Bigfoot Collision Course

SCORE: 77

Racing games have not fared that well here at Family Friendly Gaming, especially on the Nintendo DS. Sure a few kart racing games have come through the review process with flying colors, but most other racing games have not done so well. The WMG knew this coming in to the review of Zoo Games Bigfoot Collision Course for the DS. Then there is the problems with the Wii version of this game. Zoo Games must have listened to the WMG because the DS version of Bigfoot Collision Course includes improvements over the Wii version. More emphasis was put on the racing, and less on the smashing stuff.

Bigfoot Collision Course graphically is a scaled down version of the Wii game. Which surprisingly looks decent on the Nintendo DS. There are some bright colors used, and most items look like they should. The WMG thinks most racing games look bad on the DS, and Bigfoot Collision Course does not look any worse than any of the rest. In fact looks better than many of them.

The music is better in Bigfoot Collision Course, and works with the theme. The engine noise has been brought down in volume, and that is a big improvement. There is no storyline that the WMG noticed to explain why we are racing monster trucks in all these different locations. The career mode is nice, but understanding why we are doing it would be even better.

Bigfoot Collision Course is pretty easy to play through. Most racing games on the DS (editor: kart racers excluded from this statement) are insanely difficult, and frustrate gamers at all levels. Bigfoot Collision Course is easy to play through and defeat in a few hours. This drags down the replay, but there are some cool unlockables which bring it back up.

The controls in the Nintendo DS version of Bigfoot Collision Course are an improvement over the Wii version. With that said, they are still not where they need to be. The WMG got stuck facing some walls, and no matter how far the truck was backed up, those wheels would not turn to get around it. Restarting the race was the solution. There are also some angled walls that allow for better racing than the track (due to the smash cars, etc that slow down a racer). Bumping a vehicle in front of your truck only slows your vehicle down. Passing can be difficult. The WMG still found some fun in this game.

Being first and winning are the biggest lessons the WMG came away from Bigfoot Collision Course. Zoo Games has made some improvements on this franchise, and the WMG hopes they continue to do so. Bigfoot Collision Course is better than a lot of racing games on the DS, especially the EA made ones.
- Working Man Gamer

Graphics: 77%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 77%
Gameplay: 69%
Family Friendly Factor: 81%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Zoo Games
Rating: 'E' for Everyone

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