You remember all these times you were playing a 'regular' racing game and that "!$%@ car passed you right before the finish line? Of course it blocked the whole road and you were out of nitro so in the end you were only able to score the infamously annoying 2nd place...

Well 'Gas Guzzlers' solves this problem by adding some machine guns, shotguns or some friggin rockets to your car. An opponent is right in front of your car and blocks the way? Here it's a perfect opportunity to pump some metal into this target on wheels and turn it into a burning pile of scrap. EAT THIS!

It's definitley a very entertaining and quite solid arcade/action-racer with several fictional cars, routes and weapons, that features many interesting gaming modes as well as a small tuning system and... Zombies (DLC)! I mean hunting zombies with a nice sports car and some built in shotguns: That's the real manly way to do it!

Sure the cars don't drive very smoothly, there is no real story in the campaign mode, the music is just some generic rock stuff, there is no splitscreen (and the multiplayer is kind of empty) and the whole concept is copied from several other games but it is combined quite well, makes a lot of fun and is at least worth to look at in a Sale. It's like the indie child of 'FlatOut', 'Mario Kart' and 'Twisted Metal'. The one with Zombies. And rockets. And railguns. The one you always wanted because of... (explosive) reasons!

It's like Flatout, Mario kart and Twisted Metal had a threesome and had the baby born in Texas and after that moved to Croatia to find jobs.

The game is overall very fun and is a great time killer, lots of content including car combat, deathmatch, racing, defend the base (DLC) and more, technical side is great too, DX11 and x64 support, runs very smooth maxed out @2560x1440p, 144Hz (using GTX 980ti SLI & i7 6700), great visuals, great atmosphere and fun gameplay.

• Lots of content, game modes, tracks, cars, weapons, etc.
• Physics are fun (while not a sim, it isn't one of those bad arcady physics, keeps things good and fun).
• Great visuals.
• Soundtrack & music are cool, from oldies to metal themed and foreign music.
• Great optimization.
• Good atmosphere.
• DLCs are worth it IMO.
• DX11 and x64 support.
• Lots of visual and game options.
• Full controller support.
• Full SLI support.
• Cloud save (very useful, no need to backup in case of changing PCs or format).
• Valve Anti-Cheat enabled.
• Multiplayer (very fun playing with friends).

Mod and Steam Workshop support, please add this!

• Honestly, I can't seem to find any cons, the game works flawlessly, haven't seen any bugs or glitches or anything negative yet.

The game would be even more great with community made content and mod support, recommended!

It boils down to getting to the finish line first and preferably with minimal damage. To begin with, we are offered a choice of several game modes, there are five of them:

• The usual race — races without the use of weapons. The most skillful racers win.
  
• Elimination races — the winner is the one who remains last on the track.
  
• Ordinary races, but with shooting — the main mode in my opinion, where not only the most skillful, but also the most accurate reach the finish line.
  
• The arena mode — is actually not so much a race, as destruction in the arena with the use of all types of weapons.
  
• Deathmatch — I think no explanation is needed here.

Also on all tracks are scattered various special bonuses like acceleration, mines, nitro, etc.


In my opinion, the game has excellent graphics for its time. Models of cars worked out in some detail.

The music in the game is pretty good. Good tracks and quite tolerable sound special effects.

Originally posted by author:

There are no vocals, but this is not critical.

The whole physics of the behavior of machines is extremely strange. Usually, in such games, cars are either uncontrollable coffins on wheels, or too nimble toy cars, or drift cars. Here, one gets the feeling that the track we are driving on is just an illusion, and our car is in another world. She is so unsure on the road and in corners she rides in such an intricate arc that one has to question what is happening on the screen.


The first five or six races the game seems interesting and varied. New modes, tracks, cars and weapons are unlocked. Then comes the deathly boredom. The goals of the races most often come down to quoting Carmageddon — «kill everyone or come first», bbut it's far from even f*****g Carmageddon.

Originally posted by author:

Gas Guzzlers Extreme — is a passing project without any particular ambitions. He does not pretend to be the best racing arcade, and in general does not pretend to anything. Of course, this is not trash, in the style of FlatOut 3, but a game that can amuse you for a while. Having played enough of it, you are unlikely to ever remember it.

