Trackmania Turbo Review

Fast, frenetic, fun, and only occasionally frustrating.
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[@stealthyhipo4813]

Dude. Give whoever wrote this review a raise. It was thorough, descriptive, didn't nit pick and made sense!

[@mr.timestamp1754]

Someone did a decent review and knows what theyre talking about? Since when did IGN hire competent people???

[@KBABZ]

+James Lynch Luke is over at IGN AU and is the resident racing game expert; IGN always turns to him for racing games because there isn't anyone else that can match his pedigree for the genre.

[@xxczerxx]

This guy is a seasoned veteran on all things with 4 wheels, his reviews are the best of any major review outlet

[@DrMcMoist]

He's definitely the most competent and knowledgeable reviewer that IGN have on staff.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Exactly

[@FlowerKnight2]

I bought this game as a Christmas gift on a whim for my son, not knowing anything about it, as I couldn't find the game I was initially looking for. After watching this, I'm glad, this looks fun as hell! I'm sure he'll enjoy it Christmas morning.

[@mileswillis9020]

This is wholesome

[@Nai_101]

Yo. If you don't already, play games with him. You'll probably enjoy it even more than him

[@zeppellin48]

Definitely the perfect game for "damn idk what the f*** to play "

[@swoosh6947]

True. Happend to me today

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

Surprisingly accurate

[@AlphaSilverhawk]

Who’s here after finding out that this game is going to be free in April 2018 for PS Plus?

[@ItsSaber]

AlphaKnightz Me, cant wait for the game, plus mad max too

[@hasanzareen93]

Me lol

[@gregwxst]

AlphaKnightz gonna download it now!

[@monalisastwin5376]

AlphaKnightz *me

[@TheRockyBalboa100]

Me

[@kitsomangolele287]

The helicopter entrance reminds me of motor storm

[@jameslrbrand2002uk]

Have been playing Trackmania since the days of Trackmania Nations E.S.W.C and love it this is a nice evolution of the series

[@TacticalNukeMusique]

+James Brand bruh a big fan of trackmania since the very first trackmania and trackmania Sunrise. I stopped playing a few years back but when I saw they were releasing this for the Xbox 1 I immidiately pre-ordered

[@banjoowo4001]

too much racing -10/10 --ign

[@indranilroychowdhury3379]

Seriously?

[@bruceleo78]

Free for PlayStation Plus Members 😊

[@SveinOlavLarsen]

It's worth mentioning that the game will be getting VR support for PSVR and Oculus Rift :)

[@lyleong656]

I'm not sure if you want to use VR on this lol unless you have a really strong stomach

[@aXque]

+Svein Olav Larsen Not Vive?

[@stra2g]

+aXque wouldn't make sense on vive

[@aXque]

And why not?

[@stra2g]

+aXque Vive focuses on it's dual controller operation. Most likely it will come out on vive with controller support but with my experience with vive/oculus, oculus feels much more comfortable when it comes to cockpit ready games.

[@jcfan1979]

So many hours spent getting Gold times on every track. Lots of patience, some fits of anger, and lots of repetition just to get each track just right. Most importantly it's lots of fun!

[@WyldWhetherBrothers]

I’m doing this now. It’s makes me feel young again.

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

Best trackmania

[@Rjackw]

​@@TheBBCSlurpeenope.

[@davidgabel3050]

I love when IGN covers stuff like this. I had no idea this was a thing, but now I want it more than some of the larger titles out now.

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

This game is so fuckin fun

[@unafraidwarrior2695]

their needs to be more games like this on high end consoles cause race simulators are boring

[@Ghandpivot]

+Gabriel Hibbitt There are no "high end" consoles...

[@shadowdsfire]

+GHandPivot Oh well excuse us Mr.Computer, there were no intend to annoy you and your $1k+ rig

[@alteh7]

+shadowdsfire Who said he was PC.. (he is but) Wtf is a low end or high end console?!? is low end nintendo?

[@Ponimaju]

+Gabriel Hibbitt You ever played NFS Most Wanted 2012? I got it for free on Origin a while back, installed it but didn't play it. Then I bought a Vita and it was already installed on there so I gave it a try, and it was really fun - naturally the PC version would be better so I tried that out and it IS awesome.

