Thursday, November 10, 2011

Game of the Day - Mille Miglia 2


Please, how cool are these graphics?  Mille Miglia 2 (aka Great 1000 Miles Rally 2) is a racing game with a unique flavor.  There are many racing games with 1st or 3rd person "over the shoulder" perspective and a lot of older racing games with a top-down from-the-sky perspective.  Mille Miglia 2 takes a close, low angle that makes the racing tight and fun.  A little bit of map and some arrows on the track give you fair warning of when to turn and the action is smooth and fun (arcade-like, NOT quasi realism).

I don't like a lot of racing games, I find lots of them boring, but the sumptuous graphics and unique perspective make this game particularly fun.  The old-timey looking race cars are really cool.

The MAME controls are nice, too - you can choose in the dip switches between 8-way JS and 270 or 360 degree wheels (steering wheel or what I use, a spinner/dial).  Both the JS and spinner control the game well.  The time limits of the segments are good, too, as you are always close to not making it.

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