The main one is that it's very difficult to judge whether or not you're going to collide with an obstacle that you're attempting to bypass. Sadly, this feeling of fluidity is held back by yet more problems. While playing, I was frequently lurching about in my seat while trying in vain to get that extra bit of distance that I needed to make a jump. These can help you move around with greater mobility, making for even more heart-in-mouth experiences. These include a double jump, a rather underpowered jetpack and the option to slow down time. Who the heck put this thing in the middle of the road?īeating levels and performing certain stunts (such as jumping off a truck in mid-air) will net you style points that can be spent on a range of special abilities. There are also quite a lot of levels to work through, too, with a good deal of variety in the dangers that they throw in your way. This makes for some addictive "just one more go" gameplay. Even when you do die (which will be often), you're able to instantly restart with the push of a button. Making audacious leaps from one speeding truck to another or across huge ravines can be genuinely exhilarating, especially if you manage to chain a few smooth manoeuvres together without dying. It's a shame because if you can get over the control issues, Clustertruck does have its moments. This could have easily been solved by making one of the shoulder buttons jump or allowing you to re-map the controls, but sadly they're locked. It would be like having to take your finger away from the trigger button in a first-person shooter every time you wanted to look in a different direction. Standard stuff for lots of games but in something like this where you're using the jump button so frequently, having to take your thumb off it to adjust your view is extremely awkward and adds an unnecessary level of difficulty. You use X to jump and the right analogue stick to look around. Not easy.Īnother issue is the button mapping. Try doing pinpoint death-defying jumps when you're repeatedly accidentally staring at the ground or up into the sky. It's especially aggravating with a game like Clustertruck because it's all about fast reflexes in the heat of the moment. There's no way to invert the Y axis which, for someone like me who prefers inverted, is always an incredibly irritating omission.
The first of these is in the options menu. Unfortunately, this straightforward premise is hampered by some very annoying issues. To survive, you must jump from truck to truck and cross the finish line without once touching the ground or any obstacles. You start atop a fleet of lemming-like trucks that careen mindlessly towards oncoming hazards. But, does it deliver the goods or crash and burn? It's a beautiful day to go Clustertrucking
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Reviewed by Stephen Palmer playing a PS4 on October 8, 2016Ĭlustertruck is also available for Xbox One and Nintendo SwitchĬlustertruck is a simple game that looks like a lot of fun at first glance.
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