Fatal Inertia

Fatal Inertia (フェイタル・イナーシャ, Feitaru Ināsha) is a futuristic hovercar racing game from Koei. Originally an exclusive for the PlayStation 3, it was released for the Xbox 360 in 2007 and then released on the PlayStation 3 on May 29, 2008 in Japan, June 19, 2008 in North America and Australia, and July 15, 2008 in Europe as a download on the PlayStation Network under the title Fatal Inertia EX (フェイタル・イナーシャEX, Feitaru Ināsha EX). The PlayStation 3 version was initially delayed because of difficulties with the Unreal Engine 3 on the console, due to the cell processor's architecture.[5]

Fatal Inertia
Fatal Inertia
Developer(s)Koei Canada
Publisher(s)Koei
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
ReleaseXbox 360
  • JP: September 6, 2007
  • NA: September 12, 2007[1]
  • EU: September 14, 2007[2]
  • AU: September 20, 2007
PlayStation 3
  • JP: May 29, 2008
  • AU: June 19, 2008
  • NA: June 20, 2008[3]
  • EU: July 15, 2008[4]
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, local & online multiplayer

The game is set in the mid-22nd century Earth, and a handful of immense corporations control virtually all business, politics, and entertainment. Extreme sports have become one of the main sources of entertainment with Fatal Inertia as the most popular.[6] Competitions take place far from cities due to the high level of danger.[7]

There are six different racing environments that are divided into fifty-one courses.[8]

Gameplay

Fatal Inertia has four main craft types, each one having advantages and disadvantages over each other:

  • Phoenix Class: craft that, though they do not excel, are well balanced on most parameters.
  • Aurora class: the fastest of all the classes, though with questionable reliability. Suited for adept or advanced players.
  • Mercury class: light, fast accelerating vehicles with superior handling in contrast to other classes.
  • Titan class: massive machines that can demolish the competition with their heavy armor and greater firepower, compensating for their poor handling and acceleration.

Though there are only 4 classes there are numerous upgrades that can tune each class to its own unique look, stats, and handling.

Fatal Inertia has a set of non-lethal weapons, mostly centered around magnetic behavior. Most of the weapons have primary fire which projects forwards, and a secondary fire that is projected backwards.

Development

On August 2, 2007 a playable demo of Fatal Inertia was released on Xbox Live Marketplace.[9]

On May 29, 2008 a multi-language playable demo of Fatal Inertia EX was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store.

On July 15, 2008, the same day as Europe's release, a trial version was also available on the PlayStation Store as a free download.[10]

Fatal Inertia EX

The PlayStation 3 version of the game is a download-only title, and appeared on the Japanese PlayStation Store on May 29, 2008,[11] in North America and Australia on June 19, 2008, and in Europe on July 15, 2008, as part of PlayStation Network's E3 2008 release plan. A number of tweaks and improvements have been made to the title, notably the difficulty level; to this end, EX includes a training venue with eight new tracks, known as the "Fatal Inertia Proving Grounds Facility", as well as a Master difficulty level for veterans.[11] The development team have also adjusted gameplay, including weapons and physics.[11] Controls support the DualShock 3 along with SIXAXIS tilt control for craft steering.[11]

Reception

Both Fatal Inertia and Fatal Inertia EX received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[12][13] In Japan, Famitsu X360 gave the former a score of two sevens, one eight, and one seven for a total of 29 out of 40.[18] GameZone gave the Japanese version of the latter an average review, about a month before it was released in the United States.[25]

See also

References
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