Crash Drive 3 (Xbox Series S/X)
A little of research on the Collision Drive franchise business revealed me that they are mainly mobile games developed by M2H Games, the very same people behind the World War I shooter Tannenberg. I was interested on Accident Drive 3 for its focus on automotive combat, a classic category for me, which hasn’t seen a great deal of new titles over the past … years or so. Having this mostly mobile video game released on consoles (and also new-gen consoles for that matter) was strange, specifically considering they call for an upfront settlement unlike their iOS/Android equivalents. I had to examine it out and see if, somehow, a game made with phones in mind would certainly be able to take any kind of benefits of the Xbox Series S/X gaming consoles at all, form, or kind.
In short, it doesn’t. Accident Drive 3 still looks as well as sounds like an easy phone game on a big screen, with the only noticeable renovations being a little rapid filling times as well as a handful of decent textures onscreen. Typically, it still looks basically like an average-at-best Xbox 360 game. Also, its soundtrack is included brief loops duplicated every twenty secs approximately, which wouldn’t make too much of a distinction on mobile, where you would most likely play it on mute, but would drive anybody insane in minutes on a cinema. Also if, practically talking, Accident Drive 3 failed to impress me as well as provide a factor to warrant it having an actual next-gen port, it disappointed me much more with its gameplay loop.
In theory, this idea isn’t negative. It’s a party game where you’re intended to fool around with autos while performing techniques in a pseudo Tony Hawk type of way. The issue hinges on just how these mechanics are applied. Not to mention just how this entire party-focused aspect straight violates the compulsory expedition you require to carry out in order to unlock brand-new maps as well as attributes. No matter whether you’re playing the game online or offline, the video game will certainly always toss random minigames at you, leaving little space to breathe or do points at your very own rate.
In order to open new maps, you require to “accumulate” a handful of rings scattered throughout your present map. They are not hard to reach, usually just calling for a ramp and a turbo increase. However provided how Crash Drive 3 never ever stops throwing a brand-new party minigame at you, you will either need to ordinary disregard what the game really desires you to concentrate on and then mind your very own service, or invest a mere thirty secs in between minigames, wishing that you’ll be close sufficient to a ring to accumulate it. To make issues worse, you will certainly additionally require to invest a significant quantity of money on a new map once you fulfill the previous need to open it. You do obtain a great deal of money per minigame, making this a non-issue, yet it’s still a hassle regardless.
The problem with these minigames is that they’re fun for 1 or 2 runs. There aren’t many of them and they aren’t extremely imaginative. They vary from your run-of-the-mill high score face-off to a game of tag, either against various other players or by marking things in the map whenever you execute a trick entailing them. Provided exactly how the large majority of these objects are ramps, all you’ll require to do is boost on top of them. Strangely enough, if you make a decision to play on your own, you’ll still be “forced” to play these games, but versus no one else.
I can summarize my experience with Accident Drive 3 in one word: “why”. Why was this released on next-gen consoles when this video game is essentially a port of a mobile video game (which can be obtained completely free, mind you)? Why did it not benefit from boosted hardware to increase its visuals or framerate? It’s not dreadful, however it’s oh so monotonous and also uninteresting. This may be the closest to a car combat choice for Xbox Series S/X gamers as a result of the PS5 exclusivity over Destruction AllStars, however that doesn’t make it an essential for followers of the style either.
