I?ve never played a Ben 10 game before and the only true knowledge I have of the series is that it had a very popular iteration a few years back that catapulted the franchise into a top seller. So going into Ben 10 Galactic Racing, I?had a completely open mind and was?ready for anything. Well, what I was given was a basic kart racer with graphics that would be underwhelming on the PlayStation Portable, let alone the PlayStation Vita.
Seriously,?if you stacked?Ben 10 Galactic Racing?up against Mario Kart DS, you would be?hard pressed to find a clear winner in the graphical department. The characters are bland, the?vehicles you race in have very little detail, and the environments are all dark and muddy. Having a game that looks this bad is heart breaking on my new 5??OLED screen.
After the shock of how?disappointing the graphics are wears off, you will be given a very miniscule amount of tracks that can all be unlocked within an hour. Although 25 tracks may seem like enough, they are all short and?many of them will overlap each other. You?ll play through the first few tracks in the Galactic Grand Prix, then later tracks just add onto them by about 20 seconds of new area. The level design is just so uninspired that it hurts,?and each?one becomes boring to?race in after a very short period of time.
When it comes to the actual kart racing, it is very standard fare. If you?ve played Mario Kart or Modnation Racers, you know exactly what you?re getting into, minus the charm. Sure, the game does feature power-ups but they all feel like carbon copies of those seen in other games in the genre. I know there isn?t much to add that Mario Kart hasn?t done before, but when you look at Modnation Racers, it had just enough wackiness to make the weapons feels fresh.
After you pass the very short Grand Prix, you?ll only be about 25% done the game but that doesn?t mean there is a lot to do. You can play the game in multiplayer with a few friends, or against the CPU in basic races?and arena battles. Other than that, if you want to unlock all of the trophies, you have to compete in the?Time Trials. The annoying thing about them is that?there is no set time to beat, so you have to finish a track, get your time, re-race the track, beat that time, and your trophy will unlock. Basically, you won?t?have?much?to do in the game after you beat the Grand Prix.?
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The PlayStation Vita launched with 5 different racing games: Modnation Racers Road Trip, Ben 10 Galactic Racing, F1 2011, Asphalt: Injection, and Wipeout 2048. If you really need to pick up a racing game with your?Vita, pick up any of the others seen above, especially Wipeout 2048. That game?is?fast, great looking and?has some very interesting power-ups, the complete opposite of Ben 10 Galactic Racing.
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Ben 10 Galactic Racing was reviewed with a copy rented through GameAccess.ca.
VN:F [1.9.11_1134]
Source: http://trendygamers.com/2012/02/26/ben-10-galactic-racing-review/
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