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Just like the movie! Awesome, lol. Now, as a general rule, I refuse to play 3rd person driving games, at least not in overhead view. I would highly prefer a first person mode, or at least a behind car camera. I assume this is WAY harder to animate and draw all the scenery, but I had to say it. Reminds me off that off-road arcade game that was all over the place years back. I always sucked at it, and I suck at this too, lol.
The controls take some serious getting used to, but after a couple laps on each track and memorizing where the big turns are, it's not so bad. The HUD does need to be improved, as I could never tell what lap I was on. A wrong way indicator would also be nice to have, as well as a pop-up icon of what current weapon/ability is active, and maybe a small timer.
The game does have a few glitches, some being a tad detrimental, other just minor. A minor glitch being I found a way to drive through several different large crates on the second map. Not a huge issue, just a heads up. One of the more serious issues was when I swear I was in first place and hadn't been passed, I still finished in third. Not sure if it missed a lap on the game, or what really happened there. If you had implemented a lap counter, I at least could have deduced that possibility, or given you a proper lap count glitch report.
The main menu and level select screens were great, as were the ability to select multiple different cars and drivers. I love that aspect and I really have no criticism for those elements of the game.
The sounds were all totally appropriate. Nothing like hearing the machine gun fire away! Although I could never really tell how much damage I was actually doing, or when I was making contact with another driver. Maybe implementing some hitmarkers (oh god a call of duty reference) would solve this issue. Maybe having them flash red? Just a thought.
The music did get a tad bit repetitive, and only mainly because I kept hearing "welcome to death racers" over and over again. The beat itself was fast paced and suited the game well.
Overall it's a fun game, with TONS of potential. I think if you polished it up a bit, it would be just plain epic. On a positive note this is the best driving game I've played on Newgrounds so far. Driving games are just NOT easy to pull off in flash at all. There's just so many elements that are extremely time consuming so I commend you on taking on such an enormous task and executing it better than many have done for years.
Keep up the good work!