Saddle Up and Drive

Decent potential, but incredibly unpolished in its current state. Absolutely no challenge posed by police or rivals whatsoever due to shoddy game design and mechanics. Movement is poor again due to undercooking with features missing or improperly coded causing issues. I cannot comment on performance due to the simplicity of the game and my hardware. Customers: Wait a good amount of time before purchasing for the game to be in a playable state. Dev: Put the game in alpha because this is nowhere near finished. I would be happy to point out specific issues I faced. If the game improves significantly, I will change my review to positive.

The story revolves around your uncle, who likes to hit the bottle a bit too much and has fallen into debt. Now he needs your help to raise money before the bank takes his farm. He lends you his old pickup truck and tells you to take on the main job each day, handle some side jobs if there’s still time left, or go down the illegal path by visiting distilleries scattered around the map and delivering special syrup to a buyer. Everything is done by driving around in a car. You don’t have to worry about fuel, but there is a damage system that lowers your vehicle’s condition every time you hit something solid or crash into other cars. The pickup truck can take quite a bit of punishment, but driving all over the place can still be dangerous. Even though the map is mostly desert, you can still run into rocks and cactuses. However, the damage system and world objects are inconsistent. You can drive straight through electricity poles and trees without any effect, then suddenly lose condition when you brush against something else. The driving is arcade-style but very floaty, almost as if your traction is tied to ice skates that let you drift even on a straight road at full speed. The firs…

A fun little top down driving game, with some crazy car "rag doll". The AI is sometimes its own worst enemy and that also makes for good laughs here and there. Odd stuff just kind of happens at times and I think that's part of its charm. Most of the time being a "bad driver" and causing wrecks is just the way to go, and who doesn't like causing car accidents in driving games?