Exclusive ‘Monster Trucks Nitro 2′ Hands-On is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
I really wanted to like the original Monster Trucks Nitro back when it was first released last year, but poor controls combined with a lackluster framerate and gameplay that didn't make a whole lot of sense somehow managed to even make monster trucks not fun. Miniclip.com went back to the drawing board, and with the release of Monster Trucks Nitro 2, the game is much, much closer to what I wanted it to be the first time around.
Your truck is controlled by tilting the iPhone, with a slider along the bottom that controls your speed. The whole setup feels much more responsive compared to the first. Competing in a series of timed events, you'll come across all kinds of crazy jumps and nitro tanks you can drive over for a temporary boost of speed. Hitting these tanks is vital, not only for good times, but also to get enough air to do flips which also rewards a small amount of boost.
As you can see in the following gameplay trailer, the developers really amped up the amount of action in the game with cars to smash, bridges that break, explosions everywhere, and other over-the-top obstacles to run over with a number of included trucks:
The game is still in development and won't be available until next month, but in the meantime, Monster Trucks Nitro 2 needs to be on your watch list if you're a fan of monster trucks. I'm really glad to report that the sequel is a night and day difference from the original, and a lot of fun.
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Touch Racing Nitro is a unique, top-down racer where users race one of twelve RC cars around 18 different tracks (which are progressively un-locked over the course of game play). It’s uniqueness stems from it’s control scheme: Players use one finger to manipulate the car around its tracks. Think of the donkey-and-a-carrot-stick adage: Your car is the donkey and your finger is the carrot dangling from the stick and both are connected by an elastic band. And these cars REALLY want that carrot.
and provide players with a 3D racing environment. The game sports a funky, post-70’s music intro which takes a progressive, club-like feel once the race starts. The game’s sound effects are relegated to the car’s engine (acceleration/ deceleration) and nitro boosts. There are no crashing effects while hitting other cars and walls, which I guess is appropriate, since we’re dealing with RC cars.
Again, the controls are very responsive and take some getting used to, but once you practice enough, using the games’ built-in tutorial, you’ll be careening around the corners of tracks and manipulating your car past the game’s AI cars to claim 1st place. Be warned, though, if you don’t practice and learn how to control your car properly, your races will consist of your racer simply bouncing, flying, overrunning and running into walls, obstacles and other racers. Players have A LOT of control over their racers, but for those who don’t properly learn the techniques, racing on the tracks will be an exercise in futility and frustration. Conversely, those who master the controls will love racing on the game’s well-developed tracks. 
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