They are perhaps a microcosm of the ordinary German population: 2 soldiers (one keen, one not), an ambitious singer, a nurse eager to do her duty for the Fatherland, and a Jewish tailor. What follows, over 3x90 minute programmes, shows what life - and the war - throws at the five friends, and crucially shows the ways in which they, like the vast majority of ordinary people, were subtly made complicit in both the Nazi regime and the all-pervading horrors of World War Two. The singer, Greta, for instance, has an affair with a Gestapo man, essentially to further her career Wilhelm (the enthusiastic soldier) is disillusioned by his experience of the war, his less enthusiastic brother Friedhelm becomes totally apathetic and ruthless. "We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when." I won't spoil your enjoyment by revealing too much more. In this respect, the film does a great job of bringing the nuances and complexities of life in wartime in a dictatorship to the screen. Living in freer times, we like to imagine life back then as black and white: you were either clean or you collaborated. However, life is rarely so neat, and certainly wasn't back then under the Third Reich or the Soviet Union. What the film brilliantly brings to the fore is the countless shades of grey that existed for everyone.
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If you were to judge this by the regular box tickers, it’d be full marks.
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Mini Motor X comes with a full garage of differently-specced vehicles, a career mode that spans multiple difficulties and classic (no powerups) and arcade (powerups!) gameplay, plus cash to upgrade your ride and cosmetic items to unlock. Plus the multiplayer ranges from competitive modes to even tackling the campaign together with a friend. It’s as smooth to play as can be expected in the button-input mode, too.
You can also play the game with a virtual RC car controller and mimicking steering a wheel, and they’re both adorable options, but stick input is necessary to perfect lap times. Still, much of the fun here is in the toybox experimentation switching to cockpit