User Reviews (1 - 11 of 22)

Show these reviews first:

Highest Rated
Lowest Rated Newest
Oldest Most Helpful
Least Helpful

Your Eyes Will Water

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First off, my favorite racing game of all time is the original wave race on the n64. I enjoy race games that allow you to quickly enter the action but become more difficult as you level increases.

Quantum Redshift is such a game! The beginning levels are very easy to beat. In fact, it lets you decide if you want to start on level 1 or 2 before you even win a race. As you win, you unlock more tracks, racers, and power-ups for you racer.

I have had this game now for about three months and I still haven't beat the highest level (admittedly, I haven't been playing the game as much as the average xbox owner).

This game is an awesome racing title to add to your collection.

Engrossing, challenging game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Quantum Redshift starts off hard--almost frustratingly so. It took me nine or ten races to even get out of last place (although I started at the second difficulty level, not the lowest). Once you get a feeling for the speed of the game, which is almost dizzying at first, you improve rapidly, but I've never found myself dominating a race as I can in so many other racing games (where you eventually get so good, you lap the other cars five times before the race ends). QR also keeps a carrot dangling in front of you--as you win, you get money to upgrade your car, and you unlock other pilots/cars (you can't mix and match different pilots with different cars, though), new difficulty levels, and new tracks. Also, a selection of easter eggs opens up as you win, including my favorite, which turns off the weapons and forces you to win a race on your driving skill alone. You can pick and choose among these easter eggs at any time other than during a specific race (so even between races in the tournament mode).

Contrary to some of the other reviews here, this is a very pretty game, which uses the power of the Xbox quite well. The tracks are varied--some are fairly level, high speed tracks, others are bumpy and set your car bouncing up and down until you learn to control and take advantage of the bumps and jumps. The cars also have a very different feel to them: some are nimble and agile, but not speed burners, others are fast but difficult to handle, others are ponderous but powerful, and others are a mix. I believe I have unlocked all the cars, and have a choice between 16 of them.

There are some problems, but these are manageable. Loading times for the tracks are too long, and compounded by the fact that a cut-scene featuring your character and the home pilot of the track you're on always comes up first (and takes a while to load itself). The music is also bland, uninspired techno, but QR does support the Xbox's custom soundtrack feature, so you can use your own music if you want.

Quite simply, this is a wonderful game that hasn't gotten a lot of attention. Once you push through to your first victory, you'll be hooked.

This game is amazing...WIPEOUT FUSION, eat your heart out!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

While games like WIPEOUT FUSION try to get it right, QUANTUM REDSHIFT nips it in the bud and nails WIPEOUT FUSION to the wall(in every aspect). The GRAPHICS, GAME PLAY, FRAME-RATE(not a lick of slow down @ 60 FRAMES PER SECOND), WEAPONS, CONTROL, TRACK DESIGN, are all better than WIPEOUT FUSION by a country mile. The graphics are simply amazing, the explosions have awesome shock waves(which don't create any slow down) and the buildings, water and surroundings are all beautiful. There is this amazing water effect when you're in 1st person mode that is darn near 'STATE OF THE ART'. There is a couple of games that come close to this 1st person-water effect, one is EXTREME-G3 on the PS2(it's a harder-later race at night and it is raining. Really cool water effect in 1st person mode)and the other is TEST DRIVE on the original playstation(I believe it is the 'Russia' track and it too is raining, again, really neat water effect in 1st person mode. BY THE WAY, that game has awesome crashes!) Other than that I haven't seen any really neat water effects in 1st person mode racer games like QUANTUM REDSHIFT has. You'll see what I'm talking about, it's AMAZING! There is also a really neat effect I noticed while watching my replays. Some of the stationary cameras shake violently as the racers are blazing by. I love that touch and this game is full of little things like that. I can't really say enough about how pleased I am with this game...HOWEVER, there is a couple of NEGATIVE's though, but really don't take away from the game play itself. One is that the tracks seem a little short for my liking. I wish I could adjust the number of laps in QUICK RACE mode to make up for that, but there is sadly no option.(but, in it's defense, the harder the race you choose the more laps there are, but I still have no control over that PRE-SET number). ALSO, I don't think that the track "IN REVERSE" should be counted as a "SEPERATE TRACK". It says there are 16 tracks, will really there are 8, in both directions(8X2=16, NOT! It's really 8 tracks FORWARD and REVERSE. But, in it's defense, I haven't completed the game and there may be surprise extra tracks, but that's not likely the case). ALSO the short skits when the rivals are squaring off with each other are, for the most part, pointless and a waiste of valuable storage space(perhaps more tracks could have been added?). Other than that I LOVE THIS GAME. Heck, I can't emagine any race fan NOT liking this game! But some people like to sleep during their racing experience and...that's okay, however, if you are into SNOOZER race games like PROJECT GOTHAM(which I actually like, it just gets boring, very fast), or SEGA GT(no comment) this game may be too exciting for you. But if you like FAST PACED, HIGH SPEED, SHOOT'em UP, FUTURISTIC, COOL WEAPONS, COOL EXPLOSIONS, FLASHY TRACKS, ANTI-GRAVITY-POD RACER TYPE racing games then this game is for you. To put it simply...THIS GAME IS A MUST!!!

