Hands On: Micro Machines V4 for PSP
Anybody remember Micro Machines? Those cool little cars with the fast-talkin' guy on the tube all the time? Well, a game based on the popular mini-cars is coming for the PSP... GameSpot has the details from E3! -Auri
Codemasters has wrestled the Micro Machines licence back from Hasbro,
and has called on Mashed developer Supersonic to handle the update.
Micro Machines V4 is scheduled for a June release across PlayStation 2
and PlayStation Portable, with PC and DS versions to follow before
September. We were lucky enough to get a hands-on with the PSP version
at this year's E3.
In Micro Machines V4, toy vehicles are raced around household courses
such as bathtubs, kitchen tables, and a garden pond. The emphasis is on
pick-up-and-play arcade racing, and you beat your opponents by knocking
them off-course or using weapons to destroy them. The PSP version is
exactly the same as the PS2 version, with more than 50 tracks, 25
weapons/power-ups, and 700 vehicles. Races can accommodate up to four
people, with artificial intelligence opponents in single-player mode or
real players in wireless multiplayer modes.
The game itself is incredibly simple to play, with the X button
accelerating and the left/right controls adjusting the car's direction.
The idea is to get as far ahead of your opponent as possible, until the
players closest to the edge of the screen are disqualified. You can
also use weapons to destroy or slow down your opponents, or power-ups
to improve the health of your vehicle. Some of the weapons are similar
to the ones we played with in Mashed, including explosive barrels that
can be tossed from the back of the car. When vehicles take damage they
slow down, so crafty players will be able to injure their opponent and
then burn ahead with ease.
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