Described as the 'Gran Turismo of Off-Road' by its Lead Game Designer, TVG checks out the game that may give Motorstorm 2 a run for its money this Autumn...
In development at THQ subsidiary Rainbow Studios (MX vs ATV Untamed) for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Baja is being pitched as a serious contender to Motorstorm 2 this Autumn. Described in the original presentation to its parent company three years ago as the "Gran Turismo of Off-Road", Baja certainly has a lot of pressure to bear on its shoulders, but from our first impressions with the game, it certainly seems to have the legs to carry the weight.
Baja Edge of Control coming digitally to Xbox One, PS4.
It’s no secret that the Xbox 360’s lifespan is coming to an end, meaning we’ve got an extensive library of games to sort through and possibly trade-in to GameStop or EBGames. Because of this, used Xbox 360 games are incredibly cheap, and a lot of people might be spending this summer adding those last few games to their collections.
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There are games with niche followings, and then there are games that absolutely nobody played. Baja: Edge of Control is one of those games.
Lost in the skyrocketing popularity of Call of Duty and Halo, Baja: Edge of Control quietly landed on store shelves in late 2008, a month before the two major shooting franchises released their yearly variations. And it sat there. After six months, those copies were moved to the bargain bin, and eventually, GameStop. Today, over five years after release, online leaderboards struggle to show more than ten or eleven people with registered lap times at most tracks. Online itself was a ghost town since launch day. People simply didn’t buy this game.
And that’s a shame, because Baja: Edge of Control is a title that any motorsports fan shouldn’t hesitate to add to their collection.
