With the emphasis here firmly fixed on Battle Mode, fan favourites like Elimination mode and the standard races play second fiddle and feel like afterthoughts.

Sure, these track locations were as wacky as the previous titles – one in particular had you on a Hungry Hippos board at one point – but the tracks themselves had a tendency to be oval shaped. They slip and slide all over the track, no matter what vehicle you've chosen and as a newcomer it's very easy to over or under steer and end up careening over the edge of a table or getting lodged in a pile of pretzels. They slip and slide all over the track, no matter what vehicle you've chosen and as a newcomer it's very easy to over or under steer. While you progress through the game, you will be able to upgrade the afterburner meter and its charge speed, speed of flips, brakes and many more. Three of these powers are available from the off but require recharge time between each use, while the fourth ultimate attack is earned through scoring points and destroying other players.

Each of the 12 vehicles has its own unique loadout of weapons and abilities and the game will launch with a massive range of customisation options. So, it was anticipated that this new Micro Machines would have online multiplayer, but as long as that wasn’t at the cost of local multiplayer, then it should be okay, right? Micro Machines World Series is the ultimate pick-up-and-play experience for players of all ages and abilities, offering intuitive, easy-to-learn controls that make the controller impossible to put down. net is owned by Gamer Network Limited, a ReedPop company and subsidiary of Reed Exhibitions Limited. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Micro Machines World Series is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Codemasters could have built on what it achieved with Toybox, but instead it's scaled that back and risked it all on a brand new concept. It was utter carnage when you had eight people cramped around a CRT monitor and four controllers, but this was quintessential Micro Machines for those old enough to remember it. The all-new Battle Arenas will allow you to wreak mass destruction on a miniature scale against your friends or the AI.

The online portion works well enough - quickmatch will attempt to put you in lobby with as many human players as possible, but will plug the gaps with AI characters if necessary so there's always a full match and you're never left waiting too long for a game. I've mentioned Toybox Turbos a lot, but it's almost impossible not to compare the two games when you realise that multiple assets from the 2014 game have been recycled for World Series. Sign in to your Xbox One (make sure you’re signed in with the Microsoft account you want to redeem the code with).

I may have gone in too hot headed when starting this article; it wasn’t a terrible game, it was just bang average and a massive disappointment to the legacy of the franchise. Meanwhile, Team Play lets you work together using your vehicles' unique skills with modes such as 'King of the Hill' or 'Capture the Flag'!The only memory 90's gaming memory this brought back was the disappointment of playing with a Barcode Battler for the first time.

In its place is a more concentrated effort on online multiplayer with classic races and the new Battle mode supporting up to 12 players online at once.While Turbos was a charming nostalgia trip, World Series often feels calculated and almost soulless. Just over 12 months earlier a small title known as Overwatch launched, changing esports and online multiplayer overnight. This was one of my all time favourite games as a younger gamer, hours spent with friends racing each others VW Bug Caravan around a pool table, to jump onto the kitchen table.