Micro Machines V4
12-25-08
Micro Machines aren’t nearly as popular now as they once were, but the miniature collectible cars are still racing in Micro Machines v4, yet another top-down racing game from Codemasters. It’s been 15 years since the original Micro Machines game appeared on the NES, and the formula hasn’t changed a bit in all those years. Rather than focusing on bringing the series up to date or even just polishing up the presentation, v4 simply adds more of the same–a lot more, in fact. This game has more weapons, more tracks, and more cars than you could possibly know what to do with. But for all that content v4 just isn’t fun to play. The novelty of racing tiny cars isn’t as entertaining as it used to be, which leaves v4 sitting on four flat tires.
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