The game is developed by the French independent studio Game Seed and is distributed online. I decided to write a preview, because a review would have been pretty much subjective, as the game will be available in three stages of developing. First one is already for sale at a price of 14.95 euro. The next two stages will be available in the next few months. So this should be the first racing game with episodic content! Besides the fact that this is a racing game, it contains also a strange mix of Jet plane physics. That's because the tracks contains pipes, loops and huge jumps (similar to the old Stunts) that implies a way of actually flying the vehicle. So they introduced a mixture of F1 car with jet engine and aerial control. These are called F-Jets and are all-terrain vehicles. Every car has a different behavior based on characteristics such as handling (understeer or oversteer), weight, speed, acceleration, aerial handling, and grip. The cars support damage, so is highly recommended that you drive with care. Otherwise you risk your car, exploding your engine, breaking the suspension, wheels, or chassis. These will totaled your car. At the moment the whole damage is shown through a HUD in percentages, visually being integrated only in Stage 3. But still, it will affect the handling of the car.

The first stage tested includes all the main features and is the core of the whole game. It is a strictly single player experience but with an integrated online ranking system. The game automatically connects to the main server where all users' record times are saved. From here you can compare your times with the best. In this way you can realize how good you are compared to other users and how much you still have to train to play Stage 2 which supports online game mode. The singleplayer mode includes training session where you can meet all three tracks available here. Arcade mode is like the quickrace mode where you can choose the car and the track but without any damage caused to the vehicle. Duel is a one-to-one racing session, and Race is the same as arcade but with damage. The championship mode includes all three tracks with their variations and unlocks 3 F-jets plus 16 skins while you win events.

Loopings, Jump it up, Hot Rusk are the three tracks to choose from. Each track has also a reverse version. The good thing is that Jump it up and Hot Rusk have somehow a modified reverse version with different jump platforms and additional curves compared to the normal layout. Loopings is a strictly tarmac track, similar to F1 track but has three looping sectors. The approach of these loopings should be a little bit different, as the physics tend to be like in a roller-coaster. If you don't have enough speed, at the higher point of the loop you risk to fall down, while a very high speed will affect the suspension of the vehicle. Jump it up is a tarmac track full of jumps, some of them involving additional skill to land perfectly. There is also a double jump section in the reversed version where you have to achieve the perfect speed. So full-throttle is not necessary the solution. Hot Rusk is a gravel track with bobsleigh curves and tricky jumps which demand a good aerial handling of the vehicle.

Because of the original concept, GameSeed were obliged to take in consideration all the physics factors that appear while in the air. The glide effect looks real, while the control is almost "arcade-ish". You can easily perform long distance jumps with a confident control of the vehicle. So real physics are there but were implemented in an arcade manner. As a newbie you will not need hours to learn how to drive these things.

Graphics are good looking but the engine used here is not from the next-gen era. I encountered some framerate problems in races with maximum number of opponents which means that the game is not fully optimized. Even with decreased graphical options, the game was still running choppy. And this on a 2000 GB RAM memory machine with NVIDIA 8800 GT video card.

The game should definitely be followed closely, as the next two stages will bring new major additions: online game mode, 6 new tracks, 8 new cars, vehicle setup menu, hologram option (you can train against the worldwide champions), visual damage system, special events mode, and tuning options. Being an online distributed game, it will receive support from the fans community, as it offers a good mixture of aerial and terrestrial physics which can bring a lot of fun in online races.

Overall, the game is worth playing because of the up-side-down driving, huge jumps, and bobsleigh curves which can cause mayhem in an online race. If you want to feel some simulation, turn off all the assistance parameters and use a wheel. From the cockpit view the driving experience definitely changes.

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