Hellrider 3
By Paul Semel,
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Combative motorcycle racing is fun but repetitive.
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What’s It About?
In HELLRIDER 3, you have to ride the mean streets of what seems to be the Pacific Northwest. During some rides, you're tasked with getting rid of the biker gang that's terrorizing the neighborhood. In others, you're just trying to avoid all the hazards as you drive, or perhaps you'll engage in a street race against the same kind of people who terrorize their neighbors. Regardless of your objective, though, this game uses simple touch controls and an arcade approach that makes it easy to steer, pick up power-ups, and use your weapons to save the streets.
Is It Any Good?
It's time again to head out on the highway in this combative (though also simplistic and somewhat redundant) motorcycle game. In Hellrider 3, you're a biker in what looks like it might be the Pacific Northwest, or somewhere equally as woody. As your cruise the mean streets on your new motorcycle, sometimes you have to avoid a variety of hazards (seismic anomalies, meteor strikes, or oncoming traffic). At other times, you'll have to take out the skeletons who pop up from under the ground and the members of a biker gang who are terrorizing all the little old ladies who only drive on Sunday when they go to church. Oh, and you also sometimes get into street races.
Regardless of what your goal is at any given moment, this manages to be simple arcade fun. There are power-ups that give you opportunities to shoot or toss bombs at the bad bikers, there are some jumps, and there are stretches of road when your bike goes a lot faster. The thing is, once you've gone on a couple rides, you've kind of done it all. Sure, the roads are always different, and there are other hazards along the way, but not enough to keep you gripping the road for very long (at least not in one sitting). Still, with a fun look, simple controls, and some good-natured humor, there's still enough to Hellrider 3 to get your motor running.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about advertising. In Hellrider 3, you can keep playing when you die by watching an ad or buy an ad-free version, but how do you feel about having to watch ads when you play games? Does it seem fair, even though the game is otherwise free?
In Hellrider 3, you can spend real money to buy new motorcycles and other items, but you can also purchase some of them with the gold coins you earn by playing, so how do you decide when to spend money on a game when you don't have to?
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPad, Android
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: February 22, 2021
- Category: Racing Games
- Publisher: Andrey Chernyshov
- Version: 1.11
- Minimum software requirements: Requires iOS 9.0 or later; Android 5.0 and up
- Last updated: February 23, 2021
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