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Fun Fun Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: November 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It is the best racing game ever!!! I recommend it to anyone who is looking to buy a gift for someone.

Perfect!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is great for a 10 year old boy like me. It never gets boring and upgrading it to TMO makes it wonderful. But I would like to get TMU instead because it has all the enviorments.

The game that started it all

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Fabulous game, tons of fun, tons of customizability. I downloaded and played the FREE game made by these guys (Trackmania Nations), and loved it so much I decided to purchase the Original. I wasn't disappointed in the least! If you like arcade driving, with a good dose of statistics, buy this game!

Creativity and Thrills!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Last year, my then 9-year-old son and I found a demo of this game somewhere on the internet and he was immediately hooked. We've been through Trackmania original (reviewed here), Trackmania Sunrise, Trackmania Sunrise Extreme, the amazing-but-free Trackmania Nations ESWC, and now Trackmania United.

The fun never stops. In fact, that is one downside of this series of games: they're completely addicting. It's the easiest thing in the world for him to get started in the afternoon and put it a fight when it comes time for bed and he has to quit.

He's a huge Lego fan and quite addicted to driving games: the Trackmania series brings the creativity of Legos together with the thrill of first-person racing simulators. The game consists of creating outrageous tracks, then saving and driving them. he enjoys making virtually-undrivable tracks, and seeing how poorly his old dad does while trying to complete them.

He also enjoys making stop-motion animation, to the game's cinematic replay editing capabilities appeal as well. There is a huge subculture of trackmania video creators out there: next time you're on YouTube, search for Trackmania and see how creative these folks get.

The only things I could imagine to improve the experience of the TM series would be collision detection and a damage model. As it is, cars drive right through each other as though the others weren't there, which is, of course, completely unrealistic, but probably adds considerably to the game's blazing performance.

Rough implementation, but has potential.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: September 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It looks like this game was made by some clever programmers with a great concept, but the final product is unpolished. For example, during the installation it asks if you want to install Direct X (which is needed to run the game), but if you answer 'yes', it says the installation is successful, but you still have to go install Direct X manually. I tried installing the game on 3 different computers, but it only worked on one. I could live with the installation hassles if the program was easier to use, but the navigation and usability is terrible. There is no online help (except for one file which describes the installation process), and no printed documentation. Switching between tracks and moving between menus was sooo slow; I spent as much time waiting as racing. I haven't tried the multiplayer feature yet. This game has great potential, but was a huge disappointment for me.

TrackMania 4 LIFE

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ive always been a fan-favorite of simulation racing games. I didnt think i would be able to play another racing game since gran turismo. this held true for a long time until i saw a few video files of trackmania. i decided to play the game and i suddenly became hooked. the best features about this game are the map editor that allows you to create your own race tracks and race against friends or other TrackMania lovers online. The races are insanely addictive because of the jumps and loops that are possible. The creative design of this game adds a new dimension of fun. this is a great arcade racing game, especially for the asking price. it has great replay value.

DANGER! This game can crash your entire system!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: January 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

(Although this game is a ton of fun and highly addictive for people of all ages...)

IT INSTALLS A COPY PROTECTION SOFTWARE WHICH WREAKS HAVOC ON YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM!!! Google "TrackMania Starforce" if you don't believe me.

Now, not only can I not get the game to run, but I've got all these drivers which are *impossible to remove* and MAY HAVE TO FORMAT AND REBUILD MY WHOLE HARD DRIVE! If you think it's worth risking your whole computer setup for just a little bit of fun, go ahead an buy TrackMania ...otherwise,

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU PASS ON THIS GAME AND LOOK AT OTHER RACING GAMES!!!

Fun, Addictive Arcade Racing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a really fun arcade racing game for your PC. The track layouts are tough and creative, and the main feature of the game involves building your own tracks and then racing on them. The Puzzle mode (track building) is very challenging, so you won't get sick of this game after 3 days like some others. Good value for less than $30.

A refreshing game that keeps entertaining

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

After finding and downloading Trackmania demo, I bought the game instantly. I don't usually buy racing games because it's all the same-trying to outdo each other in realistic vehicle physics and handling dynamics. Trackmania is refreshing because it didn't spend too much time on trying to capture the most realistic drving, instead, it developed a new conept where the player cna build their own race track, share and race each other. And for those who enjoy puzzle games, there is the puzzle solving part ofhte game as well. You have to figure how to get from the start to finish line, going through all the check points, using a predetermined limit of track pieces - all this and build the most efficient course.
Normal racing games gets redundant after about an day or so for me, but Trackmania has kept my interest. I also found courses that others have build online, what a great game!!

Trackmania = gr8

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I found a gem of a game in Trackmania. A friend recommended it a couple of weeks ago and I am absolutely hooked.
The game is super imaginative and addictive. The standard racing is fun with good contorls and action. But the part abotu the game that's great is the track building. You can share the tracks with others online. This makes the game better than any company has time to build. I've already met so many others with great trracks to share

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