An early preview of the work done so far on the Phase 2 update for Repulze. In this phase, the racing moves from the big city out to the wastelands among canyons, mines and military outposts. More info about the update will be released as the development proceeds, so stay tuned!
And don’t be afraid to give us feedback via Twitter, Facebook or our contact form!
Yet another game release under the belt! This makes for Pixelbite’s 10th game! This time it’s a futuristic hovercraft racer running in a smooth 60fps. Take a look if you enjoy a good speed induced adrenaline rush! In the mean time, we’ll continue working on the upcoming Phases. As usual with our games, the first release is just the beginning!
The Drift mode in Reckless Racing is a little different from the regular race modes. This is a short primer to introduce you to the new mechanics and get you drifting like a pro. Soon you’ll realize that racing is a lot more fun while sideways and really not all that difficult. After all, you only need to turn a little harder in a corner to start drifting. Then it’s all about balancing the slide with the steering to stay on the road.
Take a look at our video tutorial below, or continue reading this post.
Kazen 86 and Super XR are the two drift kitted cars in Reckless Racing. It’s highly recommended you upgrade them to fit your drifting style:
Fast lap times are not your concern while drifting; drift mode is all about earning drift points! As soon as you start going sideways the drift score counter appears above your car and starts ticking. The better and longer your drift is the faster the points tick in. The quality of your drift is determined by the following:
Duration is by far the most important factor. Aim to keep your drift going for as long as possible, by any means necessary. Taking the long way around the track is usually better than going for the apex in every corner. A good drifter can even sustain a single, continuous drift over a whole lap. This is done by linking drifts together, meaning that if you start a new drift immediately after another one ended, they will count as one. This is key to truly dominate the leaderboards and a pro drifter always plans one corner ahead in order to set up a chain.
Regardless of how your drift ends (even by crashing), you will always receive the current points from the drift score counter. But if you end the drift in a controlled manner, by straightening out your car, you’ll get double (2X) the current points.
The Drift mode is available in Reckless Racing 2 for iOS, and Reckless Racing Ultimate for Win8. Android version is coming later.
Finally the super-duper secret “Project Future” is now revealed! The real title for our latest game is Repulze. It’s a futuristic racing game that takes the genre to a new level. With beautiful graphics, super-fluid gameplay based on polarity energy and repulse power technology you’re in for whole new racing treat! In addition you’ll have nine challenging levels to master, six slick hovercrafts to obtain and 10 ranks to climb. Check out the teaser!
UPDATE: Repulze will have multiple game modes, also known as Phases. The first phase to be released is a solo racing time trial where the goal is to push the speed limit to the max!
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Now that the production of Reckless Racing Ultimate is coming to an end, we have started on a fresh, new secret project that is to be announced later this year.
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Pixelbite is excited to announce Reckless Racing Ultimate for Xbox Games for Windows 8. It will be available at launch and can be played on any PC, laptop, or tablet with Windows 8.
Reckless Racing Ultimate is the fusion of both previous Reckless Racing games in one – with added exclusive content and features tailored for Xbox Games and Windows 8. There are 50 beautifully crafted race routes with a selection of 24 cars and trucks to master.
Something very common among many game developers today is DLC’s and title updates for their games. The idea is to add content to an already existing game to make the lifetime longer and/or improve the game. We’re no different than other game developers in that sense, and want to expand Reckless Racing 2 with new content based on what our fans want to see. For Reckless Racing 2 we have been working on a new race mode that really feels like a perfect match; Drift. But adding something new like this is rarely as easy as it seems! [···]
Nothing can ever get in the way of the holy “fika” break in Sweden… Riots will break out, martyrs will be made and heads will roll if fika breaks were to be abandoned, ask any Swede!
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This year we will have two representatives at Nordic Game in Malmö 24-25 of May. We won’t be there as exhibitors but we will have Joakim Feldt, artist and Kasper Iversen, associate producer present. They will mingle, network and listen to sessions during the days. So if you’re there and would like to talk to us, try to look them up!
And there it is, Reckless Racing 2 is out on the App Store as a universal app and on the Android Market as well. The whole office takes a breath of release celebrating our biggest project yet with a massive cake. Then it is back to work as usual. Reckless Racing 2 may have been released, but the work is far from over. Now it is time to listen to the feedback from all our fans, gather ideas, design new cars, tracks and game modes for upcoming updates. Good times ahead!
