There is a goal of reaching level ten as a player which will then unlock the ranked mode in the game and grant access to special online events but sadly by the time you reach that level, this game has already become an after thought. The grind to level up however is very real and often not very fun once the initial nostalgia sensation wears of. Level up as a player and you will be gifted with a loot box to open full of cosmetic items for the different vehicles from skins to voice lines. There is frustration in every aspect of this game for me, from the game types to the levelling up system which is very much a copy of how Overwatch does it. All I want to do is just race, that is it and with tracks so wonderfully designed with bends to navigate and cheeky shortcuts to find, to just have a race turn into a MC Hammer Time party takes the shine off it and builds frustration which is the main downside to this game. Now to try and be a little fair, the power-ups that can be collected are random in that you wont know what you get till you pick one up but then you get races where it feels like everyone else is getting the hammer weapon whilst all you get is the Nerf gun, which can stun cars but require at least five straight hits in order to destroy a vehicle. Weapons such as branded Nerf guns and bombs do feel almost natural in the game but for me the headache comes in the form of the Hammer, capable of instantly destroying a vehicle with a direct hit or having a push effect if hammering the ground near a vehicle that can give it a push off course. The main issue for me is that with this mode featuring the largest number of players at twelve, it can become a complete shambles when all you want to do is race to be first. Weapons play a big part in racing similar to Mario Kart and make this mode rather unbalanced at times. The largest disappointment for me though is in the Race mode, consisting of five lap races this mode is perhaps the backbone of the original series yet in World Series it feels polluted by the merging it with battle mode elements. Elimination is a race to say in front where falling off the screen will mean instant elimination from the race. The modes it offers are all online competitive modes, with the main focus all going into the battle modes which features capture the flag and deathmatch elements making it a meatier mode than the other two. In being an online only game, it misses out on what made the original series so great, single player experience. This game feels like the old Xbox 360 Arcade titles as in a game that would be priced at £10 or just over but at £24.99, this game lacks enough content to justify that price. The same top down racing style is back as is the heavily drifting style of driving and for the first hour or two this game packs a nostalgia punch with a modern twist but sadly quickly lost my interest. Focusing on three game modes Racing, Battle and Elimination but trying to blend in the leveling up and loot crate reward system of Overwatch. Micro Machines World Series brings back the top down racing gameplay of the original series but this time making it an online only experience. But in the clear light of day, once the nostalgia factor wears off, which it did very quickly I might add, what is left is a rather hollow experience that does not deserve the £24.99 price tag. I remember it being amazing fun so when I heard that another attempt to bring the series back was to be made with Micro Machines World Series I was genuinely excited. It was just so much fun, racing tiny toy vehicles on crazy race tracks such as kitchen tables, school desks and bedroom floors. I first played Micro Machines back in the day on both Megadrive and Amiga. But it is very true to say that sometimes, just sometimes nostalgia is not enough to carry a game and sadly Micro Machines World Series is a good example of this truth. A Chance to relive past games that mean something special to you or just to take a trip back to a totally different generation of gaming is something a good portion of gamers these days are more than happy to spend their hard earned money on. Nostalgia is a huge factor when it comes to remastering video games, well in the eyes of the player anyway.
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