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Ford Bold Moves is never bold. Ford Bold Moves Street Racing is quite possibly one of the safest racing games available, with very little differentiating it from other titles. However, its bargain bin price and inoffensive gameplay may be enough for particularly loyal Ford fans.
Ford Bold Moves Street Racing includes quick race, solo racing, and team racing. Quick race lets you take a car and jump into a race. Solo racing lets you play in any of the six championships for the various car classes or complete specific events. Team racing adds to this a little since you’ll be joined by two other AI racers who will help you take on competitor teams. You win races by making sure that your team outscores the others so it isn’t so much about you personally getting second place. A particularly cool feature of this is that you can take control of any car in your team. It’s possible to start with one car, get it in a good position, move to another car, and do the same thing. Aside from actually controlling a car, you can also issue commands to your other team members. Additionally, you’ll have to build a collection of cars, as well as purchase and repair cars.
The official license is the best thing that Ford Bold Moves Street Racing has going for it. The game includes a huge lineup of Ford vehicles from classic cars like 1968’s Mustang GT, 1973’s Escort RS 2000, and more recently 1995’s GT90. The game includes the present day lineup including the 2004 Mustang GT-R. You’ll also find future cars like 2007’s Shelby Cobra GT500. The cars are then divided into three performance classes, with some races having a specific class requirement. You’ll unlock additional cars by completing challenges and team races. The challenges include solo races, overtake challenges and time trial events.
Technically, Ford Bold Moves is a sound if uninspiring game. The car models look good. There is a fair amount of damage in the game (though it is cosmetic) including falling bumpers, ruined paint jobs, and cracked windshields. The environments are technically fine—the architecture is solid and the textures are good, but there is very little art design in the game. This is true of the Los Angeles and rural tracks in the game. The sense of speed is okay but not amazing even though the framerate is very smooth.
The same can be said about the game’s sound. Most of the sound comes from the car engines which are seemingly accurate yet not alluring. The soundtrack is equally forgettable but technically there is nothing wrong with it.
Ford Bold Moves is a safe, by-the-book racing game that incorporates some rather fun team racing. At only $20, Ford Bold Moves won’t be a bad addition to your collection—especially if you’re a Ford fan—just don’t expect it to even attempt to change things up. -- Jose Liz, PGNx Media
---- Oct 28, 2006
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