As for the tracks, the theme is based on rallying, so it includes a small town village with tarmac tracks and trees, and muddy/dirt tracks with splashes of water thrown in for good measure. The car no longer drifts easily – trying to drift in the Valley car ends up slowing it down way too much to become a viable method, so tight corners need the use of heavy breaking and correct cornering to get the best times. The new car, which looks like a deformed sports mini, handles a lot differently than the drift-based car in Canyon and the F1-inspired race car in Stadium. Valley is the third entry for TrackMania 2, bringing a new environment, a vehicle with rally car handling, and 65 new levels in solo play to challenge your skills. This new release also shows how much Nadeo’s design philosophies with content have changed since the ManiaPlanet idea surfaced a couple of years ago (I’ll explain later) for the release of TrackMania Stadium. Let’s move to the present, where TrackMania 2 Valley is now available to buy from Nadeo themselves or on Steam. This was great for the first game, as fans could see the tracks of Rally, Snow and Desert updated with the new Sunrise engine.Įnough reminiscing. Sunrise was my entry into the awesomeness and madness that is the TrackMania gameplay, and because I always want more, I loved Nadeo for releasing an “ultimate” collection with TrackMania United Forever, featuring every environment from Sunrise, the original game and TrackMania Nations.

I spent ages roaring in anger over trying to beat and master those levels. I remember hating the Coast environment’s car, because it was a heavy piece of crap with no traction. Environments are a key part of TrackMania: each one has its own appearance and vehicle with unique handling. Sunrise was a great-looking game for its time, coming with the three environments of Island, Bay and Coast for me to experience.

I jumped into the TrackMania series with TrackMania Sunrise, the second entry in the franchise.

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