Best Racing Games of All Time
Racing games have been around since basically the beginning of gaming itself. They’ve evolved in many ways, and here are the ones we feel are the best.
Many people developed arcade racing games, including the mighty SEGA back during their heyday. Not only did they make good stuff, but they also made games like OutRun, which were pioneers in the genre.
How so? First off, the game had rather revolutionary graphics for the time. Second, the title had a more non-linear gameplay style; that way, players could choose how to get to their destinations.
When you added that to the fun gameplay loop, not only was the arcade game a hit, it was SEGA’s most successful arcade cabinet. Then, when it was ported to consoles, it sold millions of units and became one of the best-selling games of the period.
The idea of “vehicular combat” isn’t a new concept in video games. They’ve been dipping their toes into that fountain of youth for some time, and you can see some of the earliest racing games having that exact concept. In the case of Blur, Activision released the 2010 title to be something that fans could have a blast battling each other over, especially online.
While there was a racing element, the combat was what set the game apart via its weapons and car abilities.
Sadly, the game isn’t available to be played because Activision shut down the studio that developed it. But you might find a copy out there somewhere.
One thing that racing games allowed developers to do was “push the bounds” of things beyond where most people likely felt comfortable pushing them. Don’t believe us? Well, Road Rash was a title that Electronic Arts made back when it wasn’t evil, er, back when the arcade-style games were still being made.
It was released on SEGA systems, but it came out on other systems later, and for good reason. The title was a motorcycle racing game, which doesn’t sound bad at first, right? Except, the races were not only violent, it was specifically designed so players were doing
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