Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure 3

A heavy SUV, dirt up to the very thresholds and a track where there is no asphalt at all - this is what the Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure 3 looks like. This is an arcade racing game in which the main vehicle is a massive all-wheel drive vehicle, and the main skill is the ability to engage the right gear in time and not get stuck on an incline. Victory here depends not so much on speed as on the ability to read the terrain. There are many locations, and they are scattered across different parts of the world: prairies, forests, mountains, rocky plateaus, rivers and rain-washed fields. On each section there are obstacles for which all-wheel drive was invented: steep climbs, fords, mud, broken ruts. You can go through all this only carefully, groping for the trajectory. In addition to the championships, the player is given complete freedom: you can drive around open spaces without goals, study shortcuts and simply check where a particular car will go. Between races, the equipment requires attention - wear and tear affect the car's behavior, and careless driving quickly turns the race into a fight with your own car. The cars in the game also differ: some hold up dirt better due to wide wheels, others benefit from power on climbs. Between races you can change the equipment and select equipment for a specific route, which turns preparation into a separate part of the game. The sound of the engine and the third-person view add to the feeling that you are sitting behind the wheel of a heavy all-terrain vehicle, rather than riding an arcade machine. The game came out in an era when Cabela's license was applied to almost any genre, but this release turned out to be unexpectedly strong: the off-road physics here are fair, and the tracks make you think. For those who love off-road vehicles and are not afraid of dirt, there will be entertainment for a long time.