Excellent concept

Ive always loved the idea of racing small cars. I did this often as a kid with my Matchbox and Micro Machines cars. Playing this on a gaming system or my PC would certainly be a childhood dream come true, but Im afraid this game falls a little short of the dream.

This is not due to any flaw in the game, as far as I can tell, but in the iPhone/iPod Touchs accelerometer. Ive not really had much luck playing games well that utilize the accelerometer, perhaps because I dont have very steady hands.

As for using the on-screen controls, I find them to be even worse. Not only do you block a considerable portion of the screen with your thumbs, but you cant feel where the buttons are. Tactile feedback of the buttons is pretty much a necessity when playing this sort of game.

So, four stars. Excellent concept, good execution... Just a poor platform for controlling it.

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