Kaboom Shark contributor Shaan Joshi writes - "When it comes to vehicular combat racing, long-running series like Twisted Metal are usually the first place where gamer’s minds go. Fuel Overdose, a racing/action game from developer I-Friqiya!, attempts to blend the insane brand of car combat with your traditional racing game, complete with tracks and laps. Unfortunately Fuel Overdose misses the mark in almost every aspect, from lackluster visuals to rage-inducing gameplay, that isn’t worth the time or effort, even from the most seasoned racing game enthusiasts..."
As much as we love to read stories (and write them!) about indie success, as it means that the developer is living out the creative dream, there are many more examples of failed investments than there are of runaway successes.
Here's one story about a developer that only managed to sell 600 copies worldwide of a PSN game.
As we sit on the precipice of Grand Theft Auto V’s midnight release, with millions of sales sure to accompany it, Skander Djerbi of I-Friqiya has some sad news about Fuel Overdose, which was released in December 2012 in Europe and March 2013 in North America. - PSLS
indie games that don't do anything good prob won't sell very well.
If everything is "just ok" or just a checklist item or something then it probably won't wow people.
Just curious, why the mention of indie games? Fuel Overdose is an Insomniac game published by EA. Definitely not indie.
Well in the video it DOES say, "The indie game that refreshed the combat racing genre".
@monkey ninja , Fuel Overdose isnt from insomniac. i think you got confused with sunset overdrive or overstrike
Not always. Shadow of the Colossus didn't do very well sales wise but it's one of the best games ever made.
True, but then you can look at the re-release of the game in the ICO / SotC HD collection, and together they sold over 1 million copies. On top of that while it's a great game, it's not a game for everyone.
Beyond Good & Evil bombed in sales when it first released.
Psychonauts is another game that received immense critical praise upon released, and also tanked in sales.
Just because a game is good doesn't mean it will sell well. Likewise, just because a game sales well doesn't mean it's good, lol.
and alot of times bad games sell solely on it's name and not based on how it actually plays,like COD or licensed movie games. cod sells to some on how it plays but its many sequels are just copy and paste jobs so a lot of the sells come from people who bought the previous one.
Wow, I never would have thought this was possible. Hopefully they get it up on other platforms to increase sales.
I didn't disagree with you, but I would argue that if the game is a piece of garbage, then the developers (not these particular devs, but devs in general) need to take a hit. I haven't played this particular game, or even heard of it until now, but it's sitting at a 51 on Metacritic, and even with Metacritic being a joke, it's a poor reflection of the game itself. If devs go on to make profit on horrible games, then it gives them incentive to keep making crap games. I don't want people to go broke or lose their jobs if they are good workers, but I personally cannot support a developer that created bad games just for the sake of profit.
How could a game that critics said "isn’t satisfying in the least" end up also not being interesting enough for people to buy? It's like the game isn't satisfying or something :O
(Also the price should be lower.)
Skander Djerbi from the Fuel Overdose team has announced that Fuel Overdose will be 1.99€ instead of 11.99€. This limited time offer will last until September 18th and is only for the PlayStation®Store.
