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about how FUEL rewrites the racing game rulebook
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Set in a luture \yhere natural disasters haye rayaged the earth. it lets adrenaline junkies compete in L'\ll'L‘lltL‘ l'tlc‘es. lH';t\e lllc‘ \yastelands and l'reak \\eather outbreaks to compete \\ ith other aggressiy e racers. Boasting an enormoUs open-uorld area in Much to race
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"l‘he technology driyes the e\perieneef says THE LANDSCAPE, l’hil Wright. producer at publishers WREAKING HAVOC
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"E van Chris 20, Gone 24, James 21, Spotted in Nice’n’Sleazy’s, Glasgow
‘My shlrt’s from H&M, the Jeans are from Primark’s girls’ section, and my shoes are from Zara. This badge is from a nightclub in London called “Duh”. How would I describe my look? A mish-mash of junk with a lot of high street stuff thrown in!’
‘My dress is from Topshop. It shrank in the wash, so it’s a wee bit too small, but I think I’m getting away with it. I think the boots are from Office, but I’ve got no idea where these earrings are from; my dad gave me them - they’re not actually my dad’s, he gave me them as a present. I’m very Topshop today. How depressing.’
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seen bel'ore. players e\perience a huge di\ersit_\ in terrain and ueather. l‘rom snoyyy mountains to lorests. deserts and salt plains.‘
li\en \\ hen racing along pre-set circuits. players are tree to break oll and lind their own \\a_\ to each checkpoint. diseoyering a host ol' hidden shortcuts and paths as they go.
The \yealher shakes tip races e\ en more. "l‘he \yeather el‘l‘eets in tree ride are dynamic but appropriate to the area.‘ says Wright. 'You‘re more likely to get snoyy at the top (ii a mountain \yhich thins out as you descend. turning to rain. then disappearing as you go l'urther doun. In career races. we set the \xeather deliberately l'or el'l‘ect. 'lornados scour the landscape. unpredictably \yreaking hayoc across the course. rain builds up to turn the tarmac into an ice—rink and dost storms create near /ero \ isibility.'
.-\s you hammer donn \‘ast mountainsides \yhile the sun sets on the hori/on. the weather and landscapes are breathtaking. lireneh deyeloper .-\S()l3() has made eyerything in I"! '15]. look larger than life and created a vast range ol' Vehicles. ‘You will come across more than 70 \ehicles to suit all conditions and terrain.' says Wright. ‘Road-going bikes and cars. trucks. buggies. quads. Sl'Vs there‘s a \ehicle lor eyery occasion. You notice each one reacting to the terrain. siispension taking in the undulations under \\ heel.‘
'l‘lte l't'eedom to scream across an expansive game \yorld. littered nith jumps. dangerous corners and ha/ards. wouldn't be complete without online play. '()nline is integral to the ["1 'lil. experiencef he says. 'l'ree ride allows up to 16 players to explore and race online together. while all of the offline career-mode races and Vehicles are ayailable to race online. again alloyying up to 16 players to participate. Last but by no means least. I’L'IiI. has an intuitiye and flexible race editor. enabling players to create their own custom races any“ here in the lllltltlkm' game world before taking them online to challenge other players. I”! 'lil. giyes and giyes and giyes.‘
FUEL is available on Xbox 360, P83 and PC from Fri 29 May.