Windows Phone 7 Release: October 17th, 2012

Windows Phone 7 Release: October 17th, 2012

Rev up them ATV's in this week's offering

Written by litepink on 17 October 12 at 17:54

Race four-wheelers equipped with a variety of weapons to take the checkered flag in this gritty racer for Windows Phone.

Cracking Sands (WP) - $2.99/£2.29
Cracking Sands delivers a brutal off-road racing experince. Plunging players into a stunningly frenzied and chaotic race - environment awash with grit, mud and petrol, in a game that leaves the standard rules of racing in the dust. Gone are the limits of power restrictions, limited classes and qualifying rounds. Players simply choose their vehicle from a vast range – then hit the track in a no-holds-barred sprint to the finish line. Carving a swathe of destruction through the ever-changing wilderness, players must compete in a high octane-fuelled, horsepower spectacle where the only rule is to win the race.

Your goal is to win by any means necessary!

Complete the races throughout the campaign to earn gold to buy upgrades from the garage and unlock new Quick Race Modes. How you win will depend on the race mode you are playing:
Normal Race: In this race mode you compete against up to six other racers. To win you need to be the first to complete all the laps in the race.
Head of the pack: In head of the pack the goal is to hold the pole position for a certain time, when the time is up, you are awarded one point. If you are unable to hold first position during this time, the timer will reset and start ticking for the new leader. The player that reaches a certain amount of points wins the race.
Elimination: In Elimination you run for as many laps as possible. For each lap the last player across the line is eliminated from the race. The race is over if you are eliminated. you win the race by being the last man standing!
Time Trial: Race against the clock on the track of choice. You can either race against yourself or against a friends ghost downloaded through Xbox LIVE.
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wbs 101
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 Posted on 17 October 12 at 18:10
I have been neglecting my phone games I need to start some more soon. Is this a pretty fast completion?
TriRock
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 Posted on 17 October 12 at 18:43
wbs 101 said:I have been neglecting my phone games I need to start some more soon. Is this a pretty fast completion?You ask this on release day? facepalm
grex9101
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 Posted on 17 October 12 at 18:54
toastTriRock said:wbs 101 said:I have been neglecting my phone games I need to start some more soon. Is this a pretty fast completion?You ask this on release day? facepalmWell, 8 already have completed it so it seems a fair question.
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wiirule111
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 Posted on 17 October 12 at 19:01
It was released yesterday, and its probably over 30 hours ago. Thats why people had time to complete it.

Civilization was also online as DOTW yesterday too.
DeAtH434
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 Posted on 17 October 12 at 19:10
wbs 101 said:I have been neglecting my phone games I need to start some more soon. Is this a pretty fast completion?From what I played so far it might be a somewhat quick completion but there might be a small grind for upgrades. It's pretty difficult at first but gets easier once you get upgrades.
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 Posted on 17 October 12 at 19:50
I'm so glad that the Windows Phone is continuing to offer quality products. Never does a day go by that I regret my decision to use the disgusting platform.
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I will no doubt have to get this as it is a racing game, although about 99% of WP games are over-priced shite.
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NawtyCawty said:I will no doubt have to get this as it is a racing game, although about 99% of WP games are over-priced shite.Haha agreed!
I will have to give the demo a good run today - had a couple goes yesterday but kept getting interrupted. Couldn't seem to find any touch controls though? :( Will have a better look later...
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wiirule111
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 Posted on 17 October 12 at 21:42
I will get this at DOTW. Civilization and Pirates was worth their low full price thou.
When comparing WP games to what you pay for a high-end Android game closing in on 360 on quality, most WP is overpriced..Especially Namco games.

I'm glad i have a new tablet Android too with to run anything new fast.
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 Posted on 22 October 12 at 16:41
this game is actually so bad :-/ lack of controls and aweful enemy a.i.
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