It is very clever and would be hugely original if the guys on Top Gear hadn't already actually played real car football (they're British, so it's "football") … twice. One of the better mini-games included is car soccer, in which you go up against another car (or two if you're playing two against two) and try to hit a massive ball into an oversized goal. There are then more mini-game-esque contests like coin collecting, tomato throwing, and bomb passing. The two more traditional races are one-on-one on a closed course and one-on-one with innocent bystander cars. There are several different contest types available, although certainly not enough for the number of courses or to make the experience enjoyable. Keep playing and you get to buy more cars, earn more bonuses, and unlock more courses. You also unlock the next course and can earn bonuses for your car. Beat your opponent and you get a medal (bronze, silver, or gold depending on performance). In Quest Mode you can only race on one track. No matter the mode you play in, you start off getting to buy one car. All that means though is that the background and course is different, and sort of, kind of, almost, in some way based on the perceived look of the country you're in. The game lets you play in five different countries – France, the UK, Italy, Japan, and the USA. GTI Club – Supermini Festa!, as with many racing games, has a pretty simple setup. Consequently, GTI Club – Supermini Festa!, despite its exclamation point promise of excitement leaves this reviewer downright disappointed. Time though has passed and so now when I play a racing game where the graphics are pretty basic, the physics not realistic, and the courses unexciting I am left disappointed. The graphics were pretty basic (but not bad for the time), the physics not realistic and the course rather boring but it still managed to be awesomely fun – if only because it was the first thing I'd played like it. Ever since first getting to play a port of the original Pole Position on a PC back in the day, racing games have held a special place in my heart.
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