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TrackMania

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9.7 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Digital Jesters

Developer: Nadeo

Genre(s): Racing, Driving

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: June 24, 2004

Summary

A cutting edge blend of arcade, SIM and puzzle games, TrackMania is set to be the first in a new and unique genre of racing game that will truly bring the game back in to gameplay. Using the simple and intuitive editor, players can let their imaginations run wild and build their own crazy tracks, modifying them block-by-block, to create complex and spectacular tracks. Then, when the tracks are completed, players can test their creations in real-time, and experience all the fun and excitement of high-speed racing. [Nadeo]

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What The Critics Said

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Game Chronicles

Whether you are looking for a quality arcade race experience, challenging puzzles, an in-depth racetrack design tool, or all of the above, TrackMania is one game you won’t want to miss out on.

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Warcry

The single player racing modes combine with a track editor for near infinite replayability, even with some of the core gameplay issues.

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3DAvenue

Your eyes won't hurt looking at TrackMania, but you're not going to drool either, it is just a simple graphical setup here.

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Worth Playing

Despite the game’s flaws – and it does have them – track building and racing is surprisingly fun and addictive. You might find yourself hooked. I was.

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Xequted

Despite the slightly lack-lustre graphics, TrackMania: Power Up! is a great game to play with friends or foes -and you won't find many titles that give you this much value for money.

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PC Gameworld

An innocent and undiluted slice of pure fun. It's like "Stunts" for 2004!

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PC Format

A real shot in the arm for what is becoming a dull genre.

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Gamer's Hell

My expectations may have been a little high, because I’m left wanting more. I wish the developers had implemented things like loops, and that they had added more cars, more levels, and just about more of everything.

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Adrenaline Vault

The only reason you’re compelled to come back to it time and again is because you had fun the last time you played with it. In that sense, it’s the perfect toy.

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GameSpot

Even without the promise of future content, TrackMania is a rock-solid out-of-the-box retail product, so if you have any sort of interest or affection toward this type of racer, it's completely worthwhile.

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Eurogamer

It almost feels awkward to play something this understated, but once you get over that you realise that all you need to have fun is a few squares of track snapped together creatively - and that you don't need in-game radio stations, real-time reflections or modern cityscapes to make your case.

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Computer Games Magazine

Feels like a breath of fresh air, an unpretentious and stupidly entertaining little game that has little grasp of reality but delivers serious fun. [Oct 2004, p.83]

Cheat Code Central

Overall the game performs admirably with a steady framerate. It's virtually bug-free. You may experience some lag online depending on the server but my experience was great. My only complaint about the game is that the cars tend to feel too light.

GameZone

From the great graphics, fun gameplay, and amazing concept, TrackMania provides a might punch in a small package.

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Computer and Video Games

TrackMania isn't a hugely polished game, but it's a breath of fresh air to play a game with a half-original concept. It feels (and, critics might add, looks) like the games of my youth (and so the rest of the team's middle-age), when originality sold as much as generic graphical kiss-kiss-bang-bang. [PC Zone]

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Gamer's Pulse

Takes a great concept and executes it cleanly. Building your own track is amusing and then subsequently racing on it with online opponents is even more enjoyable.

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GameSpy

If you want some quick fun and a chance to bring to life that wild race course you've dreamt of, TrackMania might be just the thing for you.

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PC Gamer

Refreshingly, cheating is often the best way to go. [Sept 2004, p.70]

Australian GamePro

On the bright side, multiplayer has been designed to not require the fastest connection for smooth play, even on overseas servers. The cars handle quite well, the graphics are nice, and the physics seem good.

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Gamezilla!

The in-game music and sounds are horrid and repetitive; I played with the sound off after a few minutes of bad sampling and nauseating theme music.

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Edge Magazine

Right now, the online exchange that Trackmania needs doesn't exist, but the community is growing by word of mouth. This is clever gaming, and in six months time it could be enormous. [Feb 2004, p.110]

Gamer.tv

Worth a look if you fancy some Rollercoaster Tycoon-style construction fun, with four-wheel time challenges thrown in for good measure.

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Next Level Gaming

My bottom line is, there needs to be more content and more challenge. Good ideas are in this game, but the actual racing totally stinks.

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Gamers' Temple

Trackmania is really about track design more than racing, so the multiplayer games won't be able to hold your interest for too long.

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GameBiz

The game’s presentation is quite average and what many would call the meat of the game, the racing, falls far below any of the realistic racing you’ll find out there today.

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RealGamer

The physical separation of human opponents makes every multiplayer contest a little less worthwhile, whilst the one-player game’s mission to collect track parts seems pointless if you then cannot share the resulting new tracks easily with close friends.

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Boomtown

At present, the online community is visible, but it's hardly expansive. Without it, Trackmania is good entertainment for a few afternoons, a short game not due to a lack content, but simply a lack of serious challenges.

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IGN

With a dated racing model and keyboard-driven track editor, it just can’t compete with the big boys, although young gamers might get a kick out of it.

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Computer Gaming World

What's worse than a mediocre piece of shareware? Answer: a $30 retail game that looks and plays like a mediocre piece of sharware. [Oct 2004, p.81]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 9.7 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jose F. gave it a10:
Cool game, very many ways to make a map, totally free.

Mike L. gave it a10:
Somewhat realistic even though I didn't expect that. Anyhow, it's extremely addictive! The best fun to be had unless you require a straight sim.

Rugantino gave it a 9:
Well the game is just ADDICTIVE. All over the web I've seen lots of reviews... but no one gave a great vote. It obviously hass some flaws and minor bugs but.. it's like the old-school games: PLAY PLAY PLAY... Nothing else. Highly recommendend and remember, this is NOT a car simulation. It's a GAME.

Frederic L. gave it a 10:
I've been playing to video games for 20 years, and never have I been so much addicted to one. Bought it last December in France, and I've never stopped playing it since. The concept is totally original, and as someone else said, this game is a class of its own. There is nothing really that can compare to Trackmania.

Master mike gave it a 9:
This game is pure fun. It's the modern day "Stunts". So far, it is unique and in a class all by itself. I think the review score of 74 is way unfair. That person needs a cat scan.

SlamDunk gave it a 10:
What is wrong with the reviewers these days? I mean, giving a maximum score of 8/10 to a game that is fun, original and has practically endless replay value (for example in one review, "lifespan = 8/10", now, that is just plain wrong). One thing I have noted in the reviews goes something like "TrackMania does not require so much driving skills and is not a racing game but mainly a track building/puzzle game"...erm, hello? Yeah, there's puzzles and track building but in the heart of TM there is a true racing game and it is all about driving skills. Also... TrackMania is a game where the graphics are not so important. Graphics suit the gameplay very well, no complaints. The gameplay, on the other hand, is what really matters and it is simply superb. To me, online play is the heart of TrackMania. It's all about having fun and enjoying the tracks that people make.

Joachim gave it a 10:
I've been playing games for nearly 20 years, and TrackMania since last christmas. It's one of the five best games I've ever played. Don't expect stunning visuals or sounds, TrackMania is all about the gameplay.

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