Fuel (video game)

Fuel is developed by ASOBO Studios action racing game released in 2009.

Main features of the game are, according to Codemasters, the huge and completely free passable game world, which shall extend over an area of ​​about 14,400 km ², and the complex physics and dynamics of the game. The basis for the game's introduced in 2005, also developed by ASOBO Studios tech demo Grand Raid Offroad.

The manufacturer describes the development of the game engine with its extensive weather simulation as groundbreaking. Thus, for example hurricanes, downpours and other weather phenomena during the race can influence the course of the race.

Game world

Due to the effects of climate change and global warming caused by pollution and over-exploitation, is the earth of the game, which is located in an alternative present, virtually uninhabitable. The drive- in Fuel complex is located in the western U.S., between the rugged Pacific Coast and the Nevada desert. Work will also include snow-capped mountain regions, but also dense forests and abandoned settlements can be loaded and passed through.

In this alternate present there is an acute shortage of fuel. This lack is also the basis for racing. With victories in the race to get as a reward scarce fuel. It is almost always driven off the road. The goal is to race as quickly as possible shut-down of checkpoints, where the player can decide how he moves between the individual points. It is also possible to use abbreviations, as long as one wherein there is no advantage to be strong. Help in choosing the correct route is possible with GPS. By day and night cycles the race to be equally affected, as by natural disasters and extreme weather situations.

Up to 16 drivers are able to drive with changing visibility and weather conditions against each other in single player and multiplayer races. To this end, they should allow for 75 different vehicles, which are divided into the categories of motorcycles, quads, SUVs and trucks are available.

Trivia

With an area of 14,400 km ² and a length of the road network of 160,000 km Fuel is the game with the biggest surface, giving it an entry in the Gamer's Edition of the Guinness Book of Records.