Just like Morrissey said, some cars are bigger than others.

Graphically the game is very average.  The desert and frozen wastelands in which the levels are set all feature the same mesa and canyon terrain and there is little in the way of structures or other features in the environments.  Sure the game takes place in an apocalyptic wasteland, but some detail would have gone a long way towards sprucing up the game's bland environments.  As it stands, the game makes I-40 through the Mojave desert look like a scenic wonderland.

The game's sound and music are a cut above the graphics and worth mentioning.  Your vehicle's weapons are manned by a wise-cracking and very opinionated Scotsman who will provide you with plenty of entertainment during the missions.  The game also features an original music soundtrack that is heavy on techno and metal tunes.  It's not a soundtrack that you'll be dying to get on CD, but it is a cut above the usual background music found in games.

Bandits also includes multiplayer game support, but it is limited to deathmatch and team deathmatch modes.  It can be fun for the novelty of multiplayer combat, but there's not enough to it to hold your interest for long.  That's assuming that you can find a game, of course.  Unless you have some friends who want to play with you on a LAN it will take a bit of luck to find a multiplayer game of Bandits.  Multiplayer games are hosted on Gamespy, but we were never able to find anyone else playing whenever we checked.

In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 70%.  The game's arcade-like action can be fun at times, but its difficulty level and lack of mid-mission saves will quickly make it too frustrating for many players.

System Requirements:  Pentium III 700; 128 MB RAM;  16 MB Video RAM; 4x CD-ROM;  1.2 GB Hard Drive Space;  Mouse.

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