Trackmania DS previewed
Once only known for its PC editions, Trackmania DS is looking to revitalize racing games on Nintendo’s juggernaut handheld.
EDGE got its hands on a preview edition of Trackmania DS, and the game is apparently everything DS racers so far haven’t been: Fast, pretty and intuitive.
TrackMania DS, in replicating its PC source material so meticulously, is something of a technical feat. Locked at a steady 60 frames per second, it’s also the fastest racer on DS. The instant restart feature, so integral to the ‘one more go’ appeal of TrackMania, is present and correct – a tap of the X button is all that’s needed to return to the starting line.
The game also includes the fabled track editor, the lifeblood of the Trackmania community. Unfortunately, it won’t allow you to upload tracks using the DS’s WiFi connection, but you can share tracks locally.