Game #009: Sim Taxi

Controls: Up to accelerate, Down to brake, Left and Right to steer, N and M to toggle the music on and off. Further controls are in-game.

Difficulty: Easy

Objective: Ferry your passengers around the town to their destination (there is a compass to guide you), so that they pay you money. Watch out for other cars and pavements, because hitting them will damage your car, and hitting police cars will result in a fine. The money you receive gradually goes down the longer it takes for you to get the passenger where they want. Bear in mind that you need to keep your passengers happy, too. The money you earn is used for fuel, and to fix repairs. Don't wreck your car, or run out of fuel!

Source: FreeOnlineGames

Creator: FreeOnlineGames

Rating: 3/5 - Sim Taxi is a fun little game to play, especially if you are the kind of person who enjoys playing these sort of games (see objective). The game has fairly good graphics, although they could be better, and the game can run a little slowly at times. The controls are also quite complicated. However, there are many things to watch out for, meaning that you can't drive around recklessly. This adds a real feel or realism to the game, which can either make it more or less fun, depending on what you like. Whatever you do like, still give it a go!

Games Master Challenge: Drive at least 20 passengers to their destination.

Game #003: Ultimate Raceway

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Controls: Up to accelerate, Down to brake, Left and right to steer.

Difficulty: Hard

Objective: To win all of the challenges, by beating your opponents in races. Make sure you keep an eyes on your tires and fuel, however, or you'll end up being out.

Source: Candystand

Creator: Candystand

Rating: 3/5 - Many 3D driving games, such as Ultimate Raceway struggle, because they load slowly, have fairly poor graphics, and in reality are just a pain to play, sometimes even crashing your computer or PC. Ultimate Raceway has dodged most of the bullet, but there are still a few drawbacks. There is plenty to do in the game, with free-race modes as well as challenge modes, and three different tracks to keep you entertained, along with five different cars to drive. However, the loading probably could be faster, and I have found incompatibility issues with certain computers, due to Shockwave being used in the game. As well as this, the camera angles are often slightly in the wrong place, and the braking always feels wrong. Overall, it is an entertaining game, but can be as equally an annoying one.

Games Master Challenge: I did a lap of the European (first) track in 52 seconds. Can you beat that?

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