Windows

Leadfoot: Stadium Off-Road Racing

Leadfoot is an excellent single-player racing game. It has great features, and its simple control structure and ability to work effectively with slower machines make this an excellent game for almost any racing fan. The learning curve alone will keep you coming back for more. However, as a multiplayer game, Leadfoot still has some work cut out for it and the resulting disappointment lowers the score. 84 points for the way it plays currently, but if the team manages to iron out the multiplayer options this game would rate in the low 90s. If you enjoy off-road racing or are looking for a racing challenge, Leadfoot is your best buy.

Leadfoot is een uitstekend, zij het wat onafgewerkt, racegame waar de ernstige racers een vette kluif aan zullen hebben

Leadfoot's learning curve is steep, and it takes a while before your driving skills will reach a point that you can actually win races and progress through the career mode at a steady pace. Even on the easiest settings, it's still very difficult to place well in a race. If the computer opponents prove too difficult, Leadfoot does have multiplayer racing that's supported by game server utilities, but there are still some bugs associated with joining games. It's also disappointing that there's hardly any music in the game, and having only the sound of tires on dirt as well as the constant growl of engines can start to wear on you after a while. Fans of arcade-style racing games should probably steer clear of Leadfoot, but dedicated racing fans will find in it a serious challenge and an opportunity to exhibit their finely honed driving skills.

Im Karriere-Modus warten 15 Rennserien mit über 180 Rennen auf Sie, bei denen es um satte Preisgelder geht. Grafik und Steuerung machen einen ordentlichen Eindruck. Lediglich die äußerst starken Computergegner dürften manchen Spieler verzweifeln lassen.

Heilig’s Blechle, bei Leadfoot scheppert’s aber ordentlich! Da wird gedrängelt und geschubst, dass jedem Schrotthändler die Freudentränen kommen. An den verbissenen Zweikämpfen haben allerdings nur Rennspiel-Profis ihren Spaß. Das unzugängliche schraubengenaue Tuning und die komplexe Fahrphysik erfordern enorm viel Einarbeitungszeit. Außerdem lohnt sich dieser Aufwand nur für Offroad-Experten, die über die miese Grafik hinwegsehen können

Need for Speed für Offroad-Fans: In Leadfoot starten Sie eine Karriere als Indoor-Rennfahrer und rasen in getunten Buggys und Pick-up-Trucks um Plätze, Punkte und Penunze. Bevor Sie sich jedoch ins wilde Getümmel stürzen, gilt es, den eigenen Wagen per rudimentärem Setup auf die Strecke abzustimmen und sich nach zahlungskräftigen Sponsoren umzusehen. Die finanziellen Zuwendungen Ihrer Gönner investieren Sie zusammen mit den gewonnenen Preisgeldern in stärkere Motoren, ein verbessertes Fahrwerk oder Reparaturen der lädierten Ausrüstung.

Apart from the available tracks, quick race and career mode, the game features a multiplayer mode with LAN and Internet support. It is a real shame they didn't include any more mods or a level editor. Still, the gamers who wish to leave their mark on the game will have to make do with making custom skins for cars like in Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars. Let me conclude: even though I cannot say it hadn't been fun plying Leadfoot, Ratbag games could really have introduced something new in its gaming cliché. What scares me most is that the story probably isn't over yet and that we will soon have a chance to see some more DTR or Leadfoot expansion packs... I wouldn't mind a slight change... and I'm not referring to Leadfoot Pinball...