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Released back in 1998, this top-down arcade racer is totally gorgeous, but it will absolutely punish you.\nA NOD TO THE PRE-RENDERED ERA\nIf you've been playing PC games for a couple of decades, you probably remember this very specific era of graphics. Right before our hardware could handle fully 3D worlds with high details, developers used 2.5D graphics. They would take incredibly detailed, pre-rendered 3D models and turn them into flat 2D sprites.\nBecause the game engine didn't have to render all the 3D physics and lighting effects in real-time, the developers could pack the screen with a crazy amount of detail. The 14 different tracks are vibrant and full of life, ranging from spooky towns to underwater stages complete with swimming dolphins. The cars themselves look like highly detailed little toys. 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EXCESSIVE SPEED (1998) REVIEW: A BEAUTIFUL, BRUTAL BLAST FROM THE PAST

Man, Excessive Speed is such a wild time capsule. Released back in 1998, this top-down arcade racer is totally gorgeous, but it will absolutely punish you.

A NOD TO THE PRE-RENDERED ERA

If you've been playing PC games for a couple of decades, you probably remember this very specific era of graphics. Right before our hardware could handle fully 3D worlds with high details, developers used 2.5D graphics. They would take incredibly detailed, pre-rendered 3D models and turn them into flat 2D sprites.

Because the game engine didn't have to render all the 3D physics and lighting effects in real-time, the developers could pack the screen with a crazy amount of detail. The 14 different tracks are vibrant and full of life, ranging from spooky towns to underwater stages complete with swimming dolphins. The cars themselves look like highly detailed little toys. It really is a cool nod to the past, capturing that brief window where pre-rendered art looked way better than the early, blocky real-time 3D games of the time.

BRUTALLY HARD

The difficulty borders on masochistic. The AI is super aggressive, and the collision physics are incredibly unforgiving. Just a slight bump from another car or clipping the wall at the wrong angle will instantly spin you out, which pretty much ruins your chances of taking first place right then and there. Since your weapons have limited ammo and your nitro doesn't just fill back up on its own, falling behind early is basically game over. You are surviving a barrage of homing missiles, tornadoes, and oil slicks just as much as you are racing.

THE CHEAT CODES

If the brutal difficulty is driving you crazy and you just want to see the awesome track designs, you can level the playing field with the game's built-in cheat codes. Just type these words while you are sitting on the Main Menu:

winrace - Instantly wins the current race
\nallcars - Unlocks all vehicles
\nalltracks - Unlocks all tracks
\naddlife - Restores full health
\naddenergy - Grants full energy
\naddshield - Grants a full shield
\naddturbo - Fills your turbo
\naddmissile - Gives you a full arsenal of missiles
\naddmine - Gives you a full pack of mines
\nwinflygame - Activates Fly mode

It takes a lot of patience to play today, but for anyone who appreciates the lost art of high-fidelity pre-rendered sprites and tough-as-nails arcade gameplay, it is definitely a uniquely rewarding challenge.

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Excessive Speed

1999 |77Good|Few reviews so far

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1999 77GoodFew reviews so far