Motorama
- November 20, 2014
- 251 Games
- 5h median play time
Get on Steam"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.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a nostalgic vibe reminiscent of classic racing games like Street Rod, appealing to fans of vintage cars.
- Customization options for cars are extensive, allowing players to upgrade performance and visual aspects.
- Despite its flaws, some players find the game enjoyable and fun, especially at a discounted price.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including poor AI behavior and inconsistent physics, making it frustrating to play.
- Driving mechanics are often criticized for being unresponsive and unrealistic, leading to a lack of enjoyment during races.
- The game is considered short and repetitive, with limited content and a lack of engaging gameplay elements.
- music13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 31 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it loud, repetitive, and annoying, particularly criticizing the limited soundtrack that often resets volume settings. While some appreciate the inclusion of classic rock tracks, the overall consensus is that the music detracts from the gameplay experience, with requests for more variety and better volume control options.
“Great tracks, cool cars with performance/visual upgrades, and 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.”
“At first, I thought the music was by default a bit too loud, but when I turned it down to hear the dreadful sound of the engines, I was glad for it.”
“Awful graphics, poor grammar, unfair and repetitive gameplay, annoying music and sounds... the list goes on.”
“[*] Menu music starts playing every time you go back to the menu – extremely loud, extremely annoying!”
“The bad: music is loud and repetitive (volume seems to reset after races).”
- graphics11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the detailed car models and overall decent artwork, while others criticize the presence of numerous graphical bugs, glitches, and limited settings. Many users report issues such as frame rate problems and game crashes, detracting from the visual experience. Overall, the graphics are described as simple and inconsistent, with a notable divide between aesthetic appeal and technical performance.
“Graphics are good and cars are very detailed.”
“Very simple graphics and simple gameplay put together to give a fun game.”
“Not too good codework, but apparently decent artwork.”
“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 has the 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.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the fun drifting mechanics and upgrade options, while others criticize it for poor graphics, repetitive elements, and frustrating physics issues, including collisions with invisible objects. Overall, the experience is described as inconsistent, with a divide between enjoyable aspects and significant flaws.
“The gameplay is a lot of fun, featuring keyboard/controller style gaming. Drifting is enjoyable, and the tracks are quite large, providing plenty of room for powersliding. There are many performance upgrades available, along with some 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.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's optimization features a variety of performance upgrades for vehicles, including eight distinct enhancements, but players note that the escalating costs for these upgrades do not correlate with tangible performance benefits. While the gameplay is enjoyable and allows for fun drifting mechanics, the lack of damage or performance loss during crashes, along with 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 plenty of powersliding room, lots of upgrades can be done for performance and there are visual upgrades too, which 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.”
“Vehicles are presented as having four different performance characteristics: 'acceleration', 'speed', 'handling', and 'grip'.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, users report that the game experiences occasional glitches and bugs, particularly with the user interface and controls, which detracts from the overall stability. While some minor issues are noted, many players feel that the game still meets their expectations despite these shortcomings.
“Yeah, with occasional glitches, bad UI, strange controls (stemming from the 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.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by a lighthearted and therapeutic vibe, reminiscent of "American Graffiti," which allows for relaxed gameplay without tension. However, some players feel it lacks the nostalgic charm and immersive quality of classic titles like "Street Rod," despite sharing similarities.
“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 in many ways similar, but they couldn't capture the atmosphere of the old game.”
“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. However, they couldn't recreate the atmosphere of the old game.”
“The atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, lacking the charm and excitement that made the original game so memorable.”
“Despite the nostalgic elements, the overall atmosphere fails to capture the essence of what made the original game engaging.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that there is a lack of a substantial story or campaign in the game, with some users expressing frustration over its absence.
“There is no real story or campaign.”
“The narrative feels disjointed and lacks depth.”
“Character development is minimal, making it hard to connect with the story.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor largely stems from its unintentionally comedic AI, which leads to amusing scenarios such as cars colliding and competitors hilariously pushing each other off the track. Players find entertainment in the chaotic and often absurd interactions during race events.
“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 push each other out of the way or make mistakes.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players express disappointment with the monetization aspect, particularly regarding misleading advertising that claims the game features 25 sixties cars, while only 15 are actually available for gameplay. This discrepancy has led to frustration over perceived false marketing.
“My main disappointment was from the advertisement clips on YouTube for the game that say '25 classic 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 on features that should be included in the base game.”
“I was really put off by the constant prompts to purchase in-game currency, which detracts from the overall experience.”
