RC Cars

RC Cars is an arcade racing game where players drive three unique cars through diverse off-road levels. Facing massive dirt mounds and bumpy roads, players must showcase their driving skills, skillfully avoiding obstacles and accelerating to win races and prizes. These prizes can be used to purchase more vehicles or upgrade your car for greater performance. The game features 12 unique characters, each with distinctive abilities; utilizing these abilities strategically in races will increase your chances of victory.

Features of RC Cars:

R.C. Cars is an exciting arcade racing game featuring the world of highly realistic toy radio controlled cars. Jump, accelerate, perform acrobatic feats in the air, and bounce on big hummocks, pits and bumps while contending with opponents for victory. Win prize money for placing in the race, purchase car upgrades and participate on further tracks!

12 characters - each one with her own skills and motivations.

Physics engine outperforming the majority of car simulators currently on the mass market.

Fully interactive environment.

Challenging tracks.

Unique toy racing vehicles.

Various upgrades and bonuses.

Multiplayer support via LAN/Internet.

Player Comments of RC Cars:

Just cap the FPS at 60 and it runs as well as any modern title. This game is such blast from the past and has aged like fine wine. The gameplay is still fun and the physics are awesome. I love finding shortcuts in the tracks. There are only 3 cars but you can upgrade them which I found to be really cool. Only issue is it doesn't seem to have analog steering. I can bind steering to my analog sticks but it is no different than using a keyboard.I'll echo others and say driving these rc cars do take some skill and it is not just holding down the accelerator and driving without thinking. But it is very rewarding once you figure it out and take turns just at the right angle, make jumps at the right time. Very simulation like feel to it which is awesome.

Most of this review can be summed up one way, and that's by saying this is a 1C game.1C are Russian game publishers characteristically known for how alien their games feel. They've gotten better in recent years, but this is an old school 1C game from 2003, back when you wondered if they were from another planet. If you want to play RC Cars, you're going to have to work for it.To get this game to work correctly, you primarily have to do two things:- Manually set the game's framerate (otherwise it won't run properly). I suggest 60fps.- Manually set your controller's analog senstivity AND the analog deadzone (otherwise, you won't be able to control your vehicle).Once you do this, you'll be able to navigate the game's confusing menu system and eventually compete in a race. The game itself is pretty difficult; the cars themselves seem to almost have sort of a simulation feel to them. What this means is that any little bump in the road will often fling you wildly out of control, just like a real RC car. But, with enough finesse, you'll eventually come to grips with it.Tracks are laid out in obtuse patterns. Early tracks follow the typical racing game format of circuits, but it's not long until 1C takes the "checkpoint race" concept in more esoteric directions, leading you down narrow dead ends and back out again. Tracks themselves take you across beaches, deserted ghost towns, mines, busy highways and active military bases.Vehicles can be customized, but not much. Each of the four or five available vehicles have several different paint jobs, and can be upgraded in three categories: boost, engine, and tires. Upgrades cost money, which can be won by completing championship races. What you might not realize at first is that you also have to pay to enter championship races; on one occasion I spent so much on vehicle upgrades that I had grind for more money just to do the next race.Would I recommend the game? Given that it's only $5, sure. It's not going to blow your socks off, and you might actually end up getting annoyed eventually, but it's just different enough from the norm that I think it's probably worth it.I find the game fun to play despite the suspension going wild sometimes (always at the same spot in the track) but the menus are just so damn slow. It's so irritating. I think 2/3 of my Steam 'playtime' is just menu time. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!EDIT : Change your frame rate in the menu to 35 or 40 and the menu will run fine. Great game now!

Final words:

Introducing magnificent physics engine, three types of unique racing vehicles and ten off-road levels closely reproducing the real world, R.C. Cars is a real challenge! In the world of R.C. Cars participate in championship, quick race or ghost race. From looped tracks in different environments to real-life obstacles and outstanding off-road abilities, maneuverability and boost capacity of the realistic looking vehicles, R.C. Cars is a truly amazing racing/driving experience!