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8 Utterly (Un)Realistic Runs from Dubai Drift 2
Frankly, Dubai Drift should have been called Cars on Ice from the start - the way in which its vehicles slip and slide resembles nothing so much as a figure skater going for the gold. But since realism is unnecessary when a game’s this fun, I wholly encourage forgetting about gravity, friction, and everything else that can obstruct one’s path to the perfect drift. So here’s a showcase of what the very best can do with the tools Dubai Drift provides - namely, an alternate universe in which the laws of physics do not exist. As usual, post your own exploits below, but only if they’re spectacular. In real life, pickup trucks do spinny front wheelies all the time! In…
Hotline: Miami - The best soundtrack in gaming?
Hotline Miami, the super-gory 2D top-down gangsters and guns game that caused games reviewers to trip over their own superlatives when it first arrived on PC a few years back, has been specially re-mastered as a launch title for the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV. For those that don't remember this glorious retro shooter, the game blends a top-down perspective with stealth and ultraviolent gameplay. It is a notoriously difficult game to master, which doesn’t make it any less entertaining. Just very challenging. It’s also notable for its splendid neon-spattered 8-bit style visuals and a soundtrack that thumps with deep, bass-y dub and crackles with 1980’s influenced electro. D…