Grade = A+. Worth a buy, for those who enjoy casual racing & great damaging effects.
However, for who want serious racing & plenty of contents, don't buy it

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💎 Outstanding graphics (still good in 2019)
💎 Immersive damaging effect
💎 Gunning + Racing at same time
💎 Able to shoot behind
💎 Diverse announcer (Arnold Schwarzenegger / Duke Nukem)
💎 Invincible Ability
💎 Delorean Car
💎 Console command
💎 Some car added unusual thing into the car
💎 DLC Zombie Mode with animals!
💎 DLC Zombie Mode includes giant enemies!

💼 Able to gunning and racing at same time
💼 Able to self explore how the game works
💼 Love to play with bots

🔧 Repetitive ➜ Try not to play long hours straight
🔧 Dead multiplayer ➜ Because the game offer bots option

Recommended Video Review:
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Approximate File Size = 13.7 GB (All DLC)
Average Completion Hours = 10h - 13h
Achievement Completionist = 21h

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Car combat games can be hit or miss, and I'm very happy to say that Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a hit through and through. The game features a single player campaign spanning over three separate championships and a multitude of races leading up to unlocking said championships, in which you can pick and choose which type of race you'd like to play. You have your classic race with no weapons other than specials (mines, smoke, oil spills, and the like), battle races (where you must complete so many laps and stay alive while trying to kill your opponents), and knock out races (number of laps equals number of opponents, and you can either win by killing everyone else or completing the laps remaining). Over time, you'll unlock some fantastic game modes such as deathmatch (whoever kills 10 other cars first wins), capture the flag (my personal favorite, where you must capture a flag and drive it to the other flag, which in many cases is picked up by the opposing team; death and explosions ensue),and last man standing (eight cars spawn on the map, kill and try not to die until you're the last). You can pick and choose from whichever game modes you want to play, earning points to further your standing. If you find classic races boring, you don't have to play them at all (other than one per championship), which is a pretty cool feature.

The cars control great, and differentiate a bit between one another. You have options to upgrade your car's body, weapons, and paint job, even down to what color your license plate is. There are quite a bit of cars to pick from, and many unlock during your journey through the campaign. The cars are not licensed, but are made to appear like real branded cars (the car The Matador, for example, shares the likeness of the Lamborghini Aventador). The settings screen allows you a variety of options, including turning cursing off, which I did simply because I liked having the option (this also would make this game suitable for children, as other than the cursing, there is no blood or graphic violence other than explosions, which are fun for the whole family).

I beat the game's entire campaign in about nine hours, but it doesn't have to end there if you don't want it to. The game also features multiplayer for those who like to play online (not my cup of tea, personally, so I did not check this option out), quick races, and you can even continue in the campaign like normal, sans championships. For those who only play single player like myself, don't fret. The game's AI is some of the best AI I've ever seen in a game of any genre, and I'm not exaggerating. The AI in this will not let you win easily, and their ruthlessness in battle is what made capture the flag so fun and memorable for me. I did not notice any rubberbanding, however. The AI will mess up like you do, driving over mines and crashing into each other, keeping the game fair, yet challenging.

The game doesn't feature a very memorable soundtrack, but it's not terrible by any means, and the music that plays during upgrading sessions reminded me a lot of Fallout 3. The graphics of the game are pretty great for 2013, other than some blurry background textures that you shouldn't be paying attention to anyway. The only two negatives I have for this game are that for one thing, I never did figure out how to use the smoke special every single time I picked it up. It seemed finicky, like it would only work a third of the time you legitimately picked it up, so I'm not sure if it had a cooldown or what. The second negative would be that although you can pick between multiple game modes throughout the campaign, the race tracks seem to randomize, and you often have to play some of the same tracks quite often, despite unlocking new ones nearly every race. Also, if you are wanting to play a certain game mode but don't want to play on the track it offers, you can't switch the track within that game mode. You'd either have to suck it up or play a different mode (the latter of which I usually did, since they all are fantastic).

Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a fantastic game that should belong to every racing fan, and it serves as a great "learning tool" for those gamers who are looking for a good intro game to the car combat genre, as its options and various difficulties make the game approachable for genre veterans and beginners alike. It's one of those games you'll keep on your hard drive even after you beat it, because it's an easy game to drop in and drop out of. I would personally rate this a 9/10. I was looking for a car combat game that would make my heart race and fulfill my need for destruction and explosions, and Gas Guzzlers Extreme did so in every regard.

"Very nische racing type of game, yet entartaining as nothing else."

