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Trackmania is out nowA mixture of “track” and “mania”
A mixture of “track” and “mania”
Trackmaniais a series that… christ, look atthis mess. I’m not going to lay out the whole history of the series. They stretch back to 2003, over a dozen or so games on almost as many platforms. They’re mostly about time trial races on outlandish, stunt-filled tracks.
This latest one is a remake of Trackmania Nations, a free online spin-off released in 2006. It’s calledTrackmania, because clarity is unfashionable I guess. After some understandabledelays, it’s out now, and although it has a subscription model, there’s a pretty generous free version too.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
The basic spine of it is free. That’s called “starter access”, and lets you race on 25 official tracks, as well as player-made tracks, and “solo and online progression”. There’ll be “a new season every 3 months”, so it should be worth checking back in later in the year. Paid subscriptions come in two flavours, with “Standard Access” opening up online events and track editing, and “Club Access” offering “further customisation opportunities” and in-game social options. Players who stump up for either subscription will retain access to the official and daily tracks they paid for, as well as the track editor, after their payments stop. So that’s nice.
Trackmania is out now on theEpic Games StoreandUplay. In the UK, it’s £8.59 for one year of Standard Access, £25.99 for one year of Club Access, and £49.99 for three years of Club Access.
