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Platform Filters:   All Platforms  Xbox   GameCube   PlayStation 2   PC   Game Boy Advance   Site Sections:   Updates  News   Games   Publishers   Developers   Reviews   Previews   Release Dates   Editorials   Glossary   Contact Us		Latest News:       24th December 2002: Micro Machines return!  We've got screenshots and information on the first Micro Machines title to appear on the GameCube. Posted by Marc Hull - GameCube - UK and Europe Micro Machines was one of the great racing games on the Megadrive, providing fast-paced action for up to 4 players without requiring any screen splitting! However, after then the series seemed to see a downturn, with Micro Machines V3 on the PlayStation not managing to generate the same level of fun as the old 16-bit games. However, now the series is returning, with loads of new characters, vehicles, power-ups and insane tracks! For those of you who never experienced the 16-bit games, the idea behind Micro Machines is to race tiny toy vehicles around some of the most rediculous tracks in racing history. We're talking miniature trucks racing across school desks, buggies tearing through garden sand pits and toy speedboats speeding in bathroom sinks. Also, since the view is mainly from above, looking down onto the track, it's great for multiplayer games. In the new title, there will be absolutely loads of game modes to choose from which cater for both single and multiple players. The Micro Machines race mode is the main single-player mode, where you simply play through various championships against computer-controlled opponents to try to complete the game. In the Micro Machines mode up to four players can participate in traditional-style Micro Machines races, where all players are on the same screen and players gain points by leaving the front of the screen. Meanwhile, the Micro Machines GP is another multiplayer mode, but in this one each player has a separate screen section and has to reach checkpoints around each track before the time limit runs out. Finally, Micro Machines Bomb Tag is for one to four players and runs split-screen again, but this time one player carries a bomb and has to hold onto it for as long as possible, passing it on by touching another player just before it explodes. The game's weapons should also be suitably wild, with lucky racers being granted bazookas, homing rockets, magnets and frying pans among others when they hit spectial markers dotted around each track. Overall it sounds like a great concept, and hopefully will rejuvenate interest in the series when it hits European shelves in January! Marc Hull             Latest Images:		Related Games:  Micro Machines for GameCube  12  Screenshots  1  Related News Article Click here for All Game Information.
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