Starters Orders 4

Horse racing is among the most popular sports in the world, at least when it comes to betting on the races. However, being a jockey requires a lot of talent and many different qualities, otherwise you can hinder the horse's ability to run as fast as it can out on the track. Despite that, you can still enjoy the sport in a variety of forms, not all of which are about pure speed.

Starters Orders 4 is the fourth episode in the long-running horse racing simulator series and it gets better and better with every release, thanks to the new features and the additional game modes available. Hence, in case you are not familiar with the game, it basically allows you to be a horse racing manager, much like the FIFA series portrays soccer.

However, you also get to ride the horses yourself during the race, which makes for much more exciting gameplay and you are not stuck on the bench, or in the stables. On the other hand, you also have to manage a variety of other things about your career, such as the horse itself, the tournaments you enter and your performance, otherwise you risk losing everything you worked for.

In order to increase the abilities of your horse and assure yourself that he is running as fast it can during the races, you can go through intensive training sessions, which are also useful to get accustomed to the animals and learn their behavior. You can even breed your own horses and come up with your perfect stallion, one that is capable of winning every race you use it in.

Due to the large number of competitions and tournaments that are available, such as the Grand National or the Melbourne Cup, you can always find something to do inside the game. On the other hand, if more racing is not what you are looking for, then you can easily switch to gambling and start betting on the outcome of the races, which is a valid strategy for earning money when you do not want to put in the effort to win a competition.

Although the game stutters a bit when it comes to slightly more technical matters, Starters Orders 4 is definitely a fun and entertaining game, especially if you enjoy horse racing and you do not mind having to tackle multiple things at once. The manager mode is a good solution for when you have plenty of spare time at your disposal and no means to spend it.