After re-acquiring the licence from Hasbro, Codemasters have taken Toybox Turbos, ripped out half of the tracks, replaced some of the track objects with slightly different Hasbro scenery, then incorporate it back into Micro Machines World Series. The weapons are balanced rather nicely, especially the fan favourite hammer… sorry, Nerf Hammer, that instantly destroys the player in front of you with a quick bash.īut the advertisements do not stop there. Maybe a water bomb? That’s right you guessed it, a Nerf Water Bomb. These incorporate Hasbro’s viral marketing with Nerf used for all of the weapons. Race and Elimination modes are almost identical except the latter is based on last-man-standing on the track. Capture-the-Flag is about taking the enemy’s flag and returning it to your base to score a point, however, you can only score a point if your flag is in your base. In Bomb Delivery, you need to take the bomb (which spawns in the centre of the map) and take it directly to the enemy base, after a set time it explodes. Bomb Delivery and Capture-the-Flag is an all-out frenzy which also incorporates jumps and speed pads. Each of these arenas is randomised and it can incorporate different objectives, be it Capture-the-Flag, Bomb Delivery, or a free-4-all called King of the Hill. With Battles, it’s a top-down arena affair where each vehicle has their own sets of weapons and cooldowns. Ranked Matched is locked off from play until the player reaches level ten but includes the same modes as Quick Play, and the Skirmish is the same as Quick Play except that it’s local against other players or the AI. Quick Play encompasses three game modes: Battle, Race, and Elimination. At the time of this review, Special Events are not available. You’re given only four options – Special Event, Quick Play, Ranked Match, and Skirmish. The user interface is presented well, allowing you to quickly choose which option or mode you want to play, but there is something very familiar about this set-up, a little too familiar.īefore playing a game you are forced to connect online as this game is mostly online only (hence the title World Series).

The colourful art style immediately screams fun and cheerful choons lightly beat out in a rocky racing fair. From the off, Micro Machines World Series gives you the immediate vibe of preadolescents playing with their mini toy cars around the home in random places.

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