“Gary’s just this guy I know. He’s really fast.”

Just finished story mode. Took eight hours and forty-six minutes according to the stats page. About eight hours then, if we forget about the extra messing around I did. Just about the perfect length. Excellent game. Lots of variety, in both cut scenes and tasks. Some – like the snowmobile – would be horrible for a whole game, but for single levels here and there the worked well. I’d have liked some actually racing against people, or even just timed tasks without marked paths, but apart from that, very good stuff.

If it wasn’t a launch title and didn’t have the Amped name – it’s nothing like the original Amped, as far as I remember – then I think reviews would have been much kinder.

Well worth £17.99 from Play. And there’s still an awful lot to do now the story’s over – that just opens up all the levels, doesn’t complete them.

A very nice surprise this game. I give a curt nod of the head in appreciation.