Corvette – PlayStation 2

Review

Despite the truth that this sport is formally licensed to point out off Corvettes, it positively is not a great commercial for the automobile. This title’s arcade-model racing is so nameless that it fully renders the Corvette identify ineffective, and can most likely have the identical form of detrimental promoting as sporting an R.J. Reynolds sandwich board outdoors a pre-faculty.

You will discover no extra pleasure in the event you’re in one of many traditional or newer fashions of the automobile – it is all the identical bland expertise. You can decide up upgrades to your automobile, however they do not change the texture of your journey in any respect. I could not discover a distinction within the dealing with of my Corvette till 1995 – and that was over midway by all the sport. It appears these licensed elements are within the sport to be simply…licenses. Overall, your rides really feel a lot too floaty. On the opposite hand, I did like a observe or two in Corvette, however that also does not assist the gameplay enhance.

The solely respite I bought from this title’s parade of mediocrity was the truth that on the finish of every profession tier, you’ll take part in a race with a pursuing cop and a few oncoming site visitors alongside Route 66. Then once more, it wasn’t as if I felt like I used to be enjoying Burnout 2 swiftly, or something. If solely there was a approach to get throughout the nation within the sport by hitchhiking. You could be tempted to choose this sport up due to its low-cost worth, however to paraphrase Carson from Queer Eye: It’s not a deal in the event you by no means truly play it.

I think about that good cash was paid to General Motors for this license, but it surely’s a disgrace that the developer could not additionally license some enjoyable gameplay to associate with the Corvette identify.

Concept:
An unattractive Corvette industrial whose enjoyment lasts about 30 seconds

Graphics:
No, that is not movement blur, it is simply the dodgy look of the sport

Sound:
I’d relatively sit and ponder the sound of 1 hand clapping

Playability:
Apparently, not one of the Corvettes dealt with any in a different way till 1995

Entertainment:
This sport is not broke, however loads of fixing is required earlier than it is enjoyable

Replay:
Low

Rated: 4.5 out of 10
Editor: Matthew Kato
Issue: June 2004

2nd Opinion:
There’s a saying that claims, “You get what you pay for.” Well, within the case of Corvette, a reliable price range-priced racing title, you truly get a bit of bit extra. Graphically, it is corresponding to many larger ticket video games, and the essential racing mechanics are pleasingly strong with out actually being distinctive in any approach. The sport additionally encompasses a bevy of precisely modeled ‘Vettes from the previous to the current, and consists of actual producer upgrades for the unlocking.

Rated: 6.5 out of 10
Editor: Matt Helgeson

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