Wreckfest - Playstation 4

This game is great if you want to just destroy all cars including yours and get points for that. Couch racing with boosters or being chased by a monster harvesting machine while riding a grass mower is beyond.

Good value, brought for a present

Finally, after years of waiting, Wreckfest is here and it's just as amazing on PS4 as it was on PC... Wreckfest successfully brings the return of the destruction derby racing genre that has been lacking for some time.At first, Wreckfest doesn't give a fantastic impression you start off with a slow banger, and participate in Lawnmower racing. However, stick with it... After playing the game for over 15x or so hours, Wreckfest soon grows on you and provides some chaotic racing fun.There's a variety of game modes await, with a single-player career campaign that is surprisingly robust, including five championship circuits with different types of events to take part in, such as lap-based races and demolition derbies. As you compete and earn points, additional challenges, cars, upgrades, and races become unlocked.Throughout various bumps, scrapes, and wrecks, your damage meter keeps depleting until parts will break off your car and go flying. It will also announce when certain parts of your car are damaged like the suspension, breaks, or motor, which will force you to change up your racing style a little to make sure you don’t go flying off course.The focus on destruction carries over from the derby to the racetrack, adding a new dynamic to players’ racing strategies. If another AI racer hits your car, the game will indicate that you have a new rival and you will be rewarded with extra XP points for taking them out. Your best bet is to use your opponent’s position to your advantage. Sideswiping the rival car next to you while taking a turn at full speed is much more successful for staying in control and in position - not to mention hilarious to watch your opponent barrel roll off the track and wipe out various parts of the scenery.Vehicle customization options are pretty in-depth, allowing players to upgrade the internal guts of their engine, outside armor, as well as purely cosmetic attributes.The graphics are very crisp and detailed, with the game running at a solid 30x frames per second. The cars all look great and getting hit, slammed, and rear-ended you will see impact cause serious damage while you race to the finish line. The world is highly destructible, with advertisement stands, wooden rails and tires will go flying which offers a great chaotic experience. The later 'Pro-Class' championships are so hectic, that the AI cars tend to struggle to the finish, with some races having up to 12 laps of cars and other special vehicles, such as Buses/Combine harvesters causing havoc on the race.Online has up to 16-players smashing other gamers in banging racing, Demolition Derby's and stunt races. The online component is relatively smooth with next to no issues trying to find a game/server. Hosting a game is pretty much simple as well, plus the online mode allows you to play with select regional servers from the EU, US etc. It's a little annoying that you actively have to join a US server to play with friends in the USA rather that it purely being a server that's constantly global.A feature of the online component which I really did appreciate is the fact that your XP and cash earned online, carries over to the single-player aspect of the game. Plus, the developers are constantly updating the game, with new tracks, cars and performance/bug fixes which is always welcome.Overall, the game offers a great experience. I've seen some criticism aimed towards the loading times that are between races... To be honest, if you're so impatient not to sit through a 20-30x second loading screen, then you seriously you won't enjoy the majority of other titles out there. GTA ONLINE has loading times that average 1/2x minutes and that seems to get a free pass? Anyways, the racing modes in kept me busy for onwards of over 15x or so hours and tons of chaotic excitement. The real fun to me came from the online experience and special vehicles you can use to cause real destruction. I would give the game an overall 4 out of 5. I give it this based on its overall single-player aspect and the slightly arbitrary online mechanics.Either way, you shouldn't be disappointed with Wreckfest, it's a marvel to watch and it's even better to play.

It’s mayhem and fun and it’s executed well.It’s very simple, the menu is constrained to events you can enter, each time unlocking points for better kit and cars. Higher you go, the higher class of car. There a good mix of American, European and Asian classic cars - ideal for banger racing.There’s various event types including racing and destruction derby. Each with challenges to ramp up the interest.The game mechanics work fine. Everything works as you expect. Yes it’s somewhat arcade - but that’s what you want. The physics make sense. There very few bugs.The visual damage effects are great. Damage to vehicles to varying degree depending upon settings you choose.A great bit of fun. The limiting factor is after career mode there’s only a repetitive online mode. The game needs more tracks, even if it came via DLC. Instead you can currently only buy extra car packs and visuals.I’m definitely happy I bought it. I’ll play it a few times more. A whole new game would need to ramp up the content though. I’m glad I got this original copy for a discounted price.

An amazingly fun game, with a good nod towards the old destruction derby games. Spins, flips, smashes, crashes shunts and bumps, wreckfest brings the joy back to racing! No longer get frustrated with racers taking out your perfect lap on the final corner, because everyone is looking to crash and bash their way to the front and it makes for a highly enjoyable, hear stopping adrenaline filled race! Career mode is the usual progression through junior, novice championships etc moving towards more advanced competitions which offer better rewards. Rewards come in cash, xp, mod parts and new cars! Multiplayer is the most fun 16 "racers" all looking for a piece of the pie. It makes you laugh rather than cry with frustration when you get wrecked spun or flipped, and I certainly find myself eager to get back into the thick of it. Some interesting circuits make head on collisions an inevitability...This is the must gun ivr had on the ps4 for a long time. Great fun and even better online with some buddies!

It’s ok but not really a top title. Good damage modelling.- No HDR for 4K support- Generally quite poor graphically- Soundtracks are awful (can be switched off or turned down)- Engine sounds are poor- Overall sound & effects are poor- Crashed / hung 3 times so far on the latest patch, 1.51 (I’ve never known a PS4 title to do this)- Slightly confusing UI in places and no explanations or tutorial- Loading times are abysmal (seriously not acceptable given the length of some races)- Doesn’t feel polished (for a PS4 Pro title anyway)Is it fun? Kind of. But the whole experience is a little underwhelming. I expected more.Worth £20? No [Edit: Possibly]Edit: The game does get better. It just sets a *really* bad first impression. So stick with it and play the career mode for a while to see the potential. Upping review to 3 stars. The above points still stand though.

I had been looking for a less serious racing game than Gran Turismo and Wreckfest on PS4 is exactly that. It has a decent mix of racing and destruction derby arenas and tracks. There are also plenty of proper racing cars (and novelty vehicles) available. It has has an excellent replay mode, where you can view your races from various angles and positions.The only negative thing I can see is that there are some glitches with the graphics but not enough to mar gameplay fortunately.