine gun, shotgun, flamethrower, and other weapons to choose from, the missile will be the one used most often. This is due to the fact that it is a) heat-seeking and b) kills every single class except Heavy with a couple of blasts. It?s a great feeling when you get 5 kills in a row, but that disappears as soon as someone sneaks up behind you and unleashes a few missiles.
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Even though the actual battling is quite fun and gives Twisted Metal a rival for our car-battling time, it is held back by so many things. The?exclusion of same console multiplayer, the small amount of cars and tracks, and the overall unbalanced nature really hurt the game. Despite these numerous problems, I?actually enjoyed the game and can recommend it to anyone looking to blow up some cars who doesn?t want to spend more than $10.
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Wheels of Destruction was reviewed with a copy provided by the publisher.
VN:F [1.9.11_1134]
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