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Mini Motor Racing is a single player casual racing game. It was developed by The Binary Mill and was released on December 8, 2011. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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75%Audience ScoreBased on 2,966 reviews
graphics305 positive mentions
stability79 negative mentions

  • Amazing graphics and smooth gameplay that is very fun and addictive.
  • Great variety of cars and tracks with lots of content and unlockables.
  • Controls are intuitive and easy to use after some practice, offering a great driving experience.
  • The AI is overly aggressive and unrealistic, often ramming and sabotaging the player leading to frustration.
  • Progress and in-game purchases do not always save properly or transfer between devices, causing loss of data and purchases.
  • The game relies heavily on in-app purchases to progress in higher levels, making it feel pay-to-win despite being a paid game.
  • graphics

    360 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    85% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 1% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their cool, smooth, and visually appealing 3D style, with many noting the vibrant, detailed cars and tracks reminiscent of classic arcade racers but with modern polish. Users appreciate the fluidity and high-quality visuals, often describing them as outstanding or the best they've seen on mobile, although occasional glitches and performance issues on some devices were reported. Overall, the graphics significantly enhance the gameplay experience, contributing to the game's addictive and fun nature.

    • “By far the best graphics I have ever seen for a racing game.”
    • “The graphics are incredibly detailed and smooth on the G2 and it uses a very clever technique to keep the tracks interesting; as you advance, it reuses the same set of tracks but the camera angle changes, the direction of travel reverses from time to time, and the seasons and track conditions change to keep things entertaining and challenging.”
    • “The graphics just pop, and the controls work really well.”
    • “Even if there are options to turn down the graphics in the menu for performance, the fact I cannot load the game to do so is unacceptable.”
    • “Now it's stutters all the time with graphical anomalies popping up constantly during the race.”
    • “The graphics look like crap on my Galaxy Nexus... strange artifacting when racing.”
  • stability

    91 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    13% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 87% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent freezes, crashes, and numerous glitches affecting gameplay, controls, and track rendering on many devices. While it runs smoothly on some models, most users report stability issues like buggy physics, cars falling through tracks, unresponsive menus, and occasional complete phone lockups. These stability problems significantly undermine the overall experience despite good graphics and engaging gameplay.

    • “Great game reminds me of RC Pro Am... love the graphics and controls, very smooth, clean, and runs great. Good job guys on the excellent release, no lag whatsoever on my Galaxy Nexus.”
    • “Picked it up for my HTC One and it looks fantastic and runs great.”
    • “Love this game.. great graphics and runs great on my S3.”
    • “I bought the game only to find out that it is unplayable due to a very buggy control system.”
    • “1 ☆ for nice graphics; 1 ☆ for nice music and sound effects; 1 ☆ for entertaining gameplay; but minus for horrible glitches and bugs (car falls through a road, 3D models don't show up properly, and game progress cannot be saved); also, a big minus for nitro which will send you out of a map.”
    • “Great game but crashes and freezes way too much.”
  • gameplay

    91 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    74% positive mentions, 23% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The gameplay is widely praised for its smooth, addictive, and fun mechanics with well-designed controls, making it suitable for casual players. However, some users report issues such as glitches, bugs, occasional lag, simplistic AI, and a desire for more varied gameplay features and tougher challenges. Overall, the gameplay is considered engaging and well-suited for mobile racing enthusiasts, though improvements in multiplayer and control responsiveness are desired.

    • “The graphics are sweet, gameplay is jam-packed with exciting cars, brilliant tune ups, tracks and much more!”
    • “Excellent graphics, lots of tracks and cars and, most important, brilliant gameplay.”
    • “Amazing game, great graphics and even better gameplay, I've been playing for hours :)”
    • “The bugs sometimes destroy the gameplay.”
    • “It could really use more gameplay ideas though (like various kinds of powerups, or hidden shortcuts in tracks) because it gets a little boring after a few hours.”
    • “Stupid AI ruins your gameplay by crashing your car... you have to have a head start else you lose, which is lame.”
  • monetization

    72 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 73% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    While the game includes in-app purchases that are reasonably priced and optional, many users express frustration that these purchases are often necessary for meaningful progression and experience frequent technical issues, such as uncredited transactions and crashes. Additionally, complaints highlight the presence of ads despite paying for the game and difficulties with purchases not transferring across devices, leading to a perception that monetization detracts significantly from the overall experience.

