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Usually when the term “racer” comes to mind you think of rallying, sports and muscle cars as you speed across roads and cities. So you can imagine my surprise when I came across Pure, a title that does away with the whole standard car racer and instead takes its focus on quad bikes.
Pure is an arcade racer, meaning it’s easy to grasp and lightning quick. Braking is rarely an issue here as sliding round corners and chicanes are a simple matter of flicking the analogue. There are no roads in sight but instead you have mud, sand and grassy stages that give the quads a slide-like feeling. Each track is littered with jumps and ramps for you to perform tricks off of. The trick system is simple but effective with successfully landed tricks allowing you to perform harder ones later and so on. The more tricks you perform the more boost you gain. The real strategy comes when deciding if to boost as soon as you receive it or wait it out for a more opportune moment. Overall the gameplay is simple, great fun while still remaining challenging, and that’s what you really want from a racer.
Before you can take to the tracks, you’ll need to build yourself a set of wheels. Via a simple to navigate menu system, you can construct your quad bike piece by piece from the suspension and tyres to the braking and handlebars. As you unlock more equipment you’ll be able to tailor your rides to your personal preference excelling them in speed and acceleration or opting for a quad more suited for tricks. There are four speed classes and you’ll need to master them all to beat the main single player mode.
There are three event types to try in Pure in the form of a standard race, sprint and freestyle mode. The first is a simple contest to see who can do three laps around a fairly large track in the quickest time. You’ll need to find the right balance between pulling off tricks and focusing on driving if you’ll want to win. Sprint is essentially a race but on a smaller, often oval like track where it’s all about your driving ability. These are over in a few minutes and really test your handling skills. The final event and perhaps the most fun is the freestyle mode where instead of worrying about finishing quickest, your focus is now on earning the most points via performing tricks before your fuel runs dry. Power up tokens can be collected on the track that can slow down your fuel consumption, multiply your score by two or give you a special stunt right away and these really mix it up as racers compete to grab the best ones.
The tracks themselves do not disappoint either. While it would have been easy to have the quads race on just boring dull as dishwater muddy environments, here you’ll race across luxurious looking beaches, up high in the mountains and through glaciers. Whatsmore every track has many alternate routes to take and it becomes a game in itself to try and figure out the quickest and toughest ones. The tracks in a racing game can make or break the game and thankfully the ones found in Pure are great fun.
World Tour Mode is where you’ll spend most of your time if you’re playing alone and is very simplistic in its execution. There are ten tiers to tackle each with three to eight events to try and that is about it. Those looking for a deep career-like experience will have to look elsewhere as Pure is all about the racing. There is no multiplayer which is a shame, as split screen would have been a lot of fun, but in its place is online mode. Here you can play any track and game mode against up to sixteen people around the world. When you can find people to play it is great fun but after a lengthy time since the games release, it seems the servers are fairly quiet.
Normally I wouldn’t mention the achievements in an Xbox 360 game, but the ones found here are actually surprisingly fun and challenging to acquire. You’ll need to finish races without crashing once, perform two flips in one jump and perform other skilful acts to unlock them, and when you do you feel a great sense of accomplishment.
Visually for a game that finds itself focused on muddy terrain and dirty areas, it actually looks really good. When you venture to Italy and California things end up looking bright and beautiful as you can see far into the distance and marvel at the harbours down below or the sandy dunes. The racers themselves too look good and animate well. As for the music you’ll find some rock, metal and house here which may not be to everyone’s tastes but if so then you always have the option to play your own music.
Pure is a simple yet fun racer that offers just enough to keep you happy. The World Tour may be too short but take this online and suddenly it has the legs to keep you playing for a while. Those looking for a deep driving game may want to look toward the likes of Forza or Need For Speed, but if you want a short, sweet, exciting experience then Pure is definitely worth a look.
Pure is an arcade racer, meaning it’s easy to grasp and lightning quick. Braking is rarely an issue here as sliding round corners and chicanes are a simple matter of flicking the analogue. There are no roads in sight but instead you have mud, sand and grassy stages that give the quads a slide-like feeling. Each track is littered with jumps and ramps for you to perform tricks off of. The trick system is simple but effective with successfully landed tricks allowing you to perform harder ones later and so on. The more tricks you perform the more boost you gain. The real strategy comes when deciding if to boost as soon as you receive it or wait it out for a more opportune moment. Overall the gameplay is simple, great fun while still remaining challenging, and that’s what you really want from a racer.
Before you can take to the tracks, you’ll need to build yourself a set of wheels. Via a simple to navigate menu system, you can construct your quad bike piece by piece from the suspension and tyres to the braking and handlebars. As you unlock more equipment you’ll be able to tailor your rides to your personal preference excelling them in speed and acceleration or opting for a quad more suited for tricks. There are four speed classes and you’ll need to master them all to beat the main single player mode.