[@Ch4pp13]

+Ponimaju now if only i didn't upgrade to Win10 i would be playing that game right now.

[@victorfernandes7173]

Not your usual (arcade) racing game! I played trackmania over a decade ago, and I remembered it being a unique and fun game. When I first played the new versions of trackmania, last year, I found them annoying, irritating, but with something nice about them. I played again when turbo was free in PS+ and I learned how to appreciate the game. It happened because I already knew that this wasn't an easy racing, an usual arcade, or a lap racing game, it has another purpose! It's about perfection (but not realism), and controlling your emotions - seriously, repeating the same thing every ten seconds can be really annoying. Plus, I'm having a lot of fun making custom maps that are easier (and are actual races, like those with laps in the game) to couch play! I guess what I wanted to say is that this is a unique game, and it can be terrible for some, great for others, or just vanilla, depends on what you want from the game. If you're open minded or like challenges and have an old arcade game nostalgia, have fun! (:

[@mineboom7377]

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, NO!" Hey, glad to see a mainstream reviewing group use humor in one of their reviews.

[@MCYC]

thats no humor....thats the truth XD

[@ThePieManLikesPie]

I love how you can hype up the music in at will, just in case you're doing something extra insane :3

[@YeeHaw8783]

This game is old and still awsome and im literally playing rn in 2020 and omg its even better with a steering wheel

[@p3drozroom]

Always warms my heart to see split screen nowadays.

[@UltimateEnd0]

Why does this look better than Trackmania 2020?

[@Tom_0610]

7.8/10 Too many cars

[@Lucifer-if3sj]

+The Avid Gamer you two have the same pic reversed XD

[@Tom_0610]

lol, indeed. His comment got deleted though, seems like it was spam..

[@Technodook93]

+Tom Pluijmen and your comment isn't? give it a rest

[@Tom_0610]

Huh what do you mean? His comment literally got deleted because it was spam, something about a Call of Duty channel. Idk what you mean lol

[@JetCentralReviews]

+Tom Pluijmen They are trying to say the joke you made is getting old. I kind of agree but I guess we need somebody to keep trends alive. What kind of world would it be if we didn't? lol

[@JonathanPierce060994]

I've played trackmania electronic sport World Cup, sunrise, Canyon, and united! I never been bored with this series!

[@foxmcfog7809]

I remember playing Track Mania Nations on the school computers. Such a fun game.

[@WalterWhiteDeuce]

Attention IGN, Attention IGN, Please stop putting non-skippable ads on all your videos. 30 second adds, no one got time for that!!!

[@dylanwaby5781]

+IGN

[@JAHVideos97]

I agree, I may go elsewhere for content

[@BronyGamer895]

+Walter White (Deuce) aaaaddddbbbblllloooooccccckkkkk

[@JAHVideos97]

PieTimes5 I use youtube on my phone though

[@BronyGamer895]

JAH Videos you can get adblock on your phone bro

[@Leave380]

I haven’t been into racing games since need for speed underground and burnout 3. But this is so fun

[@alejambicho4982]

This game reminds me a Hot Wheels:) awsome

[@jaysmith9683]

Do the races feel too short though, in single player mode? That's my only concern. Still I might just give it a try.

[@alteh7]

So havent checked in on IGN in a few years, good to hear an aussie voice.. when did this happen?

[@TeaTheSecond]

Its also fun when you just fly around and find a secret street or something else like trying to fly tru small cracks to get on other stuff

[@korfrag6865]

Looking forward to playing this with my friends, because its free with ps plus in april!

[@TEN20]

Probably a dumb question but does online multiplayer include playing in a match with your friends or just the 100 ghost players?

[@aladaradus11]

I've always scrolled past IGN reviews, half expected them to review the free trial like half the others here but this was a surprisingly intuitive take and has made up my mind on buying the game thanks guys :D

[@thatL33Tboi]

@Peter Alexander it is​ offline playable, my two cents is that the learning curve can get pretty steep once you get to the later stages (red + black series). the game explains it pretty well: easy to pick up, hard to master. takes a lot of time to perfect runs but it's still a fun game

[@BlackParade01]

WHO IS HERE BECAUSE OF THE PS PLUS APRIL 2018 LINE-UP?

