Fuel

 PlayStation 3
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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
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  1. ArkonBlade
    Jan 25, 2011
    6
    a intresting concept that just doesnt feel like it delivers what it could have . it is a nice idea having a huge open world style racing game thats over 5000 sqaure miles but it wears off pretty fast when you relise all there is to do in this open world is look for oil drums , vista points , new skins for your car , or occasionaly find a new car. there is a nice varity of vehicles ranginga intresting concept that just doesnt feel like it delivers what it could have . it is a nice idea having a huge open world style racing game thats over 5000 sqaure miles but it wears off pretty fast when you relise all there is to do in this open world is look for oil drums , vista points , new skins for your car , or occasionaly find a new car. there is a nice varity of vehicles ranging from qauds to monster trucks . the game reminds me alot of motor storm . i do like the idea of in races you can pretty much take any kinda short cut you can find but it gets very limeted in 90% of the races since thoose 90% of the races you ride in are ruled by tightly orginised check points that you have to pass through . so most of your races you will be pretty much stuck on the track . the game has 70+ cars in it which for some may be fine but for me after playing gran turismo 70 cars feels like nothing . the game also has abit of a freesing isue that will happen from time to time but you can save pretty much any where outside of in the middle of a race . the 5000 miles you get to race in also feels pretty empty and lifeless all you will see is rocks , trees and a few old building now and then and a occasion truck passing by . would have been nice to see some old citys in this waste land . the game does have some cool things going for it . like racing in a massive storm with things blowing all over the place and stuff being ripped up and thrown around . its just an shame that there arnt many races in the game like it . the challange mode is ok there are a few fun things you can do in it like get to point A to point B in the time aloud where you can take any path you like . the chopper race is rediculas for one you have no idea where the finish line is . you just have to follow the chopper and hope to hell you find it before the chopper crosses it . all in all its a ok racing game but with gran turismo 5 now out there . i dont think any racing fan is gona look at this now when you can get the king of racing games .… Expand
  2. CesarP
    Jul 21, 2009
    6
    This game is boring but as I played it more it got kind of fun. Vehicle designs are horrible, liveries ugly. Racing is boring and so are the challenges. The chopper chase is stupid.The AI is cheap, sometimes they try to go over a hill they can't climb and you end on winning the race without a problem. The more interesting races are the ones with tornadoes.The day/night cycle is too This game is boring but as I played it more it got kind of fun. Vehicle designs are horrible, liveries ugly. Racing is boring and so are the challenges. The chopper chase is stupid.The AI is cheap, sometimes they try to go over a hill they can't climb and you end on winning the race without a problem. The more interesting races are the ones with tornadoes.The day/night cycle is too damn fast. I wish some DLC could fix that like MC:LA cycles. I saw some jets flying why can't we use them it would be cool. I wish L1 & R1 were used for nitrous or punching. When your damage meter reaches its capacity it doesn't show an awesome crash like Motorstorm it goes to a screen that says FUEL thats it and you respawn. The music is another letdown hope some DLC you can put your own playlist. The map is huge and I can see why it's in the records for biggest map in a game.If you do get this game try this From Tsunami Reef Camp go all the way to RedRock Bluffs Camp w/out using the helipad you can get a lot of fuel on the way and a trophy c'mon why is this trophy bronze it should have been at least silver. I wish there was some story and characters and taking over camps for glory. When on top of a mountain I wish the skylines looked more like GTA4's. Why isn't there any deformable plants, I was driving a fast monster truck and I destroyed a trailer but then I hit a small tree and it stopped me C'mon this is 2009 we shouldn't be seeing that right now.I'm disappointed in Codemasters and Asobo Studios. What a letdown.… Expand
  3. AndyClimax
    Nov 6, 2014
    7
    Absolutely massive racer, with each zone being bigger than a GTA map by itself. Unfortunately there is very little to do in the open world besides race in the dozens of challenges. The sheer scope means a lot of little potential extras were neglected.
  4. 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 - 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 fromIt 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.    … Expand

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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
  1. 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]
  2. Eurogamer
    50
    There's no denying Asobo's achievement in building such a daring, beautiful landscape on such a vast scale, but the core of any good racing game is falling in love with its vehicles, the things you can do with them, and the places you can take them, and by that measure FUEL is distinctly average.
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  3. SpazioGames
    70
    Fuel is without a doubt a complete game, that thanks to the numerous unlockable areas, cars, challenges and so on, reaches an enviable longevity. Unfortunately the gameplay lacks all the functionality typical of the competition, and there are some techincal issues that ruin the overall score. Fuel is a game for all arcade-off-road racing games, but beware as you won't find the dynamism of Motorstorm nor the attention to detail of Pure, but a different game, with good free-roaming gameplay.
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