| | Pocket Racers (PSP) | |
Description
The player is cast as a spoilt teenager at a party, who is transformed into a
toy car by of a vengeful demon. What follows is a frenetic race for survival as
the ‘Nemesis’ demon sets a series of increasingly hard challenges within the
fully interactive – and destroyable! – play areas.
The cars in Pocket Racers represent the soul of the stricken player, and can be
augmented through the collection of ‘Soul Shards’ which litter the play
area. Collecting these allows the user to inflict massive damage on rival cars
or the debris that clutters the race area, while additional weapons such as
nitro boosts, missiles and ice can be used to sneak past opposing racers. These
extra weapons are left around the courses, and must be gathered before your
opponents get them.
The courses range from a messy bedroom, a conveyor belt-laden factory and a
kitchen, and feature sneaky short cuts and hidden extras for the player to find.
Pocket Racers also has a number of vehicle styles that are ideally suited to the
varying locations. Sports cars, trucks, 4x4s and Coupes vie for attention, while
other hidden vehicles can also be unlocked.
Pocket Racers is an extremely competitive racing game, and while it enjoys a
taxing solo mode, can also accommodate up to four players simultaneously using
the wireless capabilities of the PSP™ hardware. A ‘Tagging’ game where
players attempt to colour objects forms the basis of one multi-player mode,
while a madcap ‘Soccer’ mode also shows off the speed and sensitivity of the
game’s controls.
Genre: Games - PSP - Driving
Certificate: PEGI 7+ PEGI Minimum Age 7
