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Posted on 13 January 12 at 18:27 |
How the follow up to Mashed is shaping up
Eight months have passed since we last heard any news about Wrecked: Revenge Revisited, the follow up to Xbox Original game Mashed / Drive to Survive / Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol. 28: Tousou! Kenka Grand Prix: Drive to Survive depending on which part of the world you hail from. The game was due to release in Q2 2011, but after everything went silent, we assumed that we were looking at another case of vapour ware.
This is not the case. Developer Supersonic has now blogged about the tracks that players will find in the game. The game will offer a total of six tracks, as the developer was "adamant that we weren’t going to throw loads of tracks into the games to play a numbers game. Instead we decided we were going to do a small number and make sure every one of them was really good."
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6821/trackszi.jpg
This image doesn't look like much, but these are the track layouts of all six tracks. Here's a quick synopsis:
Brockridge Mine
This track was inspired by Tierra Piedra, a track from Mashed. The shape of this track has been tweaked many times, but the end result is the track in the middle of the top row. If you want more of an idea of what to expect, here's a video of the old Tierra Piedra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIKKP2ffaL8
Icebridge
This track takes its inspiration from Polar Wharf, another track from Mashed. The shape of the track is incredibly simple, but will be hard to perfect. The end result is the track on the right of the top row. Here's a video of the old Polar Wharf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocOmnDy4huk
Jungle Temple
Jungle Temple is the track that is tasked with introducing players to the game. However, the steepest slope in the game is located in this track and despite the simple shape, drivers will be in a lot of danger if they stray off the edge. This track is the one on the left of the top row.
Jungle Falls
This is the longest track and is the one on the left of the bottom row. Those eagle-eyed readers amongst you will notice that the bottom section has a lot of alternative routes. There's also a sneaky shortcut at the very top of the map.
Daredevil Peak
Unlike the previous track, this one is quite short and can be found in the middle of the bottom row. The roads are thin and perilous, and the track is surrounded by vertical cliffs. Supersonic expect this track to be a multiplayer favourite as it favours the use of weapons.
Arctic Outpost
The final track on the right of the bottom row has the most complex shape of them all. Highlights include "a wide, icy switch-back series of turns" and the corkscrew that exits through a tunnel.
As well as the six tracks, the game will offer a single-player Championship Mode that offers 24 challenges spread over four disciplines. Local or online multiplayer will support up to four players, with customisable cars and 14 weapons available to cause chaos.
Wrecked: Revenge Revisited will be released in early 2012. |
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 18:42, Edited on 13 January 12 at 19:00 by Koborover |
| I've been following this game for 2.5 years now, it takes forever! It's been cleared by Sony for release on PSN, but apparently Microsoft was not satisfied with the build so it had to be delayed once more into 2012. If Supersonic has not screwed up the formula of Mashed (seems OK so far), then Wrecked will be the ultimate topdown combat racing game on XBLA. |
Last post: Yesterday at 20:31
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 18:51, Edited on 13 January 12 at 18:51 by Evenger Ostro |
| Wow, I loved Mashed but I don't know which one. I read they changed physics between the games which is a pity. |
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Last post: 08 Apr at 14:52
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 19:03 |
| Hmmm, seems like a good arcade game fit. Seems like barely any tracks tho. A maybe for me. And Arctic Outpost was the name of a halo 3 map I made once, they must have stolen the name! Lol |
Last post: 17 May at 01:56
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 20:21 |
| LuckoftheMoose said:Hmmm, seems like a good arcade game fit. Seems like barely any tracks tho. A maybe for me. And Arctic Outpost was the name of a halo 3 map I made once, they must have stolen the name! Lolonly 6 tracks...that sounds like they're planning to save some for dlc |
Last post: 11 Jun 12 at 12:11
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 20:52 |
| Nice to see this game given a new life |
Last post: 16 May at 19:07
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 22:11, Edited on 13 January 12 at 22:11 by xDLxSilentOnex |
| I loved Mashed on the PS2, still play it these days with friends with the good old multi taps. Glad to see this is still got attention. |
Last post: 30 Mar at 17:10
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 23:25 |
| Mashed was one of my favourite party games on the PS2 will definitely be picking this up whenever it decides to come out |
Last post: 13 Mar at 21:30
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Posted on 13 January 12 at 23:33 |
I still have MASHED laying around here. Great game.
But I'll wait 'till this is DotW. The tracks look a bit uninspired. |
Last post: 01 May at 15:58
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Posted on 14 January 12 at 10:20 |
| It's true that Mashed: Fully Loaded had a lot more tracks (15). It's nice to have the choice, but generally most people only played a couple of really good tracks like the legendary Polar Wharf. Supersonic Software stated that they wanted to go with quality over quantity with the tracks in Wrecked, as well as leaving some room for DLC. |
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Posted on 17 January 12 at 17:12 |
| This is still alive? Probably a DOTW for me - it looks like fun but the tracks seem pretty simple... maybe that's the point. We'll see. |