- Publisher: Enlight Software
- Release Date: Jul 8, 2004
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PC GamerRefreshingly, cheating is often the best way to go. [Sept 2004, p.70]
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The in-game music and sounds are horrid and repetitive; I played with the sound off after a few minutes of bad sampling and nauseating theme music.
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Edge MagazineRight now, the online exchange that Trackmania needs doesn't exist, but the community is growing by word of mouth. This is clever gaming, and in six months time it could be enormous. [Feb 2004, p.110]
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On the bright side, multiplayer has been designed to not require the fastest connection for smooth play, even on overseas servers. The cars handle quite well, the graphics are nice, and the physics seem good.
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Worth a look if you fancy some Rollercoaster Tycoon-style construction fun, with four-wheel time challenges thrown in for good measure.
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Trackmania is really about track design more than racing, so the multiplayer games won't be able to hold your interest for too long.
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My bottom line is, there needs to be more content and more challenge. Good ideas are in this game, but the actual racing totally stinks.
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The game’s presentation is quite average and what many would call the meat of the game, the racing, falls far below any of the realistic racing you’ll find out there today.
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The physical separation of human opponents makes every multiplayer contest a little less worthwhile, whilst the one-player game’s mission to collect track parts seems pointless if you then cannot share the resulting new tracks easily with close friends.
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BoomtownAt present, the online community is visible, but it's hardly expansive. Without it, Trackmania is good entertainment for a few afternoons, a short game not due to a lack content, but simply a lack of serious challenges.
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With a dated racing model and keyboard-driven track editor, it just can’t compete with the big boys, although young gamers might get a kick out of it.
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Computer Gaming WorldWhat's worse than a mediocre piece of shareware? Answer: a $30 retail game that looks and plays like a mediocre piece of sharware. [Oct 2004, p.81]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 38
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Mixed: 4 out of 38
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Negative: 4 out of 38
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May 25, 2020Extremely well made game, save for its successor "Trackmania United" this is probably the bst arcade racer ever made
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Jul 2, 2017
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Apr 20, 2016