What’s most annoying is when the two combine, allowing you to ride off-track, then blocking you from returning a little further along.
Others let you drive straight through as if they’re holographic. Some barriers are as hard as concrete, bouncing you back into play when driven into. Some of the old glitchy ways of MonsterTruck Rally show through in the form of inconsistent track furniture. It’s an erratic system that - perversely, given the subject matter - often punishes you for going off-road. One minute you might be able to cut a corner or forced to find your own way back to the track after overshooting, while the next you’re automatically reset after straying a couple of feet from the main track. Speaking of which, going off-track is even more unpredictable than the handling. The game switches wildly from severe under-steering in normal driving conditions to severe over-steering when, for example, landing a jump while steering hard in a bid to avoid veering off-track. It has to be said that the handling misses the mark. These aren’t always the most convincing tricks, though, since they run through a scripted routine regardless of orientation or distance from the ground. The controls are also similar: you steer by tilting your handset, while acceleration and braking is assigned to touches of the right and left sides of the screen respectively.Ī virtual button at the bottom-left initiates a random stunt when pressed mid-air. There’s the same (or at least a similar) fairly impressive 3D engine, the same rough-and-ready brand of semi-off-road racing, the same muddy landscapes. Hardcore Dirt Bike is made by the team behind MonsterTruck Rally and you can immediately see the shared DNA. The number of quality two-wheeler racing games can be counted on one hand.Īlas, you won’t be needing any more fingers now that Hardcore Dirt Bike is here. If that’s the case digitally, then iPhone developers must still be in the initial learning phase. It’s understood that the ability to ride a bike is such an instinctive, natural thing that it’s impossible to forget. When someone’s nervous about doing something they haven’t attempted for a while, a common encouragement is to say, "it’s like riding a bike."
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