Motorhead

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Review: Motorhead

It's nothing more than a flat, conventional quasi-sci-fi racing game. There's a handful of good-looking, nicely rendered cars to race on eight adequate tracks, which feature some interesting dead ends and false roads. But that's it. The graphics are fast but somewhat minimal, with an often-conspicuous fogging effect. The physics model is based on only one rule: Don't hit walls. Unless you want to slow down, in which case it's often more practical to approach a 90-degree bend at 150mph and slam into the wall as a method of braking.

Damage model? No such thing here. Don't worry, though--this won't hurt a bit.

The most interesting thing about Motorhead is that it seems the game is off-limits to the unemployed: When you first load the game, you're required to enter a company name in the appropriate blank. While I commend Fox Interactive for its efforts to keep the unemployment rate down, someone should let them know that it's going to take a game better than Motorhead to compel people to join the workforce.-- Tom Chick / GamePro