Excellent Graphics and Gameplay - Worth the Money

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Knowing that Xbox games had ground-breaking graphics and are really fun, especially the Microsoft ones, I had expected that kind of graphics when I inserted my disc- and I was right:

Quantum Redshift boasts excellent speed, graphics, and gameplay. The graphics, as I have said before, are excellent. The framerate is super- over 60 fps!! Also, the scenery and details are to die for. The water drop effect on the screen is also very realistic- you may find yourself reaching for a towel to dry the screen off after your vehicle plunges into a lake.

Of course, as most PS2 and Gamecube players' rebuttals against Xbox say, graphics aren't everything and gameplay is more important- and Quantum Redshift also rocks in that department. Yes, to say that this doesn't have themes from games like WipEout or F-Zero would be a lie, but the game is fun and replay value is high. Firing weapons and gaining a little revenge against racers is very fun- from firing missles to shooting lasers, this game never gets boring. On the hardest difficulty lever, the speed can go up to 800 mph!! Multiplayer is also fun: head-to-head racing is available for up to 4 players via split-screen.

The difficulty is very friendly also. It is never to hard or too easy, because there are 5 different speed and difficulty levels. As the difficulty increases, so does the maximum speed level, which renders the vehicle harder to control- but lots more fun.

The storyline is also fantastic. Like many fighting games, you have a nemesis that always is meaner to you- by firing missiles purposely at you. Also, each character has a home track- in which they have an advantage on.

In conclusion, this game is excellent. The racing is fast and frenetic and you'll never stop playing. Whether or not you like racing or just like playing fun video games, Quantum Redshift is worth the money and time. It's a shame that the price has to be lowered because not that many people know about this game.

Pure fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I usually don't like "racing" games...I find them too stressful, but this one rocks!!!!
What great grapics and format. Easy stair-step levels. Never a dull moment.

extremely good and fast racer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

most reviewers focus on the fact that this game is like wipeout... that's really too bad. when unreal tournament came out, people didn't say "it has great graphics, but it's really just another FPS like wolfenstein."

technologically, this game crushes all versions of wipeout. the frame rate is fast and never drops. the graphics are amazing. the music sounds good, but may wear on people that are not techno fans... good news, though, as it does support custom soundtracks.

i agree that the cutscenes are useless and pointless. at least a story was attempted! most racers (re: ridge racer, rallisport challenge, Gran turismo, etc) don't try one at all.

i've spent about 8 hrs with the game so far and love it. i would recommend it to anyone who likes racing games. there is nothing else as good in the current generation of consoles (including wipeout fusion and extreme g3).

The best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best futuristic racer out there, nothing on the other systems even comes close to it. The Zenith of all racing games.

Fun and Challenging Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are excellent.An extremely fun game to play.The bad part of this game is when you're racing at high speeds and wander off the track the game automatically resets your craft,very irritating.Overall I would prefer Extreme G3 on PS2.

Totally SWEET

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Quantum Redshift is absolutely the BEST game i have ever played. I just recently purchased an xbox and was looking for a balls out, full action racing game,well this is defintley it! You pilot hovercraft that race in excess of 300mph. Every racer has a rival that they attempt to blow up. Each racer also has their own home track and special weapons with which to inflict damage on the other racers.I would recommend this for every speed junkie teenager out there!

Totally SWEET

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Quantum Redshift is absolutely the BEST game i have ever played. I just recently purchased an xbox and was looking for a balls out, full action racing game,well this is defintley it! You pilot hovercraft that race in excess of 300mph. Every racer has a rival that they attempt to blow up. Each racer also has their own home track and special weapons with which to inflict damage on the other racers.I would recommend this for every speed junkie teenager out there!

Review Page: 1 2 3 Next 

Actions