Customer Reviews

Re-Volt

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I almost never play games that involve racing or shooting. But I played the demo for Re-Volt and immediately went out and bought it... along with a racing wheel.

The graphics are so beautiful that I've spent time just leisurely driving around checking out the scenery. The museum course is particularly gorgeous as you drive under (or over!) dinosaur skeletons and around the planetarium.

It's also fun to download new cars from the Internet. The cars you choose to play have a big impact on gameplay -- different tracks require different cars to be successful.

The track editor is lame, but so what? The existing tracks are so stunning and fun to race that you won't need to design your own tracks.

After reading the reviews and playing the demo, it took me about two days to get to the local Best Buy to purchase this game (sorry Amazon). I'll tell you that I haven't been disappointed.

So far, I haven't had any problems with the game. I downloaded the patch from the Re-volt website just to be on the safe side, but haven't run into anything yet. There is an annoying "beep" every once in a while when I think the level changes from one area to another, but that's about it. Let me give you a quick run-down. . .

The cars are great! I started off on the easy tracks with the easy cars (electric) and am having a blast. Then, I discovered that you can download cars from the internet and install them onto your hard drive (the process is very easy and worth the time spent). Users from around the world design and paint their own custom cars and you can download and play with these cars. That's where the real fun starts. Want to race with a miniature Viper or Porsche that handles just like an RC car? No problem! It's seriously a blast. The cars come in two types - electric (fast) and glow/gas (really fast!). There's also the opportunity to download custom tracks, but I haven't done that yet.

The game play is fast, furious and exciting. It's got a great soundtrack that really enhances the mood of the game. Hairpin turns, countless jumps, power-ups for launchable weapons are just some of the great features of this game. The levels are designed and rendered beautifully and it's sometimes a shame that this wasn't "Driving Miss Daisy" so that you could go a little slower and check the scenery out. One area in the Museum level where you enter the Planetarium and the Planets are revolving and spinning all around you and the techno music is blaring and the bottle-rockets are flying. . .well, you just have to experience it. I've had it for a little under a week and have barely scratched the surface of what this game is capable of. I would highly recommend this game to anyone. Enjoy.

Don't listen to the whiny mag types, this game is FUN. It's a blast cranking around in the mini rc cars and the graphics are way above average. In combat mode you can hit the power-ups and spank the opponents' cars with every thing from oil slicks to bottle rockets. What a gas. And online racing is even better. Get the demo, play the single track, then buy the game. It's worth the money.

This game is a must-have for any racing fan. Don't be fooled by the fact that it's all about RC cars, the action is fast and furious, and fiendishly replayable.

It's an arcade-style game (no in-game save, limited attempts), but the ingenious power-ups (oil slicks a la Spy Hunter, water balloons, bowling balls, etc) make head-to-head racing a blast. The tracks are gorgeous and amazingly detailed; you can sneak around and find shortcuts everywhere. Plus, there's nothing like racing through a supermarket, a museum, or the deck of the "Toytanic".

The graphics are nothing short of stunning; the development team deserves special kudos for the weapon effects and excellent implementation of all the 3D bells and whistles... the graphical realism is one of the points that sells this game.

That and the fact that the little cars never run out of batteries or break. My kinda game.

For christmas my friend bought me Re-Volt and I have to admit I was pessimistic. Despite my doubts, driving through toy stores or finding hidden shortcuts in the neighborhood. Then, all the tracks were beaten--in forward reversed, mirrored, ect.. I Unlocked nearly all of the cars and also the disappointing "clockwork carnage" (a game with crazy wind up cars going to fast to control--spinning out with the slightest bump)after finding all of the stars in "stunt mode." I was bored. One day, I randomly chose to revisit the somewhat forgotten game, accessing the "track editor." Suprisingly, making my own track was really fun. Once I got the hang of the editor and learned how to use all of the possible pieces, I wad able to make very elaborate tracks; the tracks had hills, cliffs, jumps, pipes, rumble strips, ect. The biggest attraction for me was the hills (you could even control their angles)--you could make them go so high as to leace your screen view then have them go into a rollarcoaster-like drop (you could also just have a cliff). Unlike many other games where you invent your own tracks, you are given more than enough space to complete your dream-track. THen, I raced my friend. It was terrific. Unlike the annou=ying toy-themed tracks provided in the game, your tracks have an off road theme. Besides having time to fry your friend going up a huge hill or putting down an oil slick on a sharp turn, you can have a great tme talking about how huge "that hill just was," seeing who went the fastest.Believe me, this track editor is limitless in comparison to all other tracks out there. Now, I never play the given tracks, but make my own.If I could, I would give this game a ten star (**********) rating. I really can't explain how cool the game is in words--it's just great,k satisfying your racing desires that have never before been quenched. Obviously, not many other people have found the little advertised editor, of the game would be a best-seller. For those unsure about this game--buy it--you WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED. And for those who are letting it collect dust--when you have a spare minute, try out the editor. You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain. If you love the game already, well, I guess you'll just love it even more.

My 3 year old loves this game. Though he is not a gamer like some of the other reviewers, and I have absolutely no idea how to gain access to a cheat code to get other tracks, he is perfectly content to race these cars through their different environments. The people that made this software had fun and a sense of humor. Your driving perspective is from the ground up as you are driving a toy remote control car that whizzes downs the street and through all kinds of elements. You need lightning fast fingers to prevent crashes. Those under 20 will love this game. Those of us a little older will need some serious practice time. Highly, highly recommended. A terrific gift for the gamer near you.

As an avid R/C car hobbyist, I love this game. Though it's a few years old, I have not found another PC videio game that equals or exceeds the level of fun playing this game. On the PC, the graphis are stunning.
Every winter when it's to wet and rainy outside for me to run my real R/C cars, I fall back to playing Re-Volt. Buy a copy and play online.

I found this game at a yard sale and unfortunitly it had a small scratch that made the game freeze up while i was playing the first track. So what did I do... Got ticked and went out and bought a new version of the game. It is one of the best games I got for for the money, being that alot of games nowadays are a little on the pricey side. After showing it to my 2 neighbors... they went out and bought their own copies and now we will stay up late into the night racing against each other (much to our wives dis-approvement) But each of us at one time or another either had a cheepy (or expensive) R/C car or knew someone who did. This game not only supplies that need for a fun game.... but also that racing need. The only thing that would make this game a total winner would be a Controller to hook into the computer that looks and feels like a real R/C car controller. The other good thing about this game is you don't have to sit there and wait for you battieries to recharge. ( LOL )

This game is slightly above average. I found that it was somewhat time consuming to get the hang of how to race. On the easiest mode it took multiple tries before I could even place in the first race. But once I figured it out and found the right car (which is extremly important), I found the game to be a blast to play. The graphics are excelent and the game play is good. But it is not a "jump in and play game" type of game. Patience is important in the begining. I would recommend the game and say that it is worth owning.

This is the racing in game the world. You go around driving a rc car. There are many cars and coures to chose from. there 7 chioes to keep you busy. that is all