Monster 4x4 World Circuit - hands-on

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Arcade-style, mud-caked racing for your tiny white console

If you're looking for even the slightest bit of realism in your Wii racing, you should check out publisher Ubisoft's other launch game, GT Pro Series. For those who couldn't give a rip what kind of tires are smearing through layers of dirt and mud, there's Monster 4x4 World Circuit - and just like its sports car cousin, this one comes with a free plastic wheel attachment for the Wii remote.

Everything about Monster is designed for the widest possible audience. Pick your oversized ride (including giant school buses and souped-up police cars), jam down on the gas and roar through such fine locales as a dirt track, a construction site and a deep canyon road. The remote is used to steer your car, each with its own sense of weight and turning ability. As cool as plowing a bus through three other monster trucks is, it's a pain to keep on the road due to its immense size - on the other hand, you've only got to worry about steering, gas and turbo- boosting tricks, so you can easily focus in on getting across the finish line.

Brett Elston
Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.