Speed Demon

So I've decided not to talk about any video game news this week. There are pleanty of other websites for that. I'm just going to talk about a subject that I plan on covering in multiple different blog posts. Genres of video games and the best/worst games of those genres. The first of which is a genre that you're likely not to see me playing that often, but I still have a good time with it. This genre is the racing genre.

Now, I'm the last person you'd think to be talking about racing games. Well with Motorstorm: Apocolypse coming out and another Need for Speed recently announced, I figured I would touch base with it. Now, I'm not completely against the genre, just many of the games associated with it. Need for Speed has always been the genres household name. The early games were the best... Then they came out with these "tuner" games and went all to shit. All the wiggers say WHAAAT. Fuck those games. Recently, EA brought them back to their roots with Hot Pursuit. That's what needed to happen.

Racing games shouldn't have to all be one type to make them successful. You have those of us who could care less about fly rims and tinted windows. The Forza series keeps the fans that enjoy realistic street racing, not fake underground Fast and Furious racing. Then you have the off-road racing games, which the Motorstorm series has taken to the next level, and then even a level after that with Apocolypse. Even NASCAR fans have a new game.

All of these types fit into the racing genre. There is no reason you can't find at least one of these games/types that are fun. If you must, pick a theme (end of the world, Mario universe, etc) and go with the corosponding game. Yeah, that's right, Mario Kart is a racing game. You forgot that, huh?

Let's not say there are different tiers when it comes to racing games, they are all (for the most part) different. You can't say Forza is better than Motorstorm because its a better racing game. That's not really an easy comparison. You wouldn't compare that Sonic (*clears throat* Mario Kart ripoff) racing game that came out last year or whatever to Forza, would you?

Well really, all I'm trying to say is, lay off racing games. They can be fun. Some people live by them. Now, that that is said, let's add this: Quit making games about the Fast and the Furious. Ever since that movie came out, there are still tuner car games. I'm tired of them. The first one was ok (like, NFS: Underground or something), but they still exist and still come out. Hell, ZOO even made one for the Wii in like 2009 (what an awful company). I've never played Shift, but I think it is that type of game. If I'm going to street race, I want it to be like the classics... Exotic cars, realistic areas (or real places, for that matter) - or exotic places, like places normally you wouldn't see racing, REAL cars (not the Falcon or the Lightningbird), and maybe even a little crashing. Cruisin' USA and World had it right. Need for Speed had it right, early on. Now its alright if you wanna throw a tuner or two in there, but don't cut the selection down for it (I liked Sega GT 2004 or whatever it was called for Xbox). If I want something different, I'll go to a more exotic/themed game like Motorstorm.

Okay, in conclusion, I think you should go out and play a racing game. If you want suggestions I say Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for 360 or PS3, Motorstorm for PS3, or Mario Kart, of course, for the Wii. Wanna go classic? Cruisin' USA (or World) for N64 or arcade, RUSH for the same systems, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for PC (I dunno whether it came out for other systems), Super Mario Kart or Mario Kart 64, or even Diddy Kong Racing for N64. DO IT!

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