Dune Rider

The object of Dune Rider is pretty straightforward, you ride dunes. Using a variety of off road vehicles you try to jump over hills and man made jumps. I had high hopes for Dune Rider considering I enjoy a bit of 4×4′ing myself. The main problem is the physics engine. When you are traveling through the “dunes” you are kind of just going along a flat surface, no bouncing, no terrain, no nothing. Then when you try to go off a jump, you can somehow flip your car in various directions in the air, but when you land, you don’t bounce or even barely move. I know the game is supposed to be ridiculous, but let’s at least embrace the ridiculousness and make the cars bounce around and do cool stuff. There are two F’s in this effort.

Dune Rider Walkthrough / Guide

The game gives you all you really need. However, a couple helpful hints might be in order. In real life off-roading as well as in the game, you need to look ahead and see where you are going to land. This way (at least in the game) you can see which way you should flip or how hard, so that you can make the appropriate landing. Try to use nitrous boosting for a bigger man-made jump. The cog wheels increase your points gained. Crashing or landing wrong resets the “Stunt-o-Meter” which determines how many coins you get at the end of the round.