There has been not many games that actually have cars and weapons mixed together. This type of racing game is pretty "nische" and there were games in the past (Road Wars for example) that did it nicely. This one is new, fresh, and does it stand up to the great game name?

That question is pretty tough, but in my honest opinion - yes it does. Previous Gas Guzzlers was plagued by loads of problems: from barely working controls, via terrible physics, to horrible optimisation. This one as sequel on the other hand, does everything better, as expected.

Game starts you with sponsored car. You get the money by winning races. The more races you win, the more money you get. Also winning unlocks cars, upgrades, rims, stickers and weapons, but this happens every 3-4 races. There is a lot to do in single player, however, the beginning of the campaign is pretty slow, and boring, but it does get better as you progress more. In the race you have various objectives that can give you more money, like "destroy x amount of cars in 1 lap". This adds variety to the gameplay and does add the replay value to the game.

Graphics are much better. They are shiny (but it's not overdone) colourful, with nice shadows and particle effects. Models look nice, and most of cars are based on their real counterparts which is good, but they have really cheesy names. Overall game has really cheesy humour, which could be considered childish, but for me, it doesn't matter, but let's get back to technical stuff. Damage done to cars is somewhat 'meh' but it does job well on harder difficulties. Ai does it's job too. They're challenging, they are intelligent and they use their weapons with caution and can be deadly sometimes. Optimisation here is also better than previous one. I have mid-range PC and 60FPS all the time on ultra settings, which is amazing. There are many options to customise so you won't be dissapointed. Sound departament delivers funny yet very high quality sounds, for example there are voice-overs from Duke Nukem (!) which is a nice touch (they sound exactly like duke!), engines have that "punch" and differ from car to car... Just awesome. Music is outstanding, some heavy metal tunes over there, but opinions may vary here.

Controls are improved, as it should be done in sequel. Car instantly responds to your commands, they have feel of weight, but at the same time they handle well. I had no problems handling the cars. Keep in mind that every car handles differently, and there are noticable differencies between all of them. Same goes to weapons. Some can shoot even backwards, which is awesome. There are some powerups on map such as repair, oil that you can spill on the track, mines etc. It all works together very well.

Multiplayer is a typical madness. Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, Last Man Standing. Just Awesome. Too bad that nobody plays this game on MP which is shame because it's so much fun even with bots. Runs fluid smooth, has no lag issues, so what's the matter?

There are some flaws. Sometimes Ai runs in circles when FPS goes down on older PC's. There were some problems for me with my steering wheel, but I got them resolved, and mentioned above slow single player campaign start which is annoying and can make you bored of game quickly if you won't get new car soon. I also wish for more cars, and weapons. There were some problems with achievements, but other than that, I had no glitches.

Game is good for what it is. It does entertain you, and it does it pretty well. Question is, is it worth 22,99? For me, yes, for others looking for a realistic racing game - not really. Buckle up, this is going to be hell of a ride!

8/10

7.5/10
"Arcade Racing á la Unreal Tournament."
The <grown up> version of MarioKart / SonicAllStarRacing.

Pros:
+ cars with guns
+ Interstate '76 feeling
+ multiplayer
+ great battle arena mode
+ nice graphics
+ nice sounds
+ Duke Nukem Quotes
+ cars & tracks & weapons & modes
+ ai bots
+ full X360 controller support

Cons:
- not much online players
- arcade steering
- controls take a bit time to get used to
- not much (if U want an arcade racing "shooter")

This game truely fills a niche, and it performs quite well by that.

Really hope the developers have something new coming up. This game is awesome, something I've been looking for since Vigilante 8. Even though it's racing and not just car combat, the racing part of it is still very enjoyable.

Capture the flag is quite competitive, you're not always just with crap AI, they do actually help.

- Lots of upgrades, unlocks, races and cars

- Beautiful visuals

- Great humor

- Great AI, can be rather challenging

- Shortcuts on various tracks, always something to look for.

- Hazards on the roads, explosive barrels, oil cans.

Overall, if you're looking for a great arcade racer, with guns just like the old days. This is certainlly for you.

Note to developers - You've done extremely well, please keep at it and come out with a sequel. Love to see what you could all come up with :)

Fantastic game. Fast racing action, variety of guns and loads of tracks. Single player is pretty good, but nothing beats slamming a real-life enemy into a wall with your car or blowing them to bits with a missile (or 3).
Highly recommended.