Real Racing 3 Review
And while all of that sounds great and engaging (your car becomes like a little tamagotchi you look after), it comes with one big caveat. Time and money.
Freemium at its worst
Thing is Real Racing 3 costs nothing to download and play. Start to play, though, and you’d see that it is not just like any other freemium game. The developers from EA/Firemonkeys have ingrained the freemium deep into its DNA, making it almost impossible for serious gamers to avoid it.
Speeding it up is done with the hard-to-obtain in the game gold coins.. or with real life money. You don’t want to give this game to your impatient kids who can quickly run up significant sums. Buying new cars is an equally expensive experience. It is an annoyance, especially for hardcore gamers that like to get lost for hours in front of the screen.
Freemium is a double-edged sword, though. For casual gamers that would just quickly race a few tracks without any colossal ambitions, the zero dollar price might work perfectly.
Gameplay
Here is an example. Say, you have raced a couple of tracks and you notice your car requires oil change. You choose to add new oil, and the game serves you a warning that it would take around 5 to 10 minutes. Annoying, but not all that much. Go through a couple of more tracks, and you’d need to further service your ride. The waiting time can jump to half an hour or more easily.
Speeding it up is done with the hard-to-obtain in the game gold coins.. or with real life money. You don’t want to give this game to your impatient kids who can quickly run up significant sums. Buying new cars is an equally expensive experience. It is an annoyance, especially for hardcore gamers that like to get lost for hours in front of the screen.
Gameplay
With a wealth of cars, brilliant tracks, an engaging gameplay that will have you caring about your virtual ride, Real Racing 3 is an addictive racing game that easily ranks among the finest we’ve played. However it is also a demonstration of freemium at its worst - it feels like a greedy a money-draining creation. It is rare that we love and hate a game at the same time, but if there is one, it must be Real Racing 3.
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless
Things that are NOT allowed: