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PS2 | Driving | CART Fury

Boxart for CART Fury
CART Fury 24 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.0
  • SOUND: 3.0
  • CONTROL: 4.5
  • FUN FACTOR 3.5
  • AVG USER SCORE 3.4
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 2.8

First Look: CART Fury

First Look by AIRHENDRIX | 05/10/2001 | 18:09:50 PM PST

If Indy-car racing makes you yawn, frantic CART Fury might be the kind of speedy, high-octane race that jolts you awake.

Open-Wheel Mayhem
Years ago, Sega?s Daytona captured a huge audience with an action-packed take on stock-car racing that made the sport exciting to players of all levels. While it?s unlikely that CART Fury will achieve that same success, a nearly final preview version sizzled with the potential to deliver thrilling arcade-style Indy-car action. Calling it the NFL Blitz of the CART circuit wouldn?t be too far off the mark as Fury throws caution flags to the wind in favor of trading paint, wrecking spectacularly, and burning off turbo boosts earned by good lap times.

Fury will rev its engines with 10 pro CART drivers, such as Juan Montoya and Michael Andretti, on 18 tracks. Eleven of the courses will be fantasy locales like Airport Raceway or Surfer?s Paradise, while the other seven will be dumbed-down versions of CART tracks like Long Beach, which resembles the real-life course but has been smoothed out into nearly an oval. Along with single and season races, you can improve your skills in Driving 101 or tackle mini-games like Last Man Standing, Demolition, Block Your Opponent, and more.

Fury-ous Frenzy
Fury?s frame rate and sensation of speed was already excellent, and the attractive graphics would hold your interest without blowing you away. The controls were a breeze to master, and the gameplay, which definitely borrows from Daytona?s, was unrealistic and exciting in all the right ways.

The only big question was the game?s depth. Because season mode wasn?t playable, it wasn?t clear if Fury would deliver the long-term replayability to make this racer worth an in-depth play?if it doesn?t, think weekend rental all the way.


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