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- Price: $2.99 (Get Full Version or Free Lite Demo)
- Version: 1.0
- Official Site: Chillingo
Horror Racing is a fun little racing game that illustrates that not all kart racers on the iPhone have to be difficult to control. The game’s isometric perspective and steering wheel control setup may seem like a bad combination at first, but after a shallow five-minute learning curve, maneuvering the vehicles becomes second-nature.
Without any need for a tutorial, I started off immediately in Championship mode. Steering only requires players to place a finger (or a thumb, in my case) on the steering wheel and slide it around to turn. Vehicles automatically accelerate when a finger is placed on the wheel and decelerate when it’s taken off. It may be easier to follow the steering wheel’s arrow marker as a guide.
Horror Racing is a cross between a top-down racer and a shooter. Vehicles are equipped with turrets, rockets, and even mines, which can all be used to whittle down the health of enemy vehicles. Once the enemy’s health is depleted, the vehicle explodes and regenerates a few seconds later, most likely after all the other cars have driven past.
The variety of vehicles lets players choose one to match their playing style. I’m often in the middle of a bunch of enemy cars, so I chose a heavily armored vehicle instead of a faster, lightly armored one. That way, I could take a few beatings without exploding too often.
Littered on the track are pick-ups like ammo, rockets, and mines, along with health packs and special power-ups which can give vehicles an added advantage or weapon. My favorite is the quad-damage power-up. One of those and a well-placed rocket can easily take down a vehicle in the lead.
The later races in Championship mode take several minutes to finish, and even on the normal difficulty setting, enemies are ruthless. This mode is ideal for longer play sessions. For people with just a few minutes to kill, skirmish mode is where it’s at.
Horror Racing is an entertaining game with high production values. It may be priced higher than what some people would like, but it’s a solid pick-up for fans of games like R.C. Pro-Am.
[...] Review: Horror Racing “The game’s isometric perspective and steering wheel control setup may seem like a bad [...]
Without any need for a tutorial, I started off immediately in Championship mode. Steering only requires players to place a finger (or a thumb, in my case) on the steering wheel and slide it around to turn. Vehicles automatically accelerate when a finger is placed on the wheel and decelerate when it’s taken off. It may be easier to follow the steering wheel’s arrow marker as a guide.