Future Racer

Game Review by Michael Black | 28 Aug 2009
Game title: Future Racer
Publisher: Apple
Release date: Out now

Recently, the iPhone got the brilliant Real Racer and Playstation 3 got the unbelievable WipEout Fury. Now, along comes a game that seeks to blend these two things into a futuristic racing game for iPhone.

With six tracks and six anti-grav vehicles in total there isn't a massive selection for you to play with. The 'cars' vary only slightly and look incredibly bizarre (the fastest being the least aerodynamic - bizarrely).

The game runs quite smoothly, though this is because the graphics are largely unimpressive. Lots of stuff pops into existence in front of you and everything looks quite muddy.

Future Racer seems to have skimmed over a lot of features which should be standard; do the best times get synchronised online so you can compete with friends? Nope. So the urge to improve lap times is killed before you’ve finished the six tracks, especially since you earn nothing for achieving gold that you can't get for bronze.