If you own an unlock already then you acquire coins instead which you can then use to purchase an unlock.

Twelve vehicles isn’t much, considering that Toybox Turbos had thirty-five and the previous Micro Machines games had over a hundred! But to attempt to add to the longevity, these unlocks are acquired through loot boxes. I’m sure I’ve seen this set of unlocks around before but I’ll just best make sure. There are a total of twelve vehicles each with their own skins, taunts, gloats, and death stamps (similar to sprays). Tracks aren’t the only areas where Micro Machines World Series has been slashed in half,as the vehicles available are very limited compared to the past. It is nice that the AI (which can be quite brutal at times) use the throwback era of avatars from the 16-bit era of Micro Machines with Spyder, Dwayne, Sherry, and others making an appearance, but that’s about as far as nostalgia goes. This, in time, will hurt the game in the long run, especially as local multiplayer is highly nerfed and limited to four players only (including AI). What is sad is that there are more arenas than there are race tracks owing to Codemasters focusing on a 6v6 multiplayer session rather than the standardised racing that we’re familiar with. This means that some tracks are exactly the same as from Toybox Turbos but aesthetically advertised with Hasbro products instead. After re-acquiring the licence from Hasbro, Codemasters have taken Toybox Turbos, ripped out half of the tracks, replaced some of the track objects with slightly different Hasbro scenery, then incorporate it back into Micro Machines World Series. The weapons are balanced rather nicely, especially the fan favourite hammer… sorry, Nerf Hammer, that instantly destroys the player in front of you with a quick bash.īut the advertisements do not stop there. Maybe a water bomb? That’s right you guessed it, a Nerf Water Bomb. These incorporate Hasbro’s viral marketing with Nerf used for all of the weapons. Race and Elimination modes are almost identical except the latter is based on last-man-standing on the track.

Capture-the-Flag is about taking the enemy’s flag and returning it to your base to score a point, however, you can only score a point if your flag is in your base. In Bomb Delivery, you need to take the bomb (which spawns in the centre of the map) and take it directly to the enemy base, after a set time it explodes. Bomb Delivery and Capture-the-Flag is an all-out frenzy which also incorporates jumps and speed pads. Each of these arenas is randomised and it can incorporate different objectives, be it Capture-the-Flag, Bomb Delivery, or a free-4-all called King of the Hill. With Battles, it’s a top-down arena affair where each vehicle has their own sets of weapons and cooldowns. Ranked Matched is locked off from play until the player reaches level ten but includes the same modes as Quick Play, and the Skirmish is the same as Quick Play except that it’s local against other players or the AI.

Quick Play encompasses three game modes: Battle, Race, and Elimination. At the time of this review, Special Events are not available.

You’re given only four options – Special Event, Quick Play, Ranked Match, and Skirmish. The user interface is presented well, allowing you to quickly choose which option or mode you want to play, but there is something very familiar about this set-up, a little too familiar.īefore playing a game you are forced to connect online as this game is mostly online only (hence the title World Series). The colourful art style immediately screams fun and cheerful choons lightly beat out in a rocky racing fair. From the off, Micro Machines World Series gives you the immediate vibe of preadolescents playing with their mini toy cars around the home in random places.

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