[h1]PROS[/h1]
+Easy to control, hard to master
+Nice and clean graphics
+Good price
[h1]CONS[/h1]
-It might become repetitive due to few contents
[h1]SHORT REVIEW[/h1]
DriftForce is an endless run game with drones. I recommend it for its gameplay, which is challenging and fast-paced, the good looking graphics and the low price.
[h1]GAMEPLAY[/h1]
The main objective is to earn as many points as possible during the run.
Points are awarded by traveled distance, boost usage (which will make avoiding obstacles harder due to the faster speed), drifting at "drift walls" and by collecting orbs that grant extra points, boost, and extra lives.
The gameplay is the "easy to control, hard to master" kind so reaching advanced stages and the top of the leaderboards will take time and practice, mostly on randomly generated tracks.
[b]GAME MODES[/b]
The game provides different modes where the objective is the same which is earning as many points as possible before running out of lives, what changes in the different modes is the shape of the track and some minor differences to the rules.
The main modes are the Normal Mode that comes with 6 fixed seeds tracks and the Random Mode which comes, like the other modes, with random seeds tracks. The others are the Track Mode which is a harder version of the Random Mode where there's just one life at the start, the Block Mode, set on a track full of boxes that need to be avoided, the Space Mode which has winded tracks with obstacles and finally the Narrow Mode which was added in the Update 1 and is set on a single lane track without protecting sides walls where the player must try to not fall.
[b]CONTROLS[/b]
The game can be played with keyboard, controller and mouse.
The drone drives well and controls are reactive without input lag.
There are the classic steering and the strafe: using both of them will allow the player to drift: this technique is useful since can grant the player extra points at drift walls: at these walls, the player has to scratch the external rear angle of the drone against the wall to earn points.
There's also boost that, if used for a long period of time, can give extra points.
[b]DIFFICULTY[/b]
As I said before, this is the classic "easy to control, hard to master" game, indeed, controls are few and avoid walls is fairly simple at the first stages but, further, in the run, the speed will increase as well as the number of obstacles placed on the track. These obstacles are sometimes very close between them so the player will need lightning reaction times; on fixed seeds tracks, practice will help the player to remember where the obstacles are placed but with random seeds, success is all about reflexes.
The game offers leaderboards for all the game modes.
[b]CONTENT[/b]
There are three drones, one available since the start and two unlockables by completing some objectives; customization is limited to primary and secondary color change.
There are several game modes; tracks are 6 with fixed seed in normal mode and all the others have random ones; those tracks are very similar between them and, if having familiar tracks can help, on the other hand, repetitiveness might bring to bore; this depends on the player's tastes.
[h1]TECHNICAL SIDE[/h1]
[b]TEST PC[/b]
CPU: Intel i5 6400
GPU: AMD Radeon RX380 4GB
RAM: 8GB
[b]GRAPHICS AND PERFORMANCE[/b]
DriftForce runs on Unreal Engine 4.
Graphically is clean and visibility is high; drones details are good as well as flames, water trails and particle effects.
What really stands out graphically are the locations which are very suggestive and eye catching; they vary between stages, from plains with huge futuristic buildings to arctic zones, deserts, etc...
Performances revealed great: the test PC ran the game at high settings without any frame drop or stutter. There are also different video options to make the game run at his best.
[b]SOUNDS[/b]
The game doesn't have many sounds; the effects are minimal but nice to hear.
The soundtrack is relaxing (quite the opposite of the game's pace) and, with the backgrounds, creates a very evocative setting.
[b]BUGS[/b]
I haven't found any bug or crash during my test.
[b]PRICE[/b]
The game is sold at 3,99€ which is very good for the content it brings.
Thanks to this price, the game can be recommended to everyone: newcomers will be able to try a game without risking lots of money meanwhile the fans of this genre will find a challenging experience.
[b]CONCLUSIONS[/b]
DriftForce is a good game: funny, frenetic and challenging; graphically is very nice and clean, the soundtrack is evocative and the price is low.
Unfortunately, the limited content might bring to prematurely stop playing it but for all the players that love to improve their scores in videogames, this is the right game.
Vote 7.8/10
[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/23741321/]Follow our curator page,[b] Alexander's Club Curations[/b] if you like and want to see more reviews like this one.[/url][/quote]
[i]The game has been provided for free by the developer himself[/i]
