Doritos Crash Course

If you've not heard of Doritos Crash Course then where have you been for the past year?  I'll give you a quick history lesson to get you up to speed.  The game was released by Wanako Games for XBLA in December 2010 as part of the Doritos sponsored "Unlock Xbox" competition, which at the end of the month it was announced the winner ahead of Harm's Way.  In the month that it was released it was downloaded around 1.4 million times which begs the question of just how you might have missed it.  I think that's enough of the history lesson for now so let's get down to the game itself.

Crash Course is a side-scrolling game where you take your Xbox avatar through an assault course in the quickest time possible.  Anyone who has seen the English/American show Total Wipeout will know what to expect from the game; lots of crazy obstacles where failing to progress pass them will result in an untimely drop into a lot of water.

There are 3 main locations within the game (Europe, USA & Japan), each with 5 levels.  The obstacles become harder to avoid and tougher to navigate as you progress throughout the levels, Europe being the first location & Japan being the last location consisting of the most difficult levels.  The kind of obstacles you will face range from Conveyor Belts and Swinging Hammers to Paintballs being fired at you to slow you down.

The gameplay itself is very simple and so easy to just pick up and play which only make the game that little bit better.  Doritos Crash Course is a game that will suck you in and grab a hold of you as you desperately try to beat that Gold medal time, leading to many trips to the cold depths and copious amounts of foul language.  The single player is fun enough on its own but when you get a couple of friends online is when the game excels.  The multiplayer is exactly the same as the single player but the added incentive of beating your friends to the finish line really make this game a brilliant multiplayer game, even if you can't push your friends avatar into the water. 

All in all I would rate this as one of the best XBLA Arcade games available, a brilliantly complete singleplayer and multiplayer game.  Oh and did I mention that it is completely FREE to download so what are you waiting for, get it on your Active Download list now.

Images from xbox.com