
The same damned AI with the same damn classic profile pictures. I’d highly recommend it for anyone who wants a couch or online co-op game to play with a few friends and talk some smack.ĭamn I remember playing Micro Machines on the NES with my brother and cousins and just absolutely raging on the AI on how lucky they seemed to be. Overall, this is a solid game that I, personally, will keep playing well past the date on this article. This is all amplified by the fact that when we reviewed this game, there were very few other players online, and most of our racing was against the AI, which felt a little too overpowered at first and did not seem to adapt to our skill level very well. This is in part caused by the slightly steep learning curve for top down racing controls, which can feel very arcadey at times. The Elimination Mode was way too difficult, way too early, and does not give you even the remote chance of catching up to the lead car if you happen to have a poor start out of the gate. The game does suffer from a few drawbacks, most of which may just be player bias and just being generally terrible at the game. The vehicles themselves are widely varied, and each one has definite strengths and weaknesses depending on the player’s playstyle. The individual vehicles in the game are incredibly customizable, and add a ton of replay value to unlock all of the different skins, voices and sprays for taunting your opponents, and other unlockables. It is very easy to lose hours at a time blasting opponents with different weapons and pushing them off edges in this new deathmatch style combat mode. Speaking of player vs player combat, the new Battle Mode really stands out. These explosions, caused by power ups and weapons dropped along each track, added an incredibly fun element of player vs player combat to the racing game.

The overall gameplay was fast, responsive and felt fluid, without suffering from any stuttering or tearing caused by the constant, massive explosions that are constantly caused by players beating the crap out of each other. The different game modes add a ton of replay value and trash talking fodder for your co-op party. Micro Machines: World Series for the Playstation 4 is a solid and very entertaining refresh of the original video game series.
