History lesson complete, but it is important to know just how well received the series was in the ‘90s. Few games could match the party atmosphere its multiplayer achieved. Even now I can hear the victory fanfare in my head. Not that I heard it myself much, but still, it’s a soundbite locked up in the memory vaults.
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Micro Machines V4 launched in 2006 on PC, PSP and PS2 but after that, the series lay dormant until early 2017 when a press release was announced declaring that Micro Machines would be returning. Gaming had changed fundamentally, even since 2006. So, it was anticipated that this new Micro Machines would have online multiplayer, but as long as that wasn’t at the cost of local multiplayer, then it should be okay, right? Right? The emphasis wasn’t on local multiplayer so much anymore, friends would instead meet in online lobbies. Local multiplayer was still present, and played a big part in Micro Machines World Series. Although, it was now only for four players maximum. The classic mode of driving far enough ahead to get your opponents off the screen is here, now given that classic racing game mode title of Elimination. But with only ten tracks to choose from, multiplayer only had so much longevity. Sure, these track locations were as wacky as the previous titles – one in particular had you on a Hungry Hippos board at one point – but the tracks themselves had a tendency to be oval shaped.īut without a doubt, Micro Machines World Series was focussed on the online portion. And it borrowed another idea heavily from a multiplayer title that was skyrocketing in popularity. Just over 12 months earlier a small title known as Overwatch launched, changing esports and online multiplayer overnight. Many tried to emulate its character based ‘hero shooter’ gameplay, and many failed. Micro Machines World Series tried to combine a racing game with a hero shooter roster of characters. On paper, it’s a very interesting concept and there is certainly potential. Hero shooters work thanks to their objective-based gameplay and having teams work out which classes work best together to overcome the opposing team. It works less so in a racing game, as found out with Micro Machines World Series. There was a high emphasis on vehicular combat, and that came at a cost of the fun and simplicity that made the series so great.Įach character even had their own Ultimate ability.
Now would be a good time to tell you about some of these characters, but the truth is, they weren’t very memorable at all. There was a guy that drove around in a tank. Of course, characters had been a feature of Micro Machines since the beginning. They had individual stats but weren’t restricted to the cars they could use. In World Series, they were.Īnother element ‘borrowed’ from Overwatch were the loot boxes. There were no microtransactions, these loot boxes were awarded after online races and from levelling up. They provided the characters with some extra cosmetics and attempted to inject some longevity to this bare bones game. Sign up to our newsletter for the latest news and special offers.More tracks, cars and modes would have been much more preferable. Repaired Arcade Games Repaired South Park Pinball broken target Repaired Vacation Pinball flippers Repaired Crystal Castle 1 player.Repaired Arcade Games We are proud to announce the following games are repaired and ready to play: DDR.Repaired Arcade Games 22 August 2018 Sadly a few more games have gone down, but a few more games are repaired.Repaired Arcade Games 17 November 2018 We've been working hard to keep things up and going as well repair the machines.Online Store Is Now Open It's official the online store is now open! Xbox 360 games are available to order.
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