With names like Liberty Hall Raceway, Wizard Grove Raceway and Rodeo Peak Speedway, they're clearly going for the NASCAR and Indy Car vibe, and to be honest Maximum Speed nails it in terms of track design.even if none of them are really all that impressive in terms of location or intricacy. The tracks on offer are a good mix of standard ovals and twisty forest, desert and mountain based circuits and while none of them really stand out or are as memorable as the iconic 777 Speedway or Seaside Street Galaxy, they're all functional and offer a nice variety in terms of aesthetic.

Once you've selected your whip you get to select a track, of which there are six and these are, again, further divided into easy, medium or hard difficulties. The vehicle selection boils down to three different classes, with stock cars, trucks and open wheel variants being slectable, and then each type of vehicle being further sub-divided into three distinct flavours one being an all rounder, one having better acceleration and the other having a higher top speed. There are 23 other vehicles also vying for the top spot during each race, and there's a clock counting down that replenishes by varying dwindling allotments each time you reach the next lap checkpoint. What you're confronted with when starting Maximum Speed is the ability to play a single race, in any of the initial three classes of vehicle, on any of the six circuits. Mainly because, y'know, Maximum Speed was never (officially) ported to anything.

So what you're essentially getting, should you plop Maximum Speed onto your GDEMU (other optical drive emulators are available) is the authentic arcade experience with no home conversion improvements whatsover.

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