Fuel

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 44
  3. Negative: 2 out of 44
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  1. Play Magazine
    95
    You want Bikes, ATVs, Muscle Cars, SUVs, Buggies, Trucks…they’re all in here, along with every conceivable type of race set across thousands of miles of populated ultra-realistic topography, complete with dynamic weather. And it all looks and plays spectacularly. Unless you’re looking for an authentic hard core sim, there’s no reason you shouldn’t leave right now, and even if you are, a little FUEL might just change your mind.
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  2. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    90
    A top-notch addition to the genre. [Aug 2009, p.67]
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  3. GamingXP
    87
    Fuel is a game every racing fan should consider worth buying, despite little weaknesses like annoying trees and shadows which pop in and out of the screen frequently. If you like simulations as Gran Turismo, rent this game before paying the full price – you won't be disappointed in any case!
  5. Worth Playing
    85
    Fuel is a good game, reveling in its goodness and its genre, without trying to be the exclamation point for every racing title ever developed.
  6. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    80
    So you can keep your super serious racers with their parts, bins, gear ratios and manicured race tracks; I'll be playing Fuel with its tornadoes, hovercraft and XXL off-roading. [June 2009, p.92]
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  7. XGN
    80
    Despite some flaws, FUEL is so much fun to play you'll keep coming back to it.
  8. Edge Magazine
    80
    Even if some of the fundamental stuff has been sacrificed to the creation of this huge world, Fuel still makes it across the finish line on a far-from-empty tank. [July 2009, p.97]
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  9. GamePro
    80
    As it stands, it's the third best next-gen off-road racing title I've played and while third place won't get you the checkered flag, it still gets you onto the winner's podium.
  10. Cynamite
    80
    Quotation forthcoming.
  11. Game Informer
    78
    Some gamers may appreciate the freedom Fuel gives you, but I feel like the lack of payoff and context blunts any adventurous feelings I have. [July 2009, p.84]
  12. Vandal
    77
    This Asobo Studios game is a good entry in the racing genre, although some aspects, specially the audiovisual part, could have been better.
  13. Games Master UK
    76
    It's not the size - it's what you do with it. Freedom to race at the expense of focus. [July 2009, p.76]
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  14. Cheat Code Central
    76
    If you were expecting lightning in a bottle, Fuel keeps the electricity in the environmental elements and out of the gameplay.

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#56 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2009
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#48 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2009

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 45
  3. Negative: 6 out of 45
  1. metalaries
    Feb 5, 2011
    3
    I was looking forward to playing this game as I have never seen one with the scope of magnitude that the map apparently had. but when I began,I was looking forward to playing this game as I have never seen one with the scope of magnitude that the map apparently had. but when I began, I realized that there is soooooo much area of the map empty, it became clear to me that no intelligent design went into this other than to make it huge just for the sake of being huge. yay, we've got the biggest map of any racing game out there! too bad there's barely anything IN IT! the AI of the cars you will race against quickly go between completely retarded to absolute and complete cheating **** how a car can be the same model and make of what you're using and be miles away in front of you within a minute is rediculous. this game was a huge mistake.… Full Review »
  2. Dingytheman
    May 21, 2022
    2
    To put it simply, it's a bad game. The game world is huge but feels really small because it's full of repetition, every area feels like you'reTo put it simply, it's a bad game. The game world is huge but feels really small because it's full of repetition, every area feels like you're stuck in a loop always seeing the same assets the same roads the same patterns etc, physics are very basic too, different vehicles just feel different by the amount they slide, no nitro, no crash physics nor detailed damage model like in other games such as Motorstorm or Dirt, not much of a soundtrack either just a few extremely generic pieces that don't even fit the post apocalyptic theme, racing is dull and free roaming is even worse all set to the most generic music ever.… Full Review »
  3. oldgamer81
    Jan 18, 2021
    7
    It is a good game - but with just some more it could have been a so great game: There is too little to do out there. You have fun races - evenIt is a good game - but with just some more it could have been a so great game: There is too little to do out there. You have fun races - even against helicopters. And you can search and find trucks and view points. And gather white barrels of fuel. That's it. The map is huge, the graphics are great and there are a lot of vehicles with a big variety. Why didn't they take some ideas from Test Drive Unlimited 1 (released in 2006!!): Transport packages oder vehicles, find things that are not indicated on the map, bring people to certain places in a given amount of time and so on. I love the peaceful post apocalyptic scenary - but it gets boring as I just conquered a quatre of the map. A storymode also would have been nice, but as I unlocked 20 vehicles and found a douzen of trucks and view points and won some races, I am bored. Other downsides are, that you have allways to be first at the races to qualify, that the physics are somehow limited, even compared to Test Drive Unlimited 2, and the sound can be annoying: there is just 1 (one!!) sound effect for sliding, which is allways very the same (same length, no modulation whatsoever), no matter about the surface, durance of the slide or the type of the vehicle.
    I really have the impression, the creators made a great basis for a great game, but didn't get the two month more they would have needed to complete it. A really pity, beause I like the game in general. Maybe it's nothing for young people who look for excitement, change and challenge, because it's relaxing, slightly changing, maybe a bit boring and can become pretty hard, but only after a while of playing.    … Full Review »
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