[@MyNinjaJedi]

Lars Hoeijmans MEEEEE

[@okcboyg]

Lars Hoeijmans me

[@jclausell]

"You've taken the silver!"

[@bytez0r]

can you use your thrustmaster wheel for it ? does it work or only your joypad ?

[@kyleholloway3470]

I'll definitely be picking this up on PS Plus. Played it on my friend's Xbox the other day and found it really fun.

[@PoloBoyPrince]

what you gonna do brother when Trackmania drives wild on youuuuu!!!

[@ibanez1215]

Sue for 150 million dollars.

[@Toshirozawa]

Played my first race and was instantly gripped. I hope this will be another bombshell title like Rocket League!

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

this would be awesome with some burnoutesque crashes, at least some kind of damage model

[@IvanSensei88]

To me, as a former trackmania player < heck even my yt image shows a car from TM forever, this was a bit disappointing. But then again it could be just me. I liked the graphics, the four game modes, the easy to figure out-hard to master handling, and I liked that it is actually possible to race split screen with collisions ON. Now for the bad side. I hate when features that existed in previous installments get removed.. you can no longer have custom vehicle models, and also can no longer paint the car on your own, instead you get to unlock liveries as you earn gold medals. Hotseat mode which was my fave to play with my friends, got butchered. You can no longer set it up, all you can do is choose the mode (regular or double driver) a track, and a number of players. That's it. No longer can you pick players through profiles and have them race with THEIR vehicles, it's always like this: player #1 is blue, player #2 is red, Player #3 is green and so on.. you can't even choose a COLOR at least.. if you're playing 2 players, you'll always be red and blue - and blue will always go first. Secondly, you can't choose the race type, like "timed" or "tries". It's set to "timed" always, thanks for taking that freedom of choice away. And last but not least, if you wanted an 8 player race, you can only see ~4 ghosts at the time. I looked the config file and couldn't change that value, like i could in previous installments, but that's just sad. Aside from all that, it's just regular trackmania. Would only recommend it to those looking for multiplayer races.

[@AzaIndustries]

I waaaaaant, but I bought the last iteration and never played it. I'll wait for this to go on sale, biggest selling point is the more couch coop friendly features they've added as well as proper controller support.

[@andythemany2826]

I am watching this on my phone in my bathroom and I just realized that I am peeing blood. I guess it's time to RACE to the hospital.

[@n00bGT-R]

g

[@fillilutten]

Free for PSN plus April 2018 :)

[@dboyswitten82]

enjoyed the last one that was made on pc. I'm sure this one is fun as well!

[@cheesebusiness]

The most pleasant to drive racing game on PS4: instant control, clear picture, fast restart.

[@logixindie]

Should be a nice PS plus free game...

[@Hijynx87]

It'll happen eventually, you can find it dirt cheap on sale all of the time. Personally it never really interested me till now.

[@free4one2three]

For all the flak IGN seems to be getting these days, this review was really solid. Good job, Luke!

[@e1iteyoshi998]

I really do see this game being a 9/10, I really hope they update this game and make the progression less frustrating.

[@mrrandomcuber]

nah lol it'll stay frustrating. that's how TM is. it's got its learning curve. then you strive to get better and better and you crash and stuff. idk it pushes you to get better

[@e1iteyoshi998]

***** Well I can adapt.

[@sketchsi]

I hope there's always people online cause I love this game

[@ASoares77]

Such a fun game

[@rainZSlayer]

This review was surprisingly engaging considering its IGN!!

[@ktan18879]

You can always rely on Luke's review on racing games

[@solarneddy]

The very essence of bite sized gaming. I can't bring myself to buy this but appreciate why others have.

[@mugaz84]

Awesome game! however! playing it on Xbox one and the absurb sensitivity makes it sometimes impossible to controll the cars :/

[@BROKENZack]

First time I ever heard or seen this game and it looks awesome I might get this

[@Eeugh]

Always loved trackmania

[@Utreon]

It's a shame the absolutely fantastic Hot Seat mode + random track generator aren't mentioned in this review. This combination is the most fun I've had on a console in years.

