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It's time to get behind the wheel again and check out the latest fashion in big weapons to stash under the dashboard. The game's a top-down vertically scrolling course, packed with other cars which you can either overtake or blow to pieces with the aforementioned fully furnished firepower.

But the stingy old Codies have only give you a few weapons so it's not all trigger-happy heaven. To relieve you of the frustration of not having two dozen different ways of turning other road users into scrap, there are plenty of little extras you can pick up along the way (the usual carriageway litter of bonuses to drive over).

This game reminds me of Pro Power Boat Simulator which was pretty fab. However, it doesn't remind me of that water-based racer enough to be as good. And anyway, there are only a few levels in the game as a whole. Mean Machine lives up to its name in that respect (It doesn't work out too well on the pence per mile factor). It's okay in a very average sort of way. But it doesn't give you the feeling of real driving power.

A bit of an old banger of a game that lives up to its name (but for the wrong reasons). There's not a lot to be said for this one except perhaps that it should have the letters "o.n.o." printed along with the price. Nearly a write off.