Motorama

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Motorama is a single player racing game. It was developed by 251 Games and was released on November 20, 2014. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Motorama" is a single-player racing game that takes approximately 4 hours to complete. The game takes you back to the 1950s, allowing you to experience the street races, customizable cars, and five distinct 50's-themed areas inspired by classic films. In Sierra Lake, California, compete in various race modes, vying for money, respect, and the title of the era's top racer.

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45%

Audience ScoreBased on 84 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

music8 negative mentions

The game has a nostalgic feel reminiscent of classic racing games like Street Rod, appealing to fans of vintage cars.
Customization options for cars are enjoyable, allowing players to upgrade performance and visual aspects.
Some players found the game to be a fun, lighthearted experience, especially when purchased at a discounted price.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including poor AI behavior and inconsistent physics.
Driving mechanics are frustrating, with many players reporting terrible handling and lack of control options.
The game is short and repetitive, with limited content and a lack of engaging gameplay.

music
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
12%
57%
31%
The music in the game has received largely negative feedback, with players noting that it is loud, repetitive, and limited to only a few tracks, often resetting after races. Many users find the menu music particularly annoying and wish for more variety in the soundtrack. Overall, the lack of options to adjust the music volume and the dominance of a single track detract from the gaming experience.
- “Great tracks, cool cars with performance/visual upgrades, and a nice rock music from the 60's; however, that song is the only one.”
- “The music consists of a few tracks of boogie woogie instrumentals.”
- “I hope to see a new version with more than one music track and a quick race mode for casual players to play with different cars without completing career mode.”
- “Menu music starts playing every time you go back to the menu – extremely loud, extremely annoying!”
- “The music is repetitive; it's the exact same track the entire time.”
- “Music is loud and the engine sounds are too silent - and no possibility to change that!”
graphics
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
55%
18%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the detailed car models and overall visual quality, while others criticize frequent graphical glitches, bugs, and limited settings typical of Unity games. Many users report issues such as frame rate problems and game crashes, detracting from the overall experience. Despite some decent artwork, the inconsistency in graphical performance has left players frustrated.
- “Graphics are good and cars are very detailed.”
- “Very simple graphics and simple gameplay put together to give a fun game.”
- “Nice graphics.”
- “Awful graphics, poor grammar, unfair and repetitive gameplay, annoying music and sounds... the list goes on.”
- “After playing for a few hours you get tired of the glitching graphical bugs, the game possibility of a game breaking bug that gives you a negative 214,000,000 points for a progression achievement.”
- “There is a race map with a graphical glitch where you cannot see the road or ground at all.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
33%
50%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the fun drifting mechanics and the ability to upgrade cars, while others criticize the poor graphics, repetitive nature, and frustrating physics, including issues with invisible obstacles. Overall, the experience is marred by technical flaws, despite some enjoyable elements.
- “The gameplay is a lot of fun, and it features keyboard/controller style gaming. Drifting is enjoyable, and the tracks are quite large, providing plenty of room for powersliding. There are many upgrades available for performance, as well as visual upgrades, although the latter are somewhat limited.”
- “Awful graphics, poor grammar, unfair and repetitive gameplay, annoying music and sounds... the list goes on.”
- “The actual gameplay itself is not very interesting.”
- “The aforementioned car models are quite pretty, but the car handling physics are awful and you might be stopped in gameplay by invisible objects on the road.”
optimization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
42%
25%
The game's optimization features a variety of performance upgrades for vehicles, including acceleration, speed, handling, and grip, but players note that the escalating costs of upgrades do not correlate with tangible performance benefits. While the gameplay is enjoyable with fun drifting mechanics and large tracks, the lack of damage or performance loss during crashes and limited visual upgrade options detracts from the overall experience.
- “Vehicles are presented as having four different performance characteristics: 'acceleration', 'speed', 'handling' and 'grip'.”
- “There are eight ways to increase the performance of each vehicle: 'carburetor', 'supercharger', 'engine', 'torsion bars', 'transmissions', 'suspensions', 'brakes' and 'tires'.”
- “The gameplay is a lot of fun and it is keyboard/controller style gaming, drifting is fun and tracks are rather large so there's plenty of powersliding room. Lots of upgrades can be done for performance and there are visual upgrades, although they are a little limited.”
- “Changes cost in-game money earned in races, but for some reason have escalating prices, despite not offering a performance benefit, and the most expensive part not necessarily being the best looking.”
- “There is no damage or performance loss when crashing, and options are limited to a standard Unity selection.”
- “The gameplay is a lot of fun and it is keyboard/controller style gaming, drifting is fun and tracks are rather large, so there is plenty of powersliding room, but there are visual upgrades which are a little limited.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, the game's stability is marked by occasional glitches and bugs, particularly with the user interface and controls, which detract from the experience. While some players noted minor issues, the general consensus is that the game meets expectations despite these stability concerns.
- “Yeah, with occasional glitches, bad UI, strange controls (stemming from bad UI), and an exaggerated full price.”
- “With glitches and bugs.”
- “The car awarded is a '1936 Emperor', which itself has a rather buggy 3D model and is at odds with the quality of the other vehicle models.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
25%
25%
The game's atmosphere is described as lighthearted and therapeutic, reminiscent of "American Graffiti," providing a sense of happiness and euphoria without the tension found in many other games. However, some players feel it fails to capture the nostalgic atmosphere of classic titles like "Street Rod," despite similarities in gameplay. Additionally, the presence of bugs detracts from the overall experience.
- “Just like American Graffiti, which doesn't have a strict plot but aims mostly at the atmosphere, the game is great for lighthearted, almost therapeutic playing without much tension (so popular in other games), and has that feel of lightness, happiness, and light euphoria.”
- “The game has many bugs... I bought it because I liked to play Street Rod a long time ago - and I think the people who programmed this game also liked Street Rod - so the game is similar in many ways, but they couldn't recreate the atmosphere of the old game.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The reviews indicate a strong consensus that the game lacks a meaningful story or campaign, with multiple users expressing frustration over the absence of a narrative.
- “There is no real story or campaign.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor largely stems from its unintentionally comedic AI, which leads to chaotic and amusing scenarios, such as cars colliding and competitors hilariously struggling to navigate the race events. Players find entertainment in the absurdity of the AI's mistakes and the resulting interactions between vehicles.
- “The AI is so terrible that the game becomes unintentionally funny, as the cars continuously drive into each other.”
- “It's very funny to see how competitors in race events fight by pushing each other out of the path or how they make mistakes.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express disappointment with the game's monetization, particularly regarding misleading advertisements that claim there are 25 sixties cars available, while only 15 are actually playable. This discrepancy has led to frustration over perceived false marketing.
- “My main disappointment was from the advertisement clips on YouTube for the game saying '25 sixties cars'... well, there are only 15 cars you can drive in this game.”
- “The monetization model feels exploitative, as it pushes players to spend money to unlock basic features that should be included in the game.”
- “I was really put off by the constant ads and prompts to purchase in-game currency, which detracted from the overall experience.”