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Back on 28th March, on the Focus Entertainment forums, it was announced that our favorite terrain simulator, SnowRunner, will finally be heading natively to the next generation consoles. Everything’s bigger and better than in MudRunner, and its clear tutorials make it a fine place to join in and get your tires dirty.We’ve known this was coming, and as of just over a week ago, we can finally report the date on which it does.

Traversing the last fifty feet of a treacherous bog with your payload intact is just as satisfying as crossing the finish line of an epic F1 race.

Much like the first title, SnowRunner is more enjoyable as long as you know what to expect out of it. Controlling your vehicle can be daunting, but that’s the point. Coming in blind to this one, I’d be confused why a game that seems to be centered around snow in advertising starts out nowhere near it. In SnowRunner’s case, “more of the same” is definitely a good thing for anyone who enjoyed the first title. Understandable and realistic for the mudrunning crew, but an average gamer looking to progress just sees spinning tires. The excellent tutorial tips show you what you must do, but you really don’t make good time at all. Sometimes it feels like you aren’t making progress: on my first bootup I had to take a pickup down a muddy road. All of these are essential for getting to your destination. There are combinations of buttons to hit for everything: engaging the parking brake, turning on your lights, shifting into low gear or all-wheel-drive. As I said before, sometimes they feel too tight. The developers have planned a bevy of content making the Premium Edition DLC worth the price of entry and are even planning on giving a few pieces of DLC to those buying standard.Ĭontrols are a mixed bag. (The game was originally MudRunner 2, then SnowRunner: A Mudrunner Game, and now just SnowRunner.) There are new environments to traverse: three main maps in the core game (Taymyr Russia, and Michigan and Alaska with five sub areas each) and three upcoming DLC maps included in the Premium Edition. I understand that driving in snow with heavy loads is an expert level issue, but in a game titled “SnowRunner” with an image of giant rig pressing up a mountain in a blizzard, I didn’t think that I’d be forced to start in yet another Small Town USA situation. My biggest complaint booting up SnowRunner was the utter lack of snow. There is a multiplayer mode, allowing four to get together to traverse the wilds. I would have loved to see some life, maybe a little traffic, but picking up a load means running into a square and pressing a button to load. Also, the turning seems more sensitive, this is likely to help in dire situations, but I feel like I can’t keep a straight line on a paved road. It keeps the track clearer for second attempts, but it also changes how weighty the vehicles feel. I don’t think the mud pushes around as much in SnowRunner.

Personally, I feel that some of the vehicle and traversal physics may have been changed to benefit the title but change it in inherent ways that feel odd. New mountains equal a whole new challenge as well, as players of the previous game know that even a rock in a different place can change how you approach a traversal.

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Luckily, you can fill up for free at any station (even though the signs are all pre-coronavirus and show prices over $3/gallon!) It is worth noting that current SnowRunner PR info does not show a Switch release, however the MudRunner port was delayed from main release date as well, so hopefully we will see SnowRunner make it there as well.ĭrivers will see new challenges such as new loads to run, which will all come with their own weight and physics. You have to maintain your fuel as well: miles per gallon are greatly affected by what gear you are in, all wheel drive, et cetera.

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Drivers must use their earnings to upgrade and repair their vehicle. Damage seems to be an all or nothing event: you can take out a small tree or fence with no issue whatsoever, but hitting a wall leads to damage to your vehicle (tires, engines, suspension, are all individually monitored for damage issues). SnowRunner is being reviewed on Xbox One, and I see the standard differences in horsepower, though all the maps are better detailed as a sequel tends to have. I played MudRunner on Switch and was rather impressed at how well it handled.

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