Twilight Drive Reviews

Twilight Drive is a top-down driving game with a twist: grappling hooks for cars. Thankfully this proves to be a great mechanic rather than a gimmick and the system brings surprising depth with it. The different types of towers you can attach to give different effects which means the fastest line is not necessarily the traditional racing line - taking a longer route to hold on to an accelerator tower a little longer can be the difference between a silver and a gold medal. Discovering the best route is part of the joy of the game. When you nail a section on a circuit and get the flow between towers just right it feels like an automotive version of web slinging through a city as Spider-man. And when you get it wrong, you’ll want to try again - the driving physics feel challenging but fair, and I always felt like any mistakes were due to me, not the game. The tracks are short (around 30s -60s) so it’s great to pick up and play for short bursts, although that can easily turn into a longer session when you want just… one… more… go to try and shave off a few more hundredths of a second and beat your friend’s time. If you like the hunt for perfection in Trackmania, you’ll enjoy this part of the game. New mechanics are introduced throughout and the tracks are varied. If you have friends with the game, the in-game leaderboards keeping track of the head to head scores are great for fuelling rivalries. Highly recommended! (Disclaimer: I was involved in beta testing for this game)