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‘Big Fun Racing’ is Actually Pretty Fun

Decane has released their second game into the App Store. Their first game was Bubble Bang [App Store, $0.99] a nice bubble color-matching game [Lite version]. For their second game, however, they’ve gone in a different direction: Big Fun Racing [App Store].

The game is described as a “stunt racer" and puts you in control of one of six cars to race around tracks in order to collect all the coins within the allotted time:

Big Fun Racing (BFR) is a stunt racing game where you race against time to collect coins in various stunt levels. Built upon the NVidia PhysX physics engine this racing game brings great driving physics to the iPhone / iPod Touch. Big Fun Racing has 50 built-in tracks for you to drive in 4 difficulty modes, from easy to ultra hard and additionally there is an “Internet Tracks" game mode where you can download new tracks directly to your device and play those tracks, even when you are offline!

The game is on sale for only $0.99 for the first 24 hours and then goes up to $1.99.

I’ll say up front that when you first play the game, it feels and looks a little rough. The first level is rather boring, and it takes a little time to pick up the controls. Putting the car in reverse also strangely skews the camera view quite a bit making it difficult to use. But once you get a few levels in, and start getting bounced around, the fun kicks in.

The game offers 50 levels with multiple difficulty settings (which reduce the amount of time that you have to collect all your coins). Also offered are downloadable internet levels, of which there is one at the moment. The developer’s gameplay video gives an accurate representation of the game.

If you have any interest in either the game concept or the video, it’s easily worth $0.99 (or even $1.99) and we recommend it.

Later levels are shown in this video also from the developer.

App Store Link: Big Fun Racing, $0.99 for 24 hours then $1.99

18 Comments

  1. TheOnePb

    I'm number 1 on level 1 for today I guess:)!
    15.45 sec!:D!

    Great great game!

  2. VL-Tone

    Among all the games I've bought for my iPod touch (and I've bought many), Edge is one of my most played game.

    I really love the whole concept, which actually makes me a little jealous since it's exactly the kind of game I would've love to create and design.

  3. your personal robot

    Simply a perfect game!
    And now perfect and BIG.
    Fantastic!

  4. Loner

    I'm pretty mad that updating EDGE reset my game, so now I'm on level one again.

  5. Jerry

    Actually, I don't mind it will reset everything. Just gives me a good reason to play the whole thing through again. :)

  6. Brett Archibald

    Can someone answer a couple of questions for me that I have about this game:

    - Does the game tell you how many of the little mini-blocks you have to pick up as you play, ie: 5 of 10 or suchlike?

    - Are you able to complete a level without collecting of the little mini-blocks?

  7. Loner

    yes you can complete the game without all the blocks you just lose out on extra level if you don't. the game will tell you how many blocks you need as well.

  8. Anduril_ukr

    @TheOnePB 15.45 is first? I got under 10 seconds!!!

  9. Anduril_ukr

    about my above comment, i don't have wifi, so if the top is fifteen seconds, thats the reason mine is not top at the moment.

  10. gaze

    under 10 secs in this updated version? Impossible :)

  11. kevin

    Could someone tell me what the new controls are? Thanks

  12. Brett Archibald

    Thanks, Loner.

  13. Anduril_ukr

    @gaze

    sorry, i updated edge, but didn't try it out yet, assumed that the first level was the same ;)

  14. TheOnePb

    Oooh lol Anduril! I had a great time at level 1 version 1 too:)!

    Now I'm second. Have to try harder!

  15. Jesper

    i could never beat that damn star castle level, anoyone know how?

  16. gaze

    Anduril: taking back, seeing current top scores, cannot believe :)

  17. ChoOcHoO

    this update is awesome!!! i love the new controls
    great job guys
    11/10 for me :)

  18. rale

    @Jesper: if you're stuck at the same place I was, there are 2 blocks on each other, and you can push them.-