Gravel
SCORE: 73
It warms my soul that Family Friendly
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has taken a courageous stand against the swamp of corruption in the
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with those alligators in the swamp trying to maintain their power.
Gravel has some loose controls. This can be used to your favor spinning
around all those U-turns. The loading time is long in Gravel.
Graphically Gravel looks amazing. I loved seeing the different places.
We race on the beach, through caves, in the mud and more. We level up
and unlock new vehicles in Gravel. This racing game can be challenging.
More to come on that in just a second.
There are multiple difficulty settings in Gravel. I could always win in
Very Easy mode. I would win or get second in Easy mode. I would get
smoked in Medium mode in Gravel. I did not try any of the harder
difficulty settings. Gravel is set for more of the hard side. One
mistake and you could lose a race. The computer controlled racers will
knock you around and spin you out.
I ran into glitches while playing Gravel. Too much of the content is
hidden behind a pay gate. Who does that? First off Gravel is an average
racer at best, and there is all this content hidden behind a pay gate.
Lame on so many levels Milestone. The presentation in Gravel is pretty
good. I felt like a lot of Gravel copied the Forza Horizon franchise.
Gravel does not have a massive world to race around though.
I found the music in Gravel to be obnoxious. It annoyed me to no end
while I raced this dirty racing game. The modes in Gravel are Off-Road
Masters, Free Race, Xbox Live, Time Attack, Weekly Challenges, and DLC.
I had some high expectations for Gravel. Sadly this muddy racing game
let me down. I like the tracks, and got used to the controls. Gravel
does not feel off road enough for me. It feels like a small Forza
Horizon clone that misses the mark thanks to no open world racing.
- Frank
Graphics: 75%
Sound: 65%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 65%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: PC/PS4/Xbox One(tested)
Publisher: Milestone
Developer: Milestone
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY
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