[@bricago2302]

How do you access these? I’m on a PS4.

[@Utreon]

@@bricago2302 from the top of my head: multiplayer > hot seat > random track gen. Also available on the free version

[@bricago2302]

@@Utreon Thank you!

[@lars38010]

I can see that most people forgot that many tracks in the solo campaign of Trackmania Turbo are the same. As in Trackmania 2 Canyon,Trackmania 2 Valley and Trackmania 2 Stadium. Just with some new parts. And only beach is a new environment.

[@scoss2]

Downloading the demo of this now for PS4!

[@whytewulf2015]

I think someone needs to make a Star Wars Pod Racing Game for Oculus Rift.. I always wondered what it would be like to actually be In a pod to race for so many years and would just love the hell out of that game

[@ZeroGamersX]

So this gets more than Division, AMAZING!

[@DylanCisGood4Me]

Seems cool, though I lost interest when I heard the online MP was only time trail races. I want some frantic races with other actual cars.

[@edwinmartinez7153]

this game is pure time attack only. you will see other players but never race themhead to head its all about who has the best time on each course

[@AsyrafXXI]

Is it digital only or physical as well?

[@Arte8X8]

+AsyrafXXI both

[@phxsunsplaya18]

How do you change cars for campaign it keeps choosing a car that I don’t wanna use. HELP!

[@MajestoMusic]

Gonna get this as my new random in between other games -game...since they dont realease any new content to Trials fusion. This does looks like fun tho..alltho the tracks seems a bit short (30-45sec!?)..but i guess thats a part of the trying to stick with the arcade game hall vibe that they obviously went for with this game 👍 as someone else mentioned..weird they did not touch on the fact that it will be compatible with vr.

[@Arte8X8]

+Majesto Music you can play on longer courses. For example you make a map with 100 laps to reach the finish, and each lap has 1 minute, so you will spend 100 minutes to finish it :D but no one will ever do that, because it's boring. The maps in pro competitions have ~1minute, but i can tell you that for me it's already long, because the game requires a lot of concentration, and mine drains to 0 after 45 seconds))

[@NaWais]

I was about to play the demo but when starting in informs that u have to install uplay. I choose nope.exe and unintall

[@froggerfromspace]

Does anyone know how to change the names of the tracks you create yourself? It´s a bit annoying every track just has a number as a name.

[@Masternaldo]

This look and feel way better than what released yesterday but not sure why it has poor review on steam

[@j-swag7438]

the reason for bad reviews are the lack of features compared to previous trackmania games

[@nicosanchez8261]

This almost looks like the speed racer game we need.

[@Ch4pp13]

100 player races? holy crap, might just try that out on the 5 maps i have available. struggles of a demo, but hey, at least it has one!

[@FCVentura]

The demo was mad fun. In the 1 hour trial you can do 10 time attack online since each of them are 10min long that's 10 tracks lol

[@theULTIMATETetris]

How long has Trackmania been around? Since 2002? I'm glad it's still around.

[@pspcow]

I remember playing Trackmania 9yrs old in my underwear, I still am

[@WestleyWolf]

+theULTIMATETetris you were close. 2003.

[@tobytemple1207]

Used to love this game

[@shadyboyyt6486]

Came here after april announcement.

[@oisinlivemusic]

Looks awesome

[@TheAceofMystery]

For anyone wanting to try this game, there's a demo!

[@ztaylor82]

thanks!

[@AnthonyTheAwesome500]

+ztaylor82 Yeah the demo is kinda hidden.

[@ztaylor82]

+AnthonyTheAwesome500 I'm sure I'll find it

[@AnthonyTheAwesome500]

ztaylor82 Good to hear =)

[@hariznonis]

Is the demo on PS4?

[@beastindianfamily7414]

is there split screen option for 2 players in offline mod?

[@dennisjuarez3468]

Everything We Use yes you can also you can use two player to drive one car its like a team work thing

[@michelprioleau730]

interface will probably come with updates later on

[@justiceforsethrichwwg1wga160]

Now can we please get a Switch release?

[@Ponimaju]

This game honestly looks fun as heck. I'll probably wait until it's sub $30 but I'm sure it's worth full price, I just doubt I'd be able to dedicate much time to it right away.

