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Packed with action and great graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 41
Date: January 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Packed with action and great graphics

An Endless Addiction

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

There are so many words that can be used to describe Wreckless, but the most appropriate is addictive. The game allows you to choose between two scenarios each consisting of 10 different missions. The major positives about the game are for one the superb graphics. Wreckless doesn't begin and end its quality graphics with the cars you drive like most racers. It keeps the graphics consistent using the same modeling for not only all the other cars in the game but the whole city as well.

Another great feature is the tremendous size of the city and the openness of the game that allows you to decide where you want to go and not keep you stuck on some predetermined course.

When it comes to the replay value of the game, some people might get tired of playing the same 20 missions over and over again. I so far have only unlocked 8 missions and have just continued to play those over and over without any concern of wanting to unlock the others. I contribute this to the uniqueness of the missions. Instead of just racing other vehicles like Midtown Madness which does get tiresome. Wreckless's missions offer something special that make you want to keep playing them.

Finally, my only disappointment is the nonexistence of a multiplayer mode. It seems this is the one place the developers got lazy. I can't see how hard it would have been to include one. Overall Wreckless is a fun game that will keep you glued with enough scenery to keep you from getting frustrated on those extra hard missions.

Unreal Graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is not the hardest game in the world, but it sure is alot of fun to play. The graphics alone make the game worth buying. When you play the replay, some parts look so real. I highly recommend this game.

SWEET!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

SWEET!! This games has the best graphics I have seen. And the gameplay is even better. I would most certainly recommend this over any xbox game. Oh yeah, SWEET!!

This game blows chunks!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Don't waste your time... Stupid blocky graphics. Bad physics and car movement. Overall just a shody piece of work.
GTA and Driver for Playstation blow this game out of the water.
The rating should be zero stars, for a zero game.

Spetacular Visually Stimulating Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

By far and away this game is no where near perfect, but what it does it does well. The visuals alone are worth checking this game out for. A huge detailed city with tons of secret areas and crowded bustling streets. The sound isn't the greatest but it also does not hinder the gameplay. It would have been nice to rip and use your own music though. Control will take you a couple times to get a feel for but once you've adapted strap yourself in and tear down the streets. Gameplay is where most of the misconceptions about this game lie. This game is not GTA3 nor is it Crazy Taxi. It stands on its own as a unique arcade style crash and bash driving game. There is a difficulty level to this game that is actually the a learning curve it will take you a couple tries on a mission to get through it. This game is at least worth a rental and you should definitely give it a try. Fun Stuff.

An Amazing Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All I can say is that it is an amazing game!

Great Game to Show Off Xbox, Then Leave On Shelf

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Xbox's big release games that have come out in the past month have all been dissappointments. From the much talked about Azurik to Nightcaster, these system selling games Microsoft seems to have been banking on have been anything but. Finally, one game comes out with more good than bad qualities.

Wreckless is very similar in type of game to Driver. It begins with a choice of being either the police or bumbling spies, and then your car. Each team starts with two types of vehicle, mostly the generic buggy and beetle-type car. Then as you move forward in the game, you unlock two more vehicles by successfully completing missions, and can find two more hidden for each team. The missions can each be played under different settings, such as normal or hard and light or heavy traffic. As you move through the missions, more are opened in chunks, so if one frustrates you, you can always go to another. The missions start out simple, usually just going around the city and demolishing certain key things to win. Then, the missions start getting more difficult and ornate, with various things to do one after another, such as take out three enemy cars, race to the other side of the city, and jump into a space shuttle. Once fully beaten, the game allows you to play the twenty missions with any of the cars you have unlocked.

To start off, this game has gorgeous graphics. From the reflections on metal, to the perfect shadows according to the time of day, to the intricatly detailed city streets, this game will have you drooling from when you first try the game. This is the game to show off your Xbox with. It truly shows what the system is capable of in terms of graphics and physics. This is what most games will look like if developing companies keep up with next year's games. Just like all first-gen games usually do though, it has major drawbacks.

With only twenty missions, this game is beaten in under four hours the first time, with most of that time going to replaying levels over and over trying to get it right. The infamous timer is brutal, and often unfair. In some levels, instead of giving more time if a section is completed faster, it often limits the time allowed, trying to even out the stage. Only through getting to know the city's twists and turns can you complete the stages well. That means playing the level over and over again until you get it right, which is repetitive and frustrating.

The story is told through a couple well-rendered real time cut scenes that blend in with the game perfectly, but wouldn't be missied. The characters are meant to be funny, but really aren't, doing goofy and corny things. The story is very simple, usual cops versus bad guy fodder that looks like it was going somewhere but never did. For example, in the first level as a spy, the mission is to get a suitcase that is supposed to have money in it and get it to an airport, and then in the cutscene it shows it was only full of newspaper, never explaining why. Overall, though, the game stands on it's own and is only added to by the lacking story.

The variety of vehicles is perfect, with the usual slow strong car, mid-range car, fast car, and the later unlocked tank and monster truck. All of the vehicles are generic cars made to look like real cars, with slight changes so as not to have to pay any royalties. The tank can actually shoot and the 4x4 can hit for more damage, making ti worth finding all the secret cars. The only vehicle with control problems was the tank, controlling the turret and the steering at once with one thumstick is pretty rediculous. My favorite, though, is the car that looked amazingly like a Delorean with two black rockets coming out the back, just like in Back to the Future which is seen on the cover of the game. Coincidence? I don't think so. And, with the lack of a good game for that trilogy, it was a thrill to bomb through a very realistic city in it.

The city in the game is about the size of half of one of the islands in GTA3, but much more intricatly detailed and better time-of-day effects. Traphic moves back and forth constantly, with a population of people moving about aimlessly who jump out of the way just in time as you come barrelling down the road. Everything is destructible, but it takes some getting used to how it was made to handle it. If you hit a rail or telephone booth or something of that size, it disappears in literally three seconds after bouncing down the road. Also, the same thing happens with other cars you hit. After a few seconds they vanish. At first it looks horrible, but as you play the game, you see that it is really necessary, as when you get hit accidetally, it takes a lot less time to get back up and going. With the timer that is so unforgiving, this is good. Plus, the game is kept at a steady framerate because of it and so it ends up barely noticeable.

The replays are actually worth saving on the hard drive, and with so much space, why not? The camera angles have a lot to be desired for, but is controllable somewhat. The effects and speed of the game make for great replays that are actually fun to watch. Also, there is many different camera filters that are available choose from after you have completed the game. Most of which have to be seen to believed. Anyone who has used photo editing software would recognize the engraved or hand-drawn effect, and there is also a filter that makes the replay look like it was filmed with a very early black and white camera complete with flashing and picture noise. Others like softening and a 70's style movie filter are fun to fool around with.

Overall, this game is a perfect renter, or if you love amazing graphics, definitely worth a purchase. If you crave more Driver but with incredible effects that put the PS games to shame, and want to show off the system, pick up this game now.

Dumb Reviews

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: June 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

1) All Console games are blurry (640 by 480)
2) The PC will make this game look like tetris on a calculator.(doom 3, Unreal 2003)

this is a solid, fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

ok, here's the real deal on this game ... i bought an xbox recently and got six games with it ... asides from halo, this is the one I play the most. Yes, it is a little easier to beat than the majority of games out there, but it is fun as [heck]. The graphics are phenmonal, the techno soundtrack is one of the best out there, and it is just plain fun to drive super-fast and smash the hell out of everything and everyone you see. Although you can beat it somewhat quickly, it is still very fun to play to relieve stress, even after you've beaten it. A great buy. The only improvements would maybe be a multi-player option and more levels/higher difficulty.

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