Among Midway's huge arcade library, I genuinely think this is the only homerun they've ever made. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of good games under their belt like Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and NARC (which is also bad), but nothing struck a chord within me like The Grid. It is one of the purest forms of arcade action I've ever witnessed. And the fact that this was Midway's final arcade game, it's almost poetic how fantastic it ended up being.
Evolving the atmosphere and vibe of Smash TV, The Grid pits you in arenas where you have to find weapons and take down your opponents in third-person blasting action! There's no real story to take in, as it's all about coming out on top as the victor! The very grandiose sports-like feel of the environment, the crazy sound blaring at you as you kill or be killed, the clutch moments and rubberband mechanics to help you stay in the game, it's all so invigorating!
The controls are notable too, as they lost their collective minds designing this third-person shooter with a flight stick and track ball. So somewhere along the lines, these nuts were looking at flight combat and golf games to make this?! Unbelievable, and it works so well!
I adore The Grid, but never expressed it much before. It deserves some sort of love, or at least a port. Rumors say they're planning to bring this back with some sort of reboot, but I'm not holding my breath. I'd rather see dedicated fans get this game up and running properly on emulators.
Evolving the atmosphere and vibe of Smash TV, The Grid pits you in arenas where you have to find weapons and take down your opponents in third-person blasting action! There's no real story to take in, as it's all about coming out on top as the victor! The very grandiose sports-like feel of the environment, the crazy sound blaring at you as you kill or be killed, the clutch moments and rubberband mechanics to help you stay in the game, it's all so invigorating!
The controls are notable too, as they lost their collective minds designing this third-person shooter with a flight stick and track ball. So somewhere along the lines, these nuts were looking at flight combat and golf games to make this?! Unbelievable, and it works so well!
I adore The Grid, but never expressed it much before. It deserves some sort of love, or at least a port. Rumors say they're planning to bring this back with some sort of reboot, but I'm not holding my breath. I'd rather see dedicated fans get this game up and running properly on emulators.