Roundabout is an open worldindieracing video game developed and published by American indie studio No Goblin LLC. It was released for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 18, 2014, for Xbox One on February 20, 2015, and for PlayStation 4 on May 26, 2015. A PlayStation Vita port was released on June 26, 2018, as a cross-buy title with the PlayStation 4 version.
The game involves a constantly-rotating limousine which the player has to drive around an open world while completing miscellaneous objectives such as picking up and dropping people off or finding collectible items. The gameplay has been described as inspired by Kuru Kuru Kururin (where the player also controls a constantly-rotating vehicle), and Crazy Taxi (where the goal of the game is to drive Non-player characters from one location to another).
The player drives a constantly revolving limousine, and must deliver passengers (introduced through full motion video cutscenes) to their intended destinations while avoiding obstacles.
In 1977, Georgio Manos becomes the world's first revolving limousine driver, taxiing the citizens of the city of Roundabout to various destinations. A frequent passenger named Elizabeth earns Georgio's deep admiration, and a romance begins to develop between the two. Georgio also develops a rivalry with Ronaldo, another limousine driver who steals Georgio's technique and overtakes them as the #1 revolving limousine driver in the city. Desperate to defeat Ronaldo, Georgio acquires some candy dots with the help of Mickey the mechanic, which causes Georgio to hallucinate and see Jeffrey the Skeleton. Guided by Jeffrey in a candy-dot-fueled frenzy, Georgio goes on a murderous rampage through the city. Spurred on by Elizabeth, Georgio then challenges Ronaldo to a race, during which they run Ronaldo off the road, destroying his car and killing him.
Six months later, Georgio has retreated to the northern mountains out of shame, as destroying someone else's car is akin to treason in Roundabout. Having lost Elizabeth and running low on candy dots, Jeffrey urges Georgio to get their act back together and win back Elizabeth's heart. At the same time, Georgio is hounded by Ge-Op (Georgio Operations), a police squad tasked with hunting them down. In the end, Georgio and Elizabeth are reunited, and Elizabeth explains that she is tired of Georgio's constant spinning, pleading with Georgio to drive straight for even a little while. After Georgio awkwardly attempts to drive straight, Elizabeth decides that she should not force Georgio to be someone they are not, and the two drive off into the sunset together.
The game's PC received favorable reviews, while the Xbox One version received mixed reviews upon release.[3][4] Dave Tach of Polygon praised the game stating "Combining elements from driving, puzzle and FMV games without becoming a product of one genre" and saying that the developers made "a unique hybrid."[7]
Phil Kennedy of Push Square criticized the game's lack of content saying "Failure of missions is impossible with death just meaning a respawn a short distance away." As a result he said he "breezed through the game relatively quickly, with each mission taking around five minutes and the story about three hours in total." He didn't feel "particularly inclined to revisit any of the stages a second time in an attempt to better our scores."[5]
IGN Spain called it "a disappointing game that was aiming to become the next Crazy Taxi but fails on achieving it. Short, ugly and not even funny"[6]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Roundabout official press kit". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^"Roundabout on PS4". IGN. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ ab"Roundabout Xbox One". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ ab"Roundabout PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ abKennedy, Phil (10 June 2015). "I'm spinning around". PushSquare. Gamer Network Ltd. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ abArtero, Javier (February 26, 2015). "El juego de conducción más raro jamás jugado" [The rarest driving game ever played]. IGN Spain (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ abTach, Dave (September 25, 2014). "Roundabout Review: Taxi Driver". Polygon. Vox Media. from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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Not to be confused with Runabout series Roundabout is an open world indie racing video game developed and published by American indie studio No Goblin LLC It was released for Windows Mac and Linux on September 18 2014 for Xbox One on February 20 2015 and for PlayStation 4 on May 26 2015 A PlayStation Vita port was released on June 26 2018 as