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

It is definitely worth it

[@Psyborgasm]

Bugs me how i cant control my car while in the air. Some of the turning also pisses me off. For some reason i was thinking rush sanfransico :(

[@yozokyroich290]

I love this game I have got it on the ps4 but I reckon it needs to come to Nintendo switch ! It would be amazing

[@NGKGMR]

About multiplayer, is it free for ps4?

[@corneliusnowicki5363]

Nope

[@pedobear190]

I think this game is what it should be. Nothing crazy, just a good fun game to play alone, with friends on or offline. Enough time to spend on it and has a lot of rewards. It runs super smooth and has a lot of options like duo and a great creator mode. Solid 8.3 for me. Really enjoy this game

[@SataTheOne]

When I see trackmania I know that the game is gonna be great. I think it is very competitive and fun game from start :)

[@zeeke.tv_4842]

I bought this game based on the name alone. I'm so glad I did

[@PlaynationGames]

Do you not have other cars on the track

[@KBABZ]

+Playnation Games He's just so good that all of his footage had him in the lead

[@larryhouse2767]

Occasionally frustrating you say. Haha, you've never made it too the black series I see. This is the Cuphead of driving games!! You have to gold medal everything to unlock the black series.and once there, the courses are so challenging you might spend a whole week just mastering one course.

[@HarmonicVector]

Larry House > Cuphead of driving games *DO YOU MEAN DARK SOULS OF DRIVING GAMES?*

[@therealarien]

It's pretty nuts in VR

[@ch0c0laterl0ver4]

Yes Australia and nsw that's we're I'm from

[@lamamadeegas1925]

hey guys can u explaim who will win a fight?? joel or rick?? i think that will win joel but im not sure

[@AbdulMcCartney813]

TRACKMANIA!!! A tope de velocidad!! :D es genial este juego

[@laidbackTap]

can somebody tell me i played the beta it was great but online was ghost racing on the full game is it real cars instead of ghost cars?

[@charlesbanks498]

Vast majority is Just ghost racing. I THINK the Splitscreen has collision, im not sure though.

[@salom902]

Looks fun

[@henriquemiranda639]

Does it have crossplay?

[@pointlessfailure]

I can't watch this on their site. I can hear sound but on video.

[@Gobbedlygook]

I’m sad to see barely any players on this game for xbox, but still a fun time to come back to.

[@Non-disjunction]

Also makes for a great drinking game.

[@lisabus3852]

Customisation options??

[@rev-youtube3195]

I'm Turing 12 soon, so if I get money, should I buy this

[@OscarTheSage]

Go for it

[@rev-youtube3195]

+Oscar The Sage it's coming tomorrow

[@OscarTheSage]

Awesome!

[@Dorwulf1]

apparently penguins aren't guns that shoot pens

[@jason39709]

+haloShAdOwSnIpE leafyisqueer fan

[@haloshadowsnipe3014]

jason bhullar Leafy > h3h3

[@austinh1571]

Ephixia?

[@larryhouse2767]

Are you dyslexic??

[@kjarpr0]

Never really played Trackmania before... Would this be a good place to start?

[@minequaft331]

+kjarpr0 play united. its the best TM out there, TM2 is really bad and i have played turbo yet

[@WhiteoutTech]

+minequaft why should tm2 be bad ? in tm united only the nation scenario was viable since the rest didnt get a refresh. tm turbo has the 3 scenarios of tm2 + the new "rollercoaster" one :p

[@minequaft331]

CryBeat im an oldschool trackmania player, i think i played original and sunrise for over 1500 hours :P, but TM2 feels really weird if you have played that games for so long, turbo looks awesome tho, but you can get tm united and tm2 for 15 bucks on g2a

[@WhiteoutTech]

minequaft i got the celebration package with tm united and tm2 combined for 8€ some time ago lel. even tho i got alrdy tm:u and tm:2 canyon it was still worth it. :p

[@gabrielandy9272]

+kjarpr0 yes try the demo, just know that the game is about who have the best time and not like gta or other games races that you can bump other cars. (some people don't like ghost races)

[@soccerboy12395]

Been a fan of the game since 2003