If you're a fan of arcade racing & want a game that has crumbling urban tracks you'd be crazy not to pick this up
You begin playing Apocalypse and notice some interesting ways they get you up to speed with the story and how to utilize the game controls and strategies. In no time at all you're racing and winning races and thinking to yourself "this is really easy." But before too long you find some incredibly difficult tracks and the other players make life slightly more challenging. I was worried with the over-the-top track chaos and the insane "difficult to handle vehicle" mechanics that this game would be way to difficult. I feel those fears have been revealed. The skyline track you probably have seen if you've watched demos of the game showed an insane track that was almost impossible not to die in and have numerous frustrating "really?" moments. It's true that at times the game is frustrating and there are moments I found myself upset at the game for killing me. But half those times, I really did realize deep down that I crashed because I was stupid and made a mistake-other times I was driving a mudplugger at 90mph and hoping to make it turn left to avoid a bridge support and let's be honest, that's probably not going to happen.
The more I play this game the more I realize just how much it is about chaos. It's insane fun ripping around the track and while I have many times hit those "oh snap" or "that's not cool!" moments where you feel either the insane grace the game has given you or the way in which it seems to be cheating, it's still just a lot of fun. It never feels like it's impossible to win, just difficult, you have to learn the tracks later in the game to do well and when you're racing through a track that's falling a part that's when this game is at its' best. Sadly, towards the end of the game I am noticing less of those kinds of tracks. However, the destruction and devastation still looks great even "after the fact". Besides almost ever track still provides tons of intense racing, lots of different paths to choose from and crazy competition even if the track isn't falling apart as you race it. Let me be clear, half if not more have real-time changing effects altering the track some of which are on the verge of insanity which is one of the many elements that drives this game towards awesomeness. I loved Motorstorm Pacific Rift but this one beckons me to continue playing where as I have yet to finish Pacific Rift to the final leveling up. I think the reason this one is more addictive is due to the intense sense of speed, the tracks and the great feel of arcade racing.
What I love about this game is the sense of insane speed, the chaotic tracks and the over-the-top feel the game has to it. It really scream "arcade" and it really feels arcade down to the "what were they smoking?" cut-scenes. The game does a great job of creating great tracks with an insanely fun arcade racing experience and it does it so well you'll be unable to take your eyes off the road to look at what place your in let alone what time it is or where your girlfriend has wandered off to.
If you like arcade racing games, motorstorm games, great racing tracks then what are you waiting for? Get this game! This game is a pure arcade adrenaline rush from start to finish.