Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
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Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
These are the kinds of serious concerns that I have when I play a game like Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends. In my experience, most games have a difficulty that ramps up fairly simply, with a few places where things lack finesse probably due to sections lacking enough iteration in the design process, or being rushed in crunch, or having any other number of development concerns. Great games have difficulty ramps that are progressive, train the player while they play, and often require a completely different play-style at higher difficulty modes—the Mass Effect series and Metal Gear games come to mind. Ferrari Legends, though, is like someone handing you a paintbrush for the first time and then slapping you six hours later for not painting something as good as the work of Brandon Bird. It's truly baffling, especially since Ferrari Legends has a "driving 101" tutorial. It just happens halfway through the first (of three) campaign sections and includes missions that are harder than the hardest races in the prior section of the game. I can only imagine that they originally intended this section for the beginning of the game, got into crunch, realized it was completely unbalanced, and moved it to the middle of the campaign. The cars in Ferrari Legends look great, inside and out.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends Review
Few automotive manufacturers have a legacy that's as bold and exciting as that of Ferrari. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends has the advantage of being able to draw on that rich and thrilling history. It includes 51 cars from Ferrari's past and present, from the 1947 125 S to the 2011 150° Italia. These are incredible machines; the 1967 330 P4, the '84 Testarossa, the 2005 FXX--the sleek lines and sharp contours of these cars can quicken the pulse of most any red-blooded automotive enthusiast. Unfortunately, despite having such an exciting stable of vehicles to celebrate, Ferrari Racing Legends flounders, with a poorly designed campaign that's structured in such a way that even the privilege of driving some of the most coveted cars ever produced becomes a chore. Why does the campaign matter so much? Because the overwhelming majority of content--most cars and tracks--are locked at the start and can be unlocked only by playing through the campaign. The campaign is divided into three eras--golden, silver, and modern--and each era includes anywhere from 53 events to over 100 for you to complete.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
Atari finds itself in a hard position with this specialized edition of Test Drive. Does it try to appease fans of Ferrari who want their favorite Italian racing brand highlighted in every way possible, or does it concentrate on making a solid racing game that has the Ferrari license applied to it? Ideally these aims are not mutually exclusive, but this Ferrari Racing Legends cannot reconcile the two. Racing fans will find fault with Ferrari Racing Legends' handling, despite the fact that Need for Speed: Shift series developer Slightly Mad Studios is behind the wheel. Although the various Ferraris feel different and I like that the car handling takes into account how much gas you have in the tank (the varying weight can be important), the driving lacks finesse. The non-adjustable steering controls lead to too much oversteer, making it hard to make small steering adjustments without the backend getting loose. This could be related to the fact that cars feel like they turn on a swivel. You don't have to be a Ferrari fan to be disappointed by the license's presence in the game. It's not that the developer treats it unfairly, it's just boring.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends Review
When the engine is gunning away full-bore with a satisfying howl and the scenery is whipping by in a blur, it's easy to appreciate the raw power found in the gorgeously designed racing beasts in Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends. An inherent lust for the iconic red sexiness cranked out by the renowned Italian sports car manufacturer will certainly enhance your appreciation of this high-speed homage to all things Ferrari, but it's a shame that a draconian difficulty curve puts the brakes on the fun too soon. Ferrari Racing Legends straddles the line between hardcore simulation and arcade-style racing in a way that's accessible to newcomers without stripping out all the challenge. Considering these are the same folks behind the sim-y Need for Speed: Shift games, it's no surprise these mean racing machines are generally responsive and handle well at high speed. Though each of the 50+ unlockable rides drive differently, three adjustable driving model presets let you tweak the overall physics and realism level to suit your skill. The novice setup offers maximum handholding to keep casual players from careening off the track.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
One of the more interesting aspects of the racing genre is how ridiculously good most of the games are. Forza, Burnout, and Dirt, for example, are all so complex and engaging that they're really all you'd need to entertain yourself for a few years. Then there are the amazing games that fall into obscurity; Driver: San Francisco and Blur. Hell, even finding time for tentpole series like Need for Speed and Gran Turismo can be difficult. If you're not making the finest racing games of all time, or fulfilling a very specific niche, you probably shouldn't bother. Enter Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends, a simulation-style racing game that features 51 Ferrari vehicles and races throughout the company's history. Players compete on the typical assortment of famous courses across three distinct decades. It's made by Slightly Mad Studios, the developers of Shift and Shift 2, two games that competed directly with Forza and Gran Turismo and still managed to carve out a following. So what does Ferrari Legends bring to the table to set it apart from the pack? Not a whole lot, to be honest. There's the Ferrari hook, but let's do some math here. 51 Ferraris?
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Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends : (5.9/10)
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