4x4 Evolution

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What is 4x4 Evolution?

The road is calling. Ignore it.

There is life after asphalt. In this world, there are no street signs, no traffic signals, no dead ends - only you, Mother Nature, and a million other online racers with the undying determination to cross the finish line first. In this world, the unmarked road to victory is paved with harsh environments and ruthless competitors. Not tar. In this world, where the road ends, the game begins.

  • Traverse sixteen merciless off-road courses, including an air force base, tropical island, swamp land, arctic snow, junkyard, construction site, motorcross track, and many more.
  • Outsmart hungry competitors, smash through gates, dodge landing helicopters, and survive other active environments any time of day, in every kind of weather.
  • Drive all the top SUVs and trucks by Chevrolet, GMC, Dodge, Ford, Toyota, Lexus, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. Treat them like a rental.

In these days of global warming and politically incorrect SUVs, it's good to know that closet four-wheelers have a place to get their dirt-churning kicks without raising howls of protest 4x4 Evolution, from Terminal Reality and Gathering of Developers is a romp through the mud and snow, in which you pit your modified truck against those of other drivers in a quest for glory and fortune. You can choose from many different real-world trucks made by manufacturers such as Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota, and you can even download your own vehicle add-ons.

Racetracks cover the outdoor gamut from desert to arctic wasteland, with visits to a truck stop, working and abandoned airfields, a mountain pass, an oilfield, and many other places. Each track has its own quirks and shortcuts, and you can race at different times of day under various weather conditions — including rain, snow, and fog.

There's nothing like attacking a course you've raced several times in midday sunshine, only to face it at night in pouring rain. That's a humbling experience. And if the variety of tracks isn't enough to satisfy you, the 4x4 Evo box states that you can roll your own via a downloadable track editor. We couldn't find such a beast, however; Terminal Reality says it was not ready at press time.

The game features three basic race modes: Quick Race, Time Attack, and Career. The first two are variations of the same theme — jump in a vehicle (either one you choose on the fly or — if you’ve already started a career — one from your garage) and race. The objective of Quick Race is to finish in first place, while Time Attack pits you against the best recorded lap time on any particular course.

Career mode is where things get really interesting. You receive a modest sum of money, with which you have to buy a vehicle and as many modifications as you can afford. You then race in a series for purse money, which you can spend on new upgrades for your vehicle or on a whole new truck, if you want to start a fleet. The trucks are beautifully rendered, and you can waste your money enhancing the appearance of your ride. If s possible to create multiple profiles in 4x4 Evo, each with its own fleet of trucks.

Gameplay is fantastic. After spending a little bit of time getting used to the controls (you really should use a racing wheel with this game), you'll be spinning around the track, mastering 100-foot jumps, and splashing through mud and water. The bots you race against are solid drivers, and they make tough competitors — although they occasionally perform astoundingly stupid maneuvers.

Once you finish a race, you're treated to a replay, in which you can watch your favorite moments over and over again.

Although the AI drivers are good (and tricky enough to be annoying, they don't compare to racing against other human beings. 4x4 Evo lets you battle against other sentient beings in two different network modes: Internet and LAN games. LAN games work as you would expect — you can host a game or join one via TCP/IP. If you want to play on the internet, you have to create a GameSpy account and use the the company’s servers — an extra step, but not a deal-killer. Network play in both modes is satisfying, but lag can kill an otherwise good race. Fortunately for those who feel ghettoized, 4x4 Evo’s network mode also lets Mac users play with both PC and Sega Dreamcast users.

One thing missing from the game is the ability to damage your vehicle. Terminal Reality went to great pains to build an accurate physics model into 4x4 Evo, going so far as to simulate drop tests to see how vehicles will handle. The problem is that you can run head on into a semi at 80 miles per hour and nothing happens to you or your vehicle. In an otherwise accurately simulated world, this inability to do yourself or your machine any harm stands out like a rabbit on the road. It would be great to have the ability to make a smoking ruin of your opponents’ vehicles by forcing them into a tree.

4x4 Evolution is an addictive game with lots of depth and enough realism to draw in those who want to tinker endlessly with their vehicles. For those who just want the opportunity to wrap themselves around a tree without installing a lift kit and an aluminum drive shaft, 4x4 Evo lets you do that, too. It’s simply a great driving game.

Reynolds, David. (March 2001). 4x4 Evolution. MacAddict. (pgs. 54-55).


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Architecture


IBM PowerPC



System Requirements

From Mac OS 8.6 up to Mac OS 9.2





Compatibility notes

Minimum requirements

OS: 8.6
CPU: G3
RAM: 64 MB + Virtual Memory
GPU: Hardware-accelerated
HDD: 300 MB

Recommended requirements

OS: 9.0.4

4x4 Evolution utilizes Redbook audio. It is recommended that you burn a CD from the MDx image (requires Windows) and have it inserted in your Mac while playing to get the full audio experience.





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