Sure - it's only a small boxout but I'll scan it at work tomorrow.
[edit] Actually it's probably quicker to type it out :)
[edit] Actually it's probably quicker to type it out :)
"We don't normally include alpha versions of games in these hallowed pages, but Polymaniacs impressed us enough to warrant such coverage.
Think back a few years now to Offroad (issue 102) a racing game where you traversed various types of terrain while trying to achieve various goals. This is almost exactly where Polymaniacs is coming from, just that it is doing so for free and looks far more like Micro Machines as it does so.
Even at this alpha stage, there are an impressive number of options available - time trials, deathmatches, team games and so on - and we can only assume these will be fleshed out with more maps and vehicles as time goes by. The graphics are simple, but that's the point - it doesn't play up it's devotion to polygons for nothing.
As it is, Polymaniacs is definitely one to keep an eye on - it could turn into something special, especially if they add some kind of online multiplayer to the mix.
Think back a few years now to Offroad (issue 102) a racing game where you traversed various types of terrain while trying to achieve various goals. This is almost exactly where Polymaniacs is coming from, just that it is doing so for free and looks far more like Micro Machines as it does so.
Even at this alpha stage, there are an impressive number of options available - time trials, deathmatches, team games and so on - and we can only assume these will be fleshed out with more maps and vehicles as time goes by. The graphics are simple, but that's the point - it doesn't play up it's devotion to polygons for nothing.
As it is, Polymaniacs is definitely one to keep an eye on - it could turn into something special, especially if they add some kind of online multiplayer to the mix.