From the team which gave us Reckless Racing comes another arcade driving game, Reckless Getaway; but here, instead of racing opponents around a track, the idea here is that you’re a getaway driver trying to outrun the police along a pre-determined route. Along the way you must collect coins to unlock new levels, plus there are various power-ups to help you escape the cops.
Reckless Getaway has a similar 3D, top-down look to Reckless Racing, but with a bias towards the rear of the car, ensuring the road stretches out in front of you. Although you can slide all over the road and go off-roading either side of it, the path you follow is already set, so don’t expect to lead your pursuers on a Grand Theft Auto-style chase around the backstreets.
You also don’t need to worry about accelerating or braking, as your virtual foot stays mashed to the carpet and the brakes don’t appear to work at all! The only controls in Reckless Getaway is a left and right arrow for turning your vehicle. The gameplay is very accessible and one doesn’t need to be a driving god to progress, although you will be needing a particular set of skills to do well.
The challenge in Reckless Getaway is to collect as many coins as possible, as these convert into a star rating at the end of each level. For example, each level has a total of four available stars and to unlock the next set of levels, you’ll need to have earned a certain amount. Collect too few and you run the risk of not progressing on to the next stage. If you wreck your car, you’ll lose a star off your maximum potential score for that stage, so it’s important to stay in one piece.
Seeing as you can’t brake, missed coins are gone, so you’ll need to learn the road layout in order to be in the right place at the right time to collect them; no easy task when you’re being pushed around by police cars and other road users, sliding about on a dirt track or flying through the air over a massive jump.
Reckless Getaway evokes memories of arcade classics Spy Hunter and Chase HQ, along with traffic dodging games on the iPhone such as Lane Splitter; but rather than go for the serious approach, Reckless Getaway is all-out arcade thrills and spills, with over-the-top handling, insane jumps, a Mission:Impossible-style soundtrack and an endless flow of dollar bills spilling out of your car!
It takes a few goes to really appreciate Reckless Getaway, but give it a moment and you’ll realize it’s a highly playable driving game that’s considerably harder than it looks. Whereas on Angry Birds the only thing you lose out on is points when you don’t get three stars, in Reckless Getaway you can’t progress any further if you don’t have enough. I had to revisit and replay almost all the levels in order to raise the stars needed to unlock the final levels, but it’s a credit to the game that I actually wanted to, and that learning each course was surprisingly satisfying.
While I appreciated the difficulty level, others may find it frustrating though. I also would have liked to see a different mode or two, perhaps with alternative goals – smash X amount of police cars, make X amount of jumps for example – to provide the game with a little more lastability. The good thing is, Polarbit say they’re working on other modes along with new levels too.
I’ve spent a hugely enjoyable weekend smashing, crashing and jumping though the cops n’ robbers world of Reckless Getaway, and I’m certain it’s the first of many. The game is yours for $2.99/£1.99 and it should be right at the top of your app shopping list.
Positives:
Easy to pick up, difficult to master.Super 3D graphics and a suitably appropriate soundtrack.Game Center and universal iPhone and iPad support.Negatives:
Does need a few more modes to increase the game’s lastability.Overall: 4/5.
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