No technological glitch could lure people from what is the heart of video games: a good gameplay.

...as the Fast Lane Carnage manual says. Mais oui, Comrade Millet.

From this, you may conclude the developer's English is not so good--and also, to be sure, that the aesthetic of the game is one that Manifestoites will find wholly sympathetic. But for all that--this is a very French game.

Not French as in the France of the Guide Michelin, the Rive Gauche, or Jacques Chirac. Rather, the France of Mobius, Metal Hurlant and the bandes dessinee, the gritty, adult French comics that are as alien to the American form as Japanese manga; of the bizarre Franco-Algerian slang of the French underworld; of the polar noir, movies even bleaker and more brutal than their American counterparts.

Fast Lane Carnage can be described as a collision between Car Wars, Quake, and Bladerunner. In a bleak future where the rich live in fortified compounds and the vast bulk of society is left to rot in polluted slums, one of the few routes out of poverty to participate in car races where the vehicles are heavily armed, and the race's winner is as likely to be the best shot as the best driver. As in most driving games, success unlocks new tracks--but in addition, surviving (or better yet winning) a race earns you cash, which you can use to upgrade your car and your living quarters.

In short, this is a game in which you drive armed and armored cars and blow crap out of others while speeding around a race track. In addition to a soloplay campaign, it supports online play (via LAN or Internet)--and indeed, the multiplayer game is where it shines.

The Developer Says:
Fast Lane Carnage is a non-stop action game, an improbable cross-over between Micromachines and Quake in a Mad Max world. When you have enough of the tough single player experience, get the old-school Quake action feeling going with your friends (or enemies). Ride or die and enjoy this great game!

Requirements: 600MHz CPU, video card w/OpenGL,128MB RAM