Xbox 360 Reviews
16 June 2009
Fuel offers gamers the opportunity to explore a fully-rendered world as well as getting stuck in to more traditional racing scenarios. It takes place in an America plagued by all kinds of bizarre weather conditions and users have the option of taking part in a straightforward racing career if they want, but there are plenty of other challenges along the way for those looking for less conventional things to do. Race courses are pretty flexible so long as the right checkpoints are hit, while the range of terrain gives lots of opportunity for exploration, trial and error. Available for around £50.
Venturing into a pseudo-superhero setting is Prototype, where gamers play as Alex Mercer, who can jump around a richly-realised city environment with all manner of superhuman skills and abilities. Waking up in a mortuary, Mercer has to fight a range of government goons and bizarre monsters, while cut scenes attempt to communicate more of the story. Bigger and better physical skills for Mercer can be unlocked as the game progresses, although gamers might get tired of the slaughter and the stealth elements that offer little between. The visuals struggle when the screen is busy, which may disappoint fans of Gears of War 2 and other competitors. Available for around £50.
Also expanding on the open world concept is Red Faction Guerrilla, where gamers play as Alec Mason who spends the game seeking vengeance for the death of his brother on Mars. The open world of Mars doesn't make for the most exciting environment to explore and gamers may be frustrated by how much time they spend moving around in vehicles, but there are challenges to be had in winning the support of locals as the fight moves to the tyrannous Earth Defence Force. Destruction is the name of the game and it looks great too as everything is powered by the Geo-Mod 2.0 engine. It's available for around £45.
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