Comments on: RPS Verdict: Trackmania United Forever

By: DB

DB — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:24:54 +0000

That’s perfect! Trackmania is the best game in the world! Really!

By: andy m

andy m — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:15:25 +0000

the final “your mum” stuff at the end only really works if the person who is being “offended” says “brilliant!” in response. otherwise it just looks stupid.

By: Mister Bob

Mister Bob — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 +0000

aha Mr Radiant:
there you go
(although in the twenty days between you posting and me reading you’ve probably shaved it down to 5 seconds..:)

tmtp://#score=MisterBob:A01-Race:25720:92C4B257

those links work in TM’s browser by the way , not your internet one.
Still loving TM myself , although I spend more time designing (admittedly sh!te) tracks than racing.

By: geoman

geoman — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:33:23 +0000

i dont know the activation code, can anyone help me?

By: Kismet

Kismet — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:23:08 +0000

An easier way to compare times and results between us would be to have an in-game RPS group. Maybe one of the fab four could start one and post here the group login and password?

Edit: Though I fear groups are available only for us with TMUF (the paid version, in other words). On the other side, the game is worth the expenditure, what are you waiting for? :)

By: Radiant

Radiant — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:10:18 +0000

So… none of you losers who read this site are going to beat my time before this story drops off the end of the page?
5 euros says that none of you can do it [and link to your ghost] before the dreaded article drop.

By: Radiant

Radiant — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:33:20 +0000

^ If you’ve installed trackmania and then copy and paste that link into a browser it will start the game on the correct track with you racing my ghost.

Well not so much ‘racing’ more like watching it slip ’round bends and scream off into the distance like it owed you money.

By: Radiant

Radiant — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:14:21 +0000

tmtp://#score=Radiant:A01-Race:24490:129C4FFE
024.49

I do believe I’m not going to play anything else for the rest of my life.

By: Phil H

Phil H — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:29:29 +0000

As M.Banana said, there’s definitely ads in the free version, getting sick of seeing that Toyota billboard every time I restart a track(but oh, how gleeful those Toyota marketing types must feel). Getting close to shelling out for the paid version if for no other reason than to try and get rid of it.

Stuck at work at the moment so I can’t pull scores, but I’ve been spending a lot of time with it, somewhere close to/at the 130 medals mark, with a few where I’ve even beaten the creator times, and I’ve cracked the top 10 in Minnesota. Feeling like I might be getting close to my limit, but I’ve got to do some of their oddball stuff to unlock more tracks, like get a pile of ladder points, thankfully…

The online component is insanely brilliant fun, “Hey, you eleventybillion guys, GO!” letting you watch everyone else race without having to worry about running into someone, watching others for spectacular failures or to pick up key hints at cracking the track. The collective WTF moments when switching to a new track, with seemingly impossible jumps/turns that you and a bunch of others haven’t played before? Completely Awesome. Trying to learn and complete said track within the 6min. rotation, let alone with the top times, makes for a constantly refreshing challenge that chews hours of time.

By: fluffy bunny

fluffy bunny — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:29:20 +0000

popcorn: Same with all other versions of United Forever.

BTW, I agree that the community features deserves a mention, especially the track editor. After all, the main reason I’m not playing Trials 2 anymore is that there’s nothing more to play. For a while, beating previous records and climbing the high score lists was enough, but then it reached a point where improving my records just took too much effort.

With TrackMania, there’s always something new to do, thanks to the track editor.

Every time I play online (where it really shines), I come across tracks that I’ve never tried before. And since there are a number of really talented people in the community, these tracks are often vastly superior to the ones included with the game.

(in fact, that’s probably my main gripe with TMUF – the included tracks are okay, but they don’t really show the game from its best side. they feel very “standard” – I mean, not compared to the down-to-earth tracks in your average racer, but compared to the best user-created tracks)

Also, people, PLAY TRACKMANIA ONLINE! That’s where the real fun is at.

By: Corion

Corion — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:28:56 +0000

There are ads for the new Toyota Matrix in the game, I suspect that’s where they get some of their cash for such an awesome freebie. They’re not obnoxiously obvious, but they’re there. If you haven’t noticed them yet, your subconscious probably has.

By: Rook

Rook — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:23:33 +0000

The pedals should work, just make sure you bind it properly in the options screen as Trackmania has some strange default settings for most controllers. Otherwise you could always bind them to a key setting and then use them for accelerate and break (digital)