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    HEXUS.gaming :: Review : Micro Machines V4 - PC

    That the Micro Machines franchise has been hugely entertaining in the past is beyond doubt. Not only were the single player levels tricky, challenging and frustrating in equal measure. The multiplayer game, especially on the Amiga, was simply awesome and the whole idea of just trying to get a screen’s length ahead of your opponent was inspired.

    So now we have Micro Machines V4, the latest and hopefully greatest in the series, which is screaming its way onto PC, PS2, PSP and DS at the end of June, 2006… it’s got a hell of a legacy to live up to, so can it do it?
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    even as I saw the first screen shot, I remember the previous ones, which I hated...

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    I own the PSP version, and my brother got the PS2 version. They are identical apart from the multiplayer modes. Identically annoying too.

    I loved Micro Machines V3, one of the most fun games around. This one just reeks of being rushed. Everything about it screams low quality. The menu is poor, the points and positions display during racing has inconsistancies in its design that make it look like no-one actually ever designed it, and the music is repetitive and irritating. I'm quite disappointed really.

    I must also point out that this 'z buffer' issue does not seem to exist on console versions, so you can strike that one from the list if you avoid the PC version.

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    I used to love V3, this looks worse, plays worse and generally disappointed me.

    C'mon it looks worse than an 8 year old game. They had an oppurtunity to make an excellent game and blew it

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    this is a shame, i loved micro machines on my gameboy. it had us all hooked with a 4way tap for a long time, and 2 player on the same gameboy, genius. it also did have the same multiplayer isses tho about not seeing ahead and being able to jump off the map and win, but they were deemed as just quirks then, and we got on with it when we were 12. now, they annoy me!

    good review, thanks

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    stick to V3 or an old Mega Drive copy I think.
    V3 used to be great at LAN party's on PC (or even on the playstation)
    and the Mega drive carts used to have an additional 2 joypad ports built into the cartridge for 4 player [Nostalgia] ah great days (wipes tear from eye)[/nostalgia]
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