Weapon racing is not a very popular genre in the gaming industry. Developers rarely pay attention to him, more often classic shooters or indie projects enter the world. Nevertheless, the category exists, and several worthy projects are present in it. Three of these will be discussed in this material.
Dynamic competition
Racing with weapons should capture their dynamic change of scenery, and with this aspect of the complete order of the game Pyroblazer. On a planet called “Xartas” there are races for survival, the winner will be able to earn fame, as well as means of survival.
The plot does not shine with originality, but the developers made the main bet on the gameplay. The car can be improved in all respects. Vehicles, which are called blazers, are divided into fast ones with weak protection and slow, but armored ones. As additional functionality, a weapon is put to exterminate opponents. Locations are presented in the form of a canyon, city blocks, coastal zone and the like. The main trump card is decoration with an admixture of ancient Egyptian stylistics and cyberpunk.
Survival in a harsh world
A project called Post Apocalyptic Mayhem is a typical representative of a survival race with weapons. The user is transported to a world where the main goal is to find an opportunity to live another day. To do this, mankind uses huge modernized cars.
They are divided into classes, each of which has its pros and cons. The technique lends itself to improvement for the currency gained during the races. Racing with weapons involves an active confrontation on the track, but here the danger is created by the track itself. A huge number of traps are hidden on the road that can force the user to start the competition anew. Opponents do not want to concede, they rush to the finish line at a level with a real player. Here, achieving victory is tantamount to survival during the ride. For each road, you should carefully select a car with the distribution of armor and weapons. After completing a single player campaign, players are encouraged to test their strength in multiplayer. Multiplayer mode will give a lot of fun.
Classic in a new way
Road Rash is rightly considered a pioneer in the survival race genre. It was launched on a 16-bit console. The game process included trips on motorcycles with the elimination of opponents cold steel. Blows were made with lateral movements, they knocked out opponents from the track. They resurrected in the same place, but lost speed and time.
Franchise rights holders restarted the series in 2017 with the release of Road Redemption. It is based on the old concept. Users compete on motorcycles, eliminating opponents. They made a plot with the confrontation of bikers and law enforcement for a single player campaign. There is also multiplayer, placing in one team up to four people. An important improvement is the expansion of the arsenal of weapons. Now you can beat opponents not only with pipes, crowbars and knives. Added small arms and even C4. Attaching a bomb to the body of an enemy bike will create an impressive sight. Fans praised the project for preserving the original atmosphere. The developers were able to rework the graphics using the proper color palette. In racing games with weapons, this is extremely rare.