TrackMania United

Weve been dumbfounded by the online play in TrackMania United. We found ourselves playing online on a downloaded map within a single solitary minute of booting up the game. For speed, intelligence, community-thinking and sheer effortless design, Nadeo has pretty much trumped the online systems of every game weve ever played including Steam and EA Downloader. But thats just the beginning of why were impressed with this wacky, slot-car-stunt-tracks-in-real-life racing » Read Full TrackMania United preview

Thereve been plenty of “ultimate” editions of games in the past. Often the last squeeze of milk out of the cash cow, these desultory compendia typically comprise the original game, the official expansion pack, a crap sequel and one or two “never before seen!” levels. TrackMania: United, on the other hand, is a beautiful amalgam of the games previous forms, caught in the prime of its life rather than as a decaying elder » Read Full TrackMania United preview