Apart from being yet another contender for the title of world's longest computer game name, Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure 2 is also the latest entry in the suddenly mushrooming subgenre of off-road racing. Designed by Hungary-based Clever's Software Development, the same team responsible for the unexpectedly likeable 2001 sleeper Screamer 4x4, Off-Road Adventure 2 is unlike virtually any previous driving game in that it does not force you to compete against other cars or a constantly ticking clock. Instead, it merely asks that you keep your vehicle in good working order long enough to complete all the assigned tasks, regardless of how long it takes you to do so. Suffice it to say that such an undertaking is far more difficult than it sounds. Though the game is plagued with one potentially serious technical issue and in many respects lives up to its budget-conscious $19.99 price, it is nevertheless one more pleasant offering from 2-year-old upstart Clever's.
Off-Road Adventure 2 is not designed for those who like their racing fast and in the company of other automobiles. In fact, you'll never, ever see another vehicle. Nor will the game allow you to race against another human. This is intricate, deliberate, and exploratory stuff, conducted in solo fashion through despicably craggy rural settings designed to ensure almost as much vertical movement as horizontal. As each event begins, you find yourself seated in your vehicle of choice, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There are no start lines, no finish lines, and no predetermined routes to follow. Your only task is to locate and acquire one or more of the "navigation buoys" Clever's has cleverly scattered across the countryside. How and when you get there is completely up to you
Apart from being yet another contender for the title of world's longest computer game name, Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure 2 is also the latest entry in the suddenly mushrooming subgenre of off-road racing. Designed by Hungary-based Clever's Software Development, the same team responsible for the unexpectedly likeable 2001 sleeper Screamer 4x4, Off-Road Adventure 2 is unlike virtually any previous driving game in that it does not force you to compete against other cars or a constantly ticking clock. Instead, it merely asks that you keep your vehicle in good working order long enough to complete all the assigned tasks, regardless of how long it takes you to do so. Suffice it to say that such an undertaking is far more difficult than it sounds. Though the game is plagued with one potentially serious technical issue and in many respects lives up to its budget-conscious $19.99 price, it is nevertheless one more pleasant offering from 2-year-old upstart Clever's.
Off-Road Adventure 2 is not designed for those who like their racing fast and in the company of other automobiles. In fact, you'll never, ever see another vehicle. Nor will the game allow you to race against another human. This is intricate, deliberate, and exploratory stuff, conducted in solo fashion through despicably craggy rural settings designed to ensure almost as much vertical movement as horizontal. As each event begins, you find yourself seated in your vehicle of choice, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There are no start lines, no finish lines, and no predetermined routes to follow. Your only task is to locate and acquire one or more of the "navigation buoys" Clever's has cleverly scattered across the countryside. How and when you get there is completely up to you