a cross buy title with the PlayStation 4 version RoundaboutDeveloper s No Goblin LLCPublisher s No Goblin LLCEngineUnityPlatform s Microsoft Windows OS X Linux Xbox One PlayStation 4 PlayStation VitaReleaseWindows OS X LinuxSeptember 18 2014 1 Xbox OneFebruary 20 2015 1 PlayStation 4May 26 2015 2 PlayStation VitaJune 26 2018 1 Genre s RacingMode s Single playerThe game involves a constantly rotating limousine which the player has to drive around an open world while completing miscellaneous objectives such as picking up and dropping people off or finding collectible items The gameplay has been described as inspired by Kuru Kuru Kururin where the player also controls a constantly rotating vehicle and Crazy Taxi where the goal of the game is to drive Non player characters from one location to another Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Gameplay nbsp GameplayThe player drives a constantly revolving limousine and must deliver passengers introduced through full motion video cutscenes to their intended destinations while avoiding obstacles Plot edit nbsp A full motion video sequence of passenger Charles MaximilianIn 1977 Georgio Manos becomes the world s first revolving limousine driver taxiing the citizens of the city of Roundabout to various destinations A frequent passenger named Elizabeth earns Georgio s deep admiration and a romance begins to develop between the two Georgio also develops a rivalry with Ronaldo another limousine driver who steals Georgio s technique and overtakes them as the 1 revolving limousine driver in the city Desperate to defeat Ronaldo Georgio acquires some candy dots with the help of Mickey the mechanic which causes Georgio to hallucinate and see Jeffrey the Skeleton Guided by Jeffrey in a candy dot fueled frenzy Georgio goes on a murderous rampage through the city Spurred on by Elizabeth Georgio then challenges Ronaldo to a race during which they run Ronaldo off the road destroying his car and killing him Six months later Georgio has retreated to the northern mountains out of shame as destroying someone else s car is akin to treason in Roundabout Having lost Elizabeth and running low on candy dots Jeffrey urges Georgio to get their act back together and win back Elizabeth s heart At the same time Georgio is hounded by Ge Op Georgio Operations a police squad tasked with hunting them down In the end Georgio and Elizabeth are reunited and Elizabeth explains that she is tired of Georgio s constant spinning pleading with Georgio to drive straight for even a little while After Georgio awkwardly attempts to drive straight Elizabeth decides that she should not force Georgio to be someone they are not and the two drive off into the sunset together Reception editRoundaboutAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticXONE 74 100 3 PC 75 100 4 Review scoresPublicationScorePolygonPC 7 5 10 7 Push SquarePS4 6 10 5 IGN SpainXONE 5 5 10 6 The game s PC received favorable reviews while the Xbox One version received mixed reviews upon release 3 4 Dave Tach of Polygon praised the game stating Combining elements from driving puzzle and FMV games without becoming a product of one genre and saying that the developers made a unique hybrid 7 Phil Kennedy of Push Square criticized the game s lack of content saying Failure of missions is impossible with death just meaning a respawn a short distance away As a result he said he breezed through the game relatively quickly with each mission taking around five minutes and the story about three hours in total He didn t feel particularly inclined to revisit any of the stages a second time in an attempt to better our scores 5 IGN Spain called it a disappointing game that was aiming to become the next Crazy Taxi but fails on achieving it Short ugly and not even funny 6 References edit a b c Roundabout official press kit Retrieved 29 October 2018 Roundabout on PS4 IGN Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b Roundabout Xbox One Metacritic Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b Roundabout PC Metacritic Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b Kennedy Phil 10 June 2015 I m spinning around PushSquare Gamer Network Ltd Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b Artero Javier February 26 2015 El juego de conduccion mas raro jamas jugado The rarest driving game ever played IGN Spain in Spanish Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b Tach Dave September 25 2014 Roundabout Review Taxi Driver Polygon Vox Media Archived from the original on May 15 2015 Retrieved July 25 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roundabout Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roundabout video game amp oldid 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