Wreckfest for Windows

Wreckfest is a survival racing simulator with accurate physics of car damage and realistic controls. Play your career mode alone or go to smash the bodies of opponents in multiplayer mode.

Wreckfest Game Review

The original team from the Bugbear studio worked on the project, which released the FlatOut 1 and 2 survival races, popular in the mid-00s. Wreckfest game took the best features of its predecessors and elevated them to absolute. The single player campaign sets the goal for the player to complete 5 championships of varying difficulty.

They are divided into several types of competitions:

• Race in a circle.
• Survival Derby.
• Survival racing (when you try to survive among school buses in a hearse car).

The Wreckfest races begin with a humorous ride on lawn mowers, where we are introduced to the controls and the famous FlatOut feature, when the driver flew off the wheel from a strong impact. Then we are given the first car and released on the tracks to earn money and experience. The latter is necessary to obtain levels that open up access to new cars and improvements.

In Wreckfest, passing involves earning experience through:

• Passage of races;
• Maiming opponents’ cars;
• Performing secondary tasks – smashing objects on the map, turning over the enemy’s car, getting to the finish line without damage.

Wreckfest machines can be upgraded in three types:

1. Enhancing the power of the car through installing engines, changing carburetors, brakes, etc.
2. Increased car protection through body kits.
3. Transforming the exterior of the body by repainting it in a new color, adding prints.

All enhancements, with the exception of cosmetic ones, are vital for the subsequent game. The power density reserve will come in handy in difficult races, and the protection will save you from the enemy who has flown into the side. The artificial intelligence of computer racers deserves special praise.

The opponent cut off at the beginning will not forget this and will make an effort to harm you in the future. Others, by sacrificing Wreckfest cars, are able to jump out in the middle of the road, preventing you from reaching the finish line first.

The most interesting skirmishes take place in the online Wreckfest races. It is enough to create a lobby, wait for a sufficient number of opponents to appear in it, and begin to destroy the next portion of metal with a characteristic sound. The decision to add a track where players fight on combines looks interesting.

With the name change, the insane mode using the driver as a bowling ball or dart dart disappeared from the project. Against the background of the general style, this is a minor omission that does not spoil the gameplay in the least. And Wreckfest multiplayer has enough fun without it.

Walkthrough Wreckfest

Realistic physics makes the biggest adjustments to the familiar racing gameplay:

• Practice free driving, it is difficult to get used to it after more arcade simulators.
• The handling of the car depends on the type of road, which is why the wheels skid in the mud and obey on the asphalt.
• Realistic physics of damage will help to get rid of the enemy, but often you should not use it in races – there is a chance to damage your own transport and not reach the finish line.
• Invest in upgrading old cars when upgrading new ones is not available.
• Participate in all sorts of events, replay your favorite tracks, play online – experience points and cash bonuses are awarded for this.

The Wreckfest review would not be complete without mentioning the special lobbies in multiplayer, where users set a strict rule to avoid hassles and drive carefully. A great way to explore the many tracks and learn how to ride.