Fuel (2009 video game)
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| Developer(s) | Asobo Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
| Engine | A.C.E. (Asobo Conception Engine) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
July 5, 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| GameRankings | 63.62% |
| Metacritic | 66/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | C |
| Edge | 8/10 |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 |
| GameSpot | 6.0/10 |
| GameTrailers | 5.2/10 |
| IGN | 5.1/10 |
| OXM (US) | 7/10 |
| X-Play | 4/5 |
Fuel is a 2009 open world racing video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Codemasters. The game was released on June 2, 2009 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and June 5, 2009 for Microsoft Windows.
Fuel is an open world racing game set in a Mad Max-like post-apocalyptic world ravaged by extreme weather fueled by global warming, with players experiencing varying weather effects such as occasional tornadoes and sandstorms, as well as an accelerated day-night cycle. The world of the game is over 5,560 square miles (14,400 km²) in size, which is roughly the size of the U.S. state of Connecticut, and completely free to roam. In the free roaming mode, the game features the ability to drive anywhere in the game world without incurring loading times; however, crashing a vehicle - or invoking the reset function to return to the road - does invoke a short loading screen.
The player starts at one of 19 camps, with a few vehicles at the start of the single-player campaign, which is called "career" mode. When the career is fully completed, the player can use seventy different vehicles across six different classes, including bikes, ATVs, muscle cars, SUVs, buggies, and trucks as well as a hovercraft. The currency used in the game is Fuel and it serves as money to pay with for new vehicles. In the game the player can customize vehicles and the driver up to certain limits.
Driving around the parts of the open game world will lead to the discovery of new "challenges".
To advance through the game, the player must earn stars and fuel. Stars are earned with Career races, the locations of which are shown on the map as a 5-point star in a circle indicating a camp. Each race has 3 difficulty levels. For completing a race, the player earns one star for each difficulty level and an amount of fuel. This can only be done once; completing the same race for the second time on the same level will not be rewarded. With enough stars the player can unlock new areas of the open world map, with a total of 216 stars to be collected in the game. To get all stars, all races must be won on all 3 difficulty levels, although winning on the lowest level gives most rewards. Next to earning a star and fuel, the player will also unlock new clothing items, new vehicles (which still need to be bought), and Doppler Trucks will appear in the specific area.
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