    • “There are in-app purchases, but they are done fairly.”
    • “There are in-app purchases, but they are not necessary to play and are very reasonably priced.”
    • “In game purchases are optional if you're impatient and want to get all the unlocks without playing the game; excellent work, I hope to see some nice little updates to keep it fresh.”
    • “For a game that you pay for, they seem to throw an awful lot of in-app purchases in your face.”
    • “In-game purchases don't work - they take your money, but the game then crashes and doesn't credit your purchase.”
    • “Impossible to progress further without in-app purchases... not acceptable for a paid game...”
  • music

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 49% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The game's music receives generally positive feedback for fitting well with the gameplay and enhancing the atmosphere, though the soundtrack is considered somewhat unremarkable and repetitive. Several users report issues with music playing even when muted or disabled, which detracts from the experience, especially when they want to play their own music. Overall, the music is praised but marred by technical glitches that need addressing.

    • “Awesome graphics, controls, and music.”
    • “Controls, graphics, music, opponents, gameplay, everything is good.”
    • “Every aspect of the game is so smooth and greatly thought out... the arena, music, and gameplay is superb.”
    • “For starters, I want to love this game but off the bat when I turn sound and music off I still get the countdown at the start of each race as well as the sound of cars crashing... sometimes.”
    • “Music playing even if disabled in settings and music volume muted down.”
    • “My biggest issue though is that the menu music is extremely annoying.”
  • optimization

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    Optimization reviews are mixed, with many users praising smooth performance and impressive graphics on newer or high-end devices, while others report significant performance issues, crashes, and lack of proper optimization for certain phones. Some also highlight bugs affecting game functionality despite overall good performance. Further optimization, especially for older or less common devices, is needed.

    • “I hope that more optimization is added soon, because it ran smooth as butter last time I played it.”
    • “Stunning graphics, cool cars, and great performance on my phone.”
    • “Amazing graphics, flawless performance.”
    • “Even if there are options to turn down the graphics in the menu for performance, the fact I cannot load the game to do so is unacceptable.”
    • “The performance has taken a major hit and the AI drivers have gone loopy.”
    • “The poor performance on S3 is even more distracting and super laggy when playing multiplayer mode on these two devices of mine.”
  • grinding

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game features enjoyable graphics and car variety but is heavily grind-focused, making progression feel tedious and repetitive, especially with long races and unlocking competitive cars. Many players find themselves spending significant time grinding or additional money to advance, which detracts from the overall challenge and enjoyment.

    • “Progression through the game is just grinding and not a real challenge.”
    • “Be prepared to do a lot of grinding if you don't want to spend extra money on a game you already paid for.”
    • “You have to pay for the game and then you need to spend a lot more in-game to bypass some very unreasonable grinding.”
  • humor

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    90% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is widely praised as fun, hilarious, and genuinely entertaining, contributing significantly to the enjoyment of gameplay. Players find the funny effects and overall comedic tone to enhance the experience, despite occasional technical issues.

    • “Gameplay is brilliantly fun and hilarious, though multiplayer is, admittedly, incredibly laggy, even on my comparatively powerful Tegra 2 tablet.”
    • “This game is absolutely amazing and funny and I just love it!”
    • “Great game, funny, good graphics!”
  • replayability

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    71% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers excellent replayability with simple gameplay, numerous tracks, and car upgrades, providing a fun and visually appealing experience that keeps players engaged. Users consistently highlight its great to tons of replay value.

    • “Incredibly fun, excellent graphics, tons of tracks & car upgrades, good replay value.”
    • “Visually very well done, simple gameplay and decent replay value.”
    • “Awesome replayability.”
  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The story mode is lengthy and slowly unlocked, with some players feeling the AI behavior detracts from the experience. While the plot has potential, it is criticized for being a vehicle to push merchandise and in-game purchases rather than focusing on delivering an engaging narrative.

    • “Game story is nice, (+) exit button added, (+) lag on start screen gone, but sometimes the game does not respond when I touch the screen, and I must restart the phone.”
    • “Let me give you guys some backstory.”
    • “Through story mode, but it takes (by design) far too long to unlock.”
    • “This is where the AI decides at the beginning of the race that one of the AI cars will be the winner and all of the other cars are on a mission to ruin you no matter if it costs them the race.”
  • emotional

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Players express significant frustration and negative emotions due to poor steering mechanics, frequent glitches, and unfair collisions, which often cost them races and create a sense of helplessness despite being addicted to the game.

    • “This game made me feel bad... I can't do anything, very addicted.”
    • “Regularly opponents will nitro right behind you when approaching a corner, thus throwing both them and you into a corner. Also, I've never come off better when colliding with an opponent, which has cost me races when lapping other racers and ended up touching side by side and being spun into a wall!”
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Mini Motor Racing is a casual racing game.

Mini Motor Racing is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Mini Motor Racing was released on December 8, 2011.

Mini Motor Racing was developed by The Binary Mill.

Mini Motor Racing has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Mini Motor Racing for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

Mini Motor Racing is a single player game.

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