There are three event types to try in Pure in the form of a standard race, sprint and freestyle mode. The first is a simple contest to see who can do three laps around a fairly large track in the quickest time. You’ll need to find the right balance between pulling off tricks and focusing on driving if you’ll want to win. Sprint is essentially a race but on a smaller, often oval like track where it’s all about your driving ability. These are over in a few minutes and really test your handling skills. The final event and perhaps the most fun is the freestyle mode where instead of worrying about finishing quickest, your focus is now on earning the most points via performing tricks before your fuel runs dry. Power up tokens can be collected on the track that can slow down your fuel consumption, multiply your score by two or give you a special stunt right away and these really mix it up as racers compete to grab the best ones.
The tracks themselves do not disappoint either. While it would have been easy to have the quads race on just boring dull as dishwater muddy environments, here you’ll race across luxurious looking beaches, up high in the mountains and through glaciers. Whatsmore every track has many alternate routes to take and it becomes a game in itself to try and figure out the quickest and toughest ones. The tracks in a racing game can make or break the game and thankfully the ones found in Pure are great fun.
World Tour Mode is where you’ll spend most of your time if you’re playing alone and is very simplistic in its execution. There are ten tiers to tackle each with three to eight events to try and that is about it. Those looking for a deep career-like experience will have to look elsewhere as Pure is all about the racing. There is no multiplayer which is a shame, as split screen would have been a lot of fun, but in its place is online mode. Here you can play any track and game mode against up to sixteen people around the world. When you can find people to play it is great fun but after a lengthy time since the games release, it seems the servers are fairly quiet.
Normally I wouldn’t mention the achievements in an Xbox 360 game, but the ones found here are actually surprisingly fun and challenging to acquire. You’ll need to finish races without crashing once, perform two flips in one jump and perform other skilful acts to unlock them, and when you do you feel a great sense of accomplishment.
Visually for a game that finds itself focused on muddy terrain and dirty areas, it actually looks really good. When you venture to Italy and California things end up looking bright and beautiful as you can see far into the distance and marvel at the harbours down below or the sandy dunes. The racers themselves too look good and animate well. As for the music you’ll find some rock, metal and house here which may not be to everyone’s tastes but if so then you always have the option to play your own music.
Pure is a simple yet fun racer that offers just enough to keep you happy. The World Tour may be too short but take this online and suddenly it has the legs to keep you playing for a while. Those looking for a deep driving game may want to look toward the likes of Forza or Need For Speed, but if you want a short, sweet, exciting experience then Pure is definitely worth a look.
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Usually when the term “racer” comes to mind you think of rallying, sports and muscle cars as you speed across roads and cities. So you can imagine my surprise when I came across Pure, a title that does away with the whole standard car racer and instead takes its focus on quad bikes.
Pure is an arcade racer, meaning it’s easy to grasp and lightning quick. Braking is rarely an issue here as sliding round corners and chicanes are a simple matter of flicking the analogue. There are no roads in sight but instead you have mud, sand and grassy stages that give the quads a slide-like feeling. Each track is littered with jumps and ramps for you to perform tricks off of. The trick system is simple but effective with successfully landed tricks allowing you to perform harder ones later and so on. The more tricks you perform the more boost you gain. The real strategy comes when deciding if to boost as soon as you receive it or wait it out for a more opportune moment. Overall the gameplay is simple, great fun while still remaining challenging, and that’s what you really want from a racer.
Before you can take to the tracks, you’ll need to build yourself a set of wheels. Via a simple to navigate menu system, you can construct your quad bike piece by piece from the suspension and tyres to the braking and handlebars. As you unlock more equipment you’ll be able to tailor your rides to your personal preference excelling them in speed and acceleration or opting for a quad more suited for tricks. There are four speed classes and you’ll need to master them all to beat the main single player mode.
There are three event types to try in Pure in the form of a standard race, sprint and freestyle mode. The first is a simple contest to see who can do three laps around a fairly large track in the quickest time. You’ll need to find the right balance between pulling off tricks and focusing on driving if you’ll want to win. Sprint is essentially a race but on a smaller, often oval like track where it’s all about your driving ability. These are over in a few minutes and really test your handling skills. The final event and perhaps the most fun is the freestyle mode where instead of worrying about finishing quickest, your focus is now on earning the most points via performing tricks before your fuel runs dry. Power up tokens can be collected on the track that can slow down your fuel consumption, multiply your score by two or give you a special stunt right away and these really mix it up as racers compete to grab the best ones.
The tracks themselves do not disappoint either. While it would have been easy to have the quads race on just boring dull as dishwater muddy environments, here you’ll race across luxurious looking beaches, up high in the mountains and through glaciers. Whatsmore every track has many alternate routes to take and it becomes a game in itself to try and figure out the quickest and toughest ones. The tracks in a racing game can make or break the game and thankfully the ones found in Pure are great fun.
