#Mudrunner spintires series#

What? Then why have the tutorial? Just have the game guide me with a tutorial mode I can toggle on and off, like so many other games these days. Upon completion, it actually tells you to go through the challenge mode because it will teach you more there.

In fact, the tutorial is so lacking that it’s aware of how short it falls. One shortcoming was the tutorial mode, which is lacking in most all things. The game isn’t without it’s faults though. In a game where the maps are more or less the same from level to level, variety and creativity aren’t going to be a strong factor. All of these are understandable of course. Others were downright maddening, like finding watchpoints, or not damaging cars and fences. Some of these are fun, like finding a pumpkin to squash or scaring birds with your horn. Here, in addition to your main task, exists bonus options that add to your final grade at completion. The real fun actually exists in the challenge modes. That’s it! Now, that’s only speaking for single player. The majority of this game is as such: start somewhere, get a thing from elsewhere, bring said thing to another place. Why is the STOP sign in English and the other sign in Russian? Got me! Nevertheless, as I adjusted, I enjoyed my journey a lot more than I would have expected.

#Mudrunner spintires series#

Yet I feel most who are familiar with the Spintires series are aware of the shortcomings by now. Still, I implore you to venture forth at your own risk. The longer I played, the more it grew on me. Where at first my frustration with the mechanics knotted my stomach to the point of sickness, I now see the game as more of a relaxing journey into the abnormal. Neither preference is necessarily a bad thing though. You either like the idea of repetitive, tactile environmental puzzles, or you don’t. Unlike racing games that can be endearing in almost any format if structured properly, Mud Runner won’t cater to most preferences. While interesting in its own right, Mud Runner is absolutely geared toward a niche market. When you’re not fighting nature, you’re fighting machines as you attempt to master various vehicle load-outs including cranes, trailers, and more. Battle the elements, the weight of your pulls, and sometimes the clock as you face Challenge, Single, and Multiplayer formats. If you like trucks and you like mud, Spintires: MudRunner is the game for you! While not strictly racing, Mud Runner will give you a run for you money (see what I did there) if you’re the rip roaring, giant trucker type.