Overpass Preview: Don’t Pass Over This Twist On The Racing Game Genre

Overpass, a forthcoming release from Bigben that lets players navigate ATVs over challenging courses, is much more than just a racing game.

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Overpass is different from any racing game that’s already out there. The forthcoming release from Zordix Racing and publisher Bigben Interactive is about so much more than just rounding curves to get through a track as quickly as possible.

The all-terrain racing game requires the player to learn the nuances of their specific quad or buggy. A driver won’t get very far without taking the time to understand how to properly engage obstacles throughout the track. These include challenges such as stacks of tires, mounds of rocks and piles of logs.

I recently had a chance to experiment with the physics of this offroad racing game. Inspired by an event series with enthusiasts all over the world, there’s more to it than simply sliding around the corner with a perfect turn. The game rewards people for the ability to navigate seemingly impossible terrain.

Right off the bat, the realism hit me like a pile of rocks… perhaps because I immediately found myself stuck behind a pile of rocks.

It’s very difficult to replicate the experience of riding across rough terrain. The fact that it felt fairly realistic is an achievement on its own merit.

In my short time with the game, I had a good time exploring different styles of terrain. Settings ranged from wooded areas to dark, stadium-style arenas filled with brick and steel. There were also colorful, beachy areas with muddy patches. With realism at the crux of the game, it’s no surprise the creators were able to license vehicle concepts from major manufacturers such as Yamaha and Suzuki.

Overpass has the potential to attract those looking for a racing game that counters speed and precision with realistic obstacles. For instance, navigating mountainous terrain requires switching to a specific gear and approaching the obstacle at an angle. A player has to figure all of this out on their own.

I’ll admit that I wasn’t very good at this game for the short time that I played. But I would attribute this to how realistic it all seems. It takes a little while to warm up to the controls because it’s not quite what you’re used to in a racing game.

The driver can’t simply push forward at top speed. Otherwise, they’ll flip over. Trust me — I probably flipped over or got stuck 15 times in the course of a single hour. It’s possible the controls need slightly more calibration. But more likely, it just goes to show this game has a learning curve.

Upon release, the game will have more than 40 tracks set in six different venues, each with a different style of backdrop and terrain. As is a common racing game format, there’s a career mode. Once a player starts earning money in their races, they can begin to repair their vehicles and can unlock better gear and new tracks.

I’m excited to see this game form a competitive audience. It will certainly provide a different style of competition than the vast majority of games in the racing genre. Overpass will not only support two-person split-screen local multiplayer gameplay, but will also allow up to eight people to compete with one another, racing consecutively as they would in an actual competition.

In Overpass, you’re not necessarily always going as fast as possible. You have to figure out how to navigate obstacles. They manifest almost as little puzzles that a player must solve in order to traverse the course.

It’s unlikely this game will usurp the masses, but it certainly has the potential to build a cult following of people who are tired of the standard dynamics that dominate most “realistic” racing game experiences.

Overpass will be available for download on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on Feb. 27.

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