Raceland is an asset flip of Racing Game Template on the Unity Store.
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/41864
There is next to nothing the developer Norven Games has done to make a unique product after purchasing the entire asset template from the store.
The cars, track, customizations and nearly everything else are exactly the same. The only differences I've found are the lack of background garage when customizing your car and the fact that you have an absurd amount of money when you start the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skmVY7uhOJQ
Raceland is a game where you race a car in order to get money and upgrade it. That sounds pretty simple until you realize that after starting the game, you have too much money instantly to spend on everything. I was able to buy every customization and upgrade before my first race.
So what's the point in having an upgrade system if you can afford the entire thing right from initial launch? There isn't one, aside from the fact that Norven Games most likely didn't know how to remove the system, so they just gave you more money so you can upgrade and actually finish a race.
Without having upgraded my car fully from the start, it would probably be impossible to finish a race. Hell, even with my car upgraded, the handling and poor controls make it nearly impossible to play the game properly.
Turning corners is the most frustrating thing I've ever experienced in a racing game. In this game, if you take your finger off the accelerate button it will actually make it more difficult to turn a corner. This is the opposite of literally every other racing game I've ever played. Even then the car will often not be able to turn a corner unless you slow down to a snails pace.
Even the basic A.I cars don't know how to handle the cars. When you start a race they will all ram into a wall and get stuck in a pile. It makes sense though because I'm not sure A.I is equipped to drive frozen sticks of butter.
There is only one track in the game despite there being five tracks listed. The others you can pay to unlock with your oodles of money but they are the exact same track with different lap amounts and less cars.
The thing is, all of these tracks are named "Track 1 - 4" and none of them work. You spawn in as your car and cannot use your controls at all so you end up stuck at the starting line. Some of the tracks even have broken countdown buttons so the race won't even start.
Also, if you edit the one track that does work that will also break the timer, or if you are really lucky it will break the escape key so you can't return to the menu.
As I was writing this review, it was also pointed out to me that another game set to release today (but probably won't because asset trash is often repeatedly delayed if people notice) is using the exact same asset pack with little to no changes.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/768800/Race/
Finally, the trailer music for Raceland is a copyrighted song that the developer most likely does not have permission to use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxDCQq1lUw8
Raceland is trash and you should run far away from it.
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