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A well-placed nudge can send your opponent (or yourself) flying – and an even better one will cause a huge pileup of cars behind you, stopping others in their tracks for a moment and giving you the chance to get ahead.Īctually getting to the finish line isn’t something that’s a given here either – I’ve had instances where my car finally died on me just seconds before the finish line. Chaos is the name of the game in Wreckfest, and that even applies to its “regular” races.

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Of course, Bugbear is no stranger to vehicular carnage, with their Flatout series still being a solid reference point within the genre. What I mean to say is that Wreckfest – as the title implies – is best enjoyed when you’re not playing nice on the track, and the payoff is excellent thanks to the aforementioned technology. The damage model was dynamic as well, and made sure the damage reflected the point and speed of impact in the collision that preceded it.Īs it turns out, years later, that is the highlight of the game – although I realize that by saying that I’m not doing the game justice at all. When we first saw the game, it wasn’t much more than a tech demo showing off the game’s impressive damage model that caused car parts to fly off in every direction after a crash. I bring up Wreckfest’s development cycle for a reason.

The current console releases thus mark the end of a long development cycle, although post-release content is also planned for the game (including new cars and decals). Along the way, the game was picked up by THQ Nordic and launched out of early access just over a year ago. The racing community has been keeping track of Wreckfest for over five years, when an ill-fated Kickstarter campaign for Bugbear’s “Next Car Game” turned into a lengthy early access phase for what became Wreckfest. Is it all we had hoped for? Let’s find out….

The console release of Wreckfest, launching this week on Playstation 4 and Xbox One, marks a major milestone in the development of the Bugbear racer.

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