First update with 4 players! Alex and Peter both showed up this weekend, so we replayed recent games with more players. I’ll update the reviews to reflect my thoughts upon additional plays with additional players soon.
Street Racer: We played this one with 3 a few weeks ago, but we somehow played a beta version of the game. We played the final version this time and it was much better than the beta, but… still not a good game at all. The total lack of items in this one really hurts it in my opinion. Some of the character weapons are ‘okay’ but usually whoever races better is sure to win. That’s probably fine for some people, but doesn’t fit our game group as much. The Rumble mode is terrible and slow, and the Soccer mode didn’t work for us in 3 or 4 player. Cannot recommend.
Pieces: Had to try this one with 4 and it was great! The All Play mode is pretty long, though; it’s a real time investment. We probably had more fun passing the controller back and forth in the versus mode. All Play was still fun, and having another player did help with some of the runaway leader issues we had in 2 or 3, but the shine has worn off a little with that mode for me. To be fair, the versus mode has risen a little so my overall view of the game hasn’t changed too much.
Firestriker: Another one we had to try with 4 people. This one lived up to my expectations with 4 players; very fun! We were able to try more of the “Soccer Style” multiplayer maps, and I found that there is a surprising amount of variety there. Some of the maps have a divider that makes it feel more like traditional Pong or Breakout. Other modes let you cross the field, which makes it feel a lot more like soccer or hockey. Then, there are different kinds of obstacles in different layouts. The free-for-all mode isn’t as good, to be honest, but still fun enough for a round or two palette cleanser between matches of the soccer mode.
