Most roads and even off road areas are negotiable in terms of driving. Portions of your maps aren’t opened until you find a watch point, so exploration is key. I guess the ends justify the means?Īs stated before, the given location of roads is also vague at times. The game never disqualified me, nor did it subtract points (that’s not really how wins work in Mud Runner ’s challenge mode). I couldn’t attach the bed of my truck to the hitch of a trailer, so instead I just used the winch to drag it around. I actually had to cheat on one of the challenges.
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Instructions aren’t always clear cut either, such as those that tell you how to operate certain machines or accomplish tasks. Also, since there’s no way to have a direct top down view, you’ll be required to adjust your viewpoint constantly. One camera sweep will leave you either behind or beside your vehicle if you’re not careful. This is most problematic when trying to navigate narrow roads.
Players will also spend a good amount of time fighting the camera when things get tight. Please don’t even get me started about night driving.
Furthermore, since not every road is established on the map, this complicates navigation where it doesn’t need to be. This means you’ll have no idea where you need to go. Too many at once, that also fail to reset in time, can leave your worldview a veritable criss-cross of ribbons. Adding nodes isn’t terribly intuitive, and placing one doesn’t always eliminate another. Your map will also be a struggle to maintain at times. What? Then why have the tutorial? Just have the game guide me with a tutorial mode I can toggle on and off, like so many other games these days. Upon completion, it actually tells you to go through the challenge mode because it will teach you more there. In fact, the tutorial is so lacking that it’s aware of how short it falls. One shortcoming was the tutorial mode, which is lacking in most all things. The game isn’t without it’s faults though. In a game where the maps are more or less the same from level to level, variety and creativity aren’t going to be a strong factor. All of these are understandable of course. Others were downright maddening, like finding watchpoints, or not damaging cars and fences. Some of these are fun, like finding a pumpkin to squash or scaring birds with your horn. Here, in addition to your main task, exists bonus options that add to your final grade at completion. The real fun actually exists in the challenge modes. That’s it! Now, that’s only speaking for single player. The majority of this game is as such: start somewhere, get a thing from elsewhere, bring said thing to another place. Why is the STOP sign in English and the other sign in Russian? Got me! Nevertheless, as I adjusted, I enjoyed my journey a lot more than I would have expected.
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Yet I feel most who are familiar with the Spintires series are aware of the shortcomings by now. Still, I implore you to venture forth at your own risk. The longer I played, the more it grew on me. Where at first my frustration with the mechanics knotted my stomach to the point of sickness, I now see the game as more of a relaxing journey into the abnormal. Neither preference is necessarily a bad thing though. You either like the idea of repetitive, tactile environmental puzzles, or you don’t. Unlike racing games that can be endearing in almost any format if structured properly, Mud Runner won’t cater to most preferences. While interesting in its own right, Mud Runner is absolutely geared toward a niche market. When you’re not fighting nature, you’re fighting machines as you attempt to master various vehicle load-outs including cranes, trailers, and more. Battle the elements, the weight of your pulls, and sometimes the clock as you face Challenge, Single, and Multiplayer formats. If you like trucks and you like mud, Spintires: MudRunner is the game for you! While not strictly racing, Mud Runner will give you a run for you money (see what I did there) if you’re the rip roaring, giant trucker type.
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