Reviews

Slighty disappointing arcade conversion. I loved this game in the arcades and was very excited about buying it. While the game obviously lacks the 3D effects of the arcades it does maintain the gameplay. The problem for me is that it doesn't have the same feel of a racing game. The graphics could have been better with a bit more colour and detail but are still pretty good. But the game lacks a true feel of a racing game and I prefer the arcade game.

Always liked this game, not as good as the arcade game and not as smooth as WEC Le Mans but it's still very enjoyable that replicates the original well.

Continental Circus is an arcade favourite but I didn't play it that often as everytime I did I got a headache. What also gave me a headache was its Spectrum conversion. It's a good game but as much as I liked it I cannot call it a great game, for reasons I will explain.

The game has you race in a Formula One car in several race tracks around the world, including Brazil, America, France, Germany and Japan. You must reach the qualifying rank in each track to advance, for example starting rank 100 in Brazil, you need to reach rank 80 or under to qualify for America, then rank 60 to reach France and so on until you have to rank 3rd or better in Japan. As well as reaching the qualifying rank you also have to finish the track within the time limit. Checkpoints can be passed during the race to increase time.

Should you fail to qualify, either by running out of time or by finishing outside the qualifying rank, you can continue and your current rank is maintained. Each track has pits you can use to repair damage if you crash into another car or to change tyres if it's raining. If you hit another car, your car starts smoking, after a lengthy period it will soon catch fire and eventually you will crash.

The game plays at a nice speed with some good scrolling and the graphics are nicely detailed. The main issue I have with the game is the controls, at times it is almost too easy to hit another car or crash altogether, this is because there is no brake button in this game and to slow your car down you either have to let go of the accelerate button or change shifts, both do not slow you down enough and leaves you in a tight spot when it comes to avoiding damage. When you do crash even once it's very difficult to make the checkpoint as the car's acceleration is quite slow.

Continental Circus is a good racing game, but it's also quite difficult due to inconsistances in controls. This could have been quite addictive but instead it's quite frustrating. This always looked nice on the arcades and on the Spectrum, but it's just too much of a headache for me to really enjoy it.

I get the control issues but this is still a good game in spite of that. I found it to be quite thrilling in fact.

Não consegui chegar muito longe, e acho que a culpa não é minha. Talvez seja o que os outros dizem, o controle não é bom. Só sei que é muito difícil não bater, e, quando você bate, as conseqüências são terríveis. E se você consegue não bater, há grandes chances de acabar o tempo.