There will be huge jumps, shortcuts and absurd vistas to get you excited. These areas are inspired by the real world, but the tracks themselves are clearly not. There are many different environments from desert canyon to South Pacific islands to more industrial areas, like a dam. In this department, Moto Racer 4 is an incredible success.

The music, charismatic riders, and presentation are all important to matching the historic style the game is going for, but it was always the tracks and environment that were make or break. The ones you like can be upgraded to be even better, which will be necessary to progress far into the game. Each offers varying degrees of top speed, acceleration, handling and style, but part of you just wants to pick the one you think is coolest. There is an entire cast of characters with names and personalities that you can choose from. Immediately upon loading up players are greeted with music to the tune of exciting electronica typical of a fantastical racing game. When I say Moto Racer 4 harkens back to those classic games, I'm not kidding. That begs a question though - does a game in a style that died out fifteen years ago have a place in today's market? Moto Racer 4 answers that question.

But Moto Racer 4 and the team at Artefacts Studios haven't forgotten, and the game certainly would have fit right in twenty years ago. The series actually spawned six games previously, including three portable spin-offs, which makes Moto Racer 4 the seventh in a line of classic, if sometimes forgotten, racing games. Many of you likely haven't heard of it, but the Moto Racer series was one of the myriad of arcade racers at the time. Worlds where flashy visuals and defiance of physics were plentiful. They'd transport me to exciting worlds full of speed and adrenaline. Sure, those games were arguably quite mediocre or even bad, but at the time they were magical in their presentation. When the weekend came and I was allowed to go to the rental store to pick one game, I'd often pick things like San Francisco Rush, Extreme G, Snowboard Kids, and Beetle Adventure Racing. Comments When I was young, I used to love those arcade racers of the N64 and PlayStation era.

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