World Tour Mode is where you’ll spend most of your time if you’re playing alone and is very simplistic in its execution. There are ten tiers to tackle each with three to eight events to try and that is about it. Those looking for a deep career-like experience will have to look elsewhere as Pure is all about the racing. There is no multiplayer which is a shame, as split screen would have been a lot of fun, but in its place is online mode. Here you can play any track and game mode against up to sixteen people around the world. When you can find people to play it is great fun but after a lengthy time since the games release, it seems the servers are fairly quiet.
Normally I wouldn’t mention the achievements in an Xbox 360 game, but the ones found here are actually surprisingly fun and challenging to acquire. You’ll need to finish races without crashing once, perform two flips in one jump and perform other skilful acts to unlock them, and when you do you feel a great sense of accomplishment.
Visually for a game that finds itself focused on muddy terrain and dirty areas, it actually looks really good. When you venture to Italy and California things end up looking bright and beautiful as you can see far into the distance and marvel at the harbours down below or the sandy dunes. The racers themselves too look good and animate well. As for the music you’ll find some rock, metal and house here which may not be to everyone’s tastes but if so then you always have the option to play your own music.
Pure is a simple yet fun racer that offers just enough to keep you happy. The World Tour may be too short but take this online and suddenly it has the legs to keep you playing for a while. Those looking for a deep driving game may want to look toward the likes of Forza or Need For Speed, but if you want a short, sweet, exciting experience then Pure is definitely worth a look.
Pure is an arcade racer, meaning it’s easy to grasp and lightning quick. Braking is rarely an issue here as sliding round corners and chicanes are a simple matter of flicking the analogue. There are no roads in sight but instead you have mud, sand and grassy stages that give the quads a slide-like feeling. Each track is littered with jumps and ramps for you to perform tricks off of. The trick system is simple but effective with successfully landed tricks allowing you to perform harder ones later and so on. The more tricks you perform the more boost you gain. The real strategy comes when deciding if to boost as soon as you receive it or wait it out for a more opportune moment. Overall the gameplay is simple, great fun while still remaining challenging, and that’s what you really want from a racer.
Before you can take to the tracks, you’ll need to build yourself a set of wheels. Via a simple to navigate menu system, you can construct your quad bike piece by piece from the suspension and tyres to the braking and handlebars. As you unlock more equipment you’ll be able to tailor your rides to your personal preference excelling them in speed and acceleration or opting for a quad more suited for tricks. There are four speed classes and you’ll need to master them all to beat the main single player mode.
There are three event types to try in Pure in the form of a standard race, sprint and freestyle mode. The first is a simple contest to see who can do three laps around a fairly large track in the quickest time. You’ll need to find the right balance between pulling off tricks and focusing on driving if you’ll want to win. Sprint is essentially a race but on a smaller, often oval like track where it’s all about your driving ability. These are over in a few minutes and really test your handling skills. The final event and perhaps the most fun is the freestyle mode where instead of worrying about finishing quickest, your focus is now on earning the most points via performing tricks before your fuel runs dry. Power up tokens can be collected on the track that can slow down your fuel consumption, multiply your score by two or give you a special stunt right away and these really mix it up as racers compete to grab the best ones.
The tracks themselves do not disappoint either. While it would have been easy to have the quads race on just boring dull as dishwater muddy environments, here you’ll race across luxurious looking beaches, up high in the mountains and through glaciers. Whatsmore every track has many alternate routes to take and it becomes a game in itself to try and figure out the quickest and toughest ones. The tracks in a racing game can make or break the game and thankfully the ones found in Pure are great fun.
World Tour Mode is where you’ll spend most of your time if you’re playing alone and is very simplistic in its execution. There are ten tiers to tackle each with three to eight events to try and that is about it. Those looking for a deep career-like experience will have to look elsewhere as Pure is all about the racing. There is no multiplayer which is a shame, as split screen would have been a lot of fun, but in its place is online mode. Here you can play any track and game mode against up to sixteen people around the world. When you can find people to play it is great fun but after a lengthy time since the games release, it seems the servers are fairly quiet.
Normally I wouldn’t mention the achievements in an Xbox 360 game, but the ones found here are actually surprisingly fun and challenging to acquire. You’ll need to finish races without crashing once, perform two flips in one jump and perform other skilful acts to unlock them, and when you do you feel a great sense of accomplishment.
Visually for a game that finds itself focused on muddy terrain and dirty areas, it actually looks really good. When you venture to Italy and California things end up looking bright and beautiful as you can see far into the distance and marvel at the harbours down below or the sandy dunes. The racers themselves too look good and animate well. As for the music you’ll find some rock, metal and house here which may not be to everyone’s tastes but if so then you always have the option to play your own music.
Pure is a simple yet fun racer that offers just enough to keep you happy. The World Tour may be too short but take this online and suddenly it has the legs to keep you playing for a while. Those looking for a deep driving game may want to look toward the likes of Forza or Need For Speed, but if you want a short, sweet, exciting experience then Pure is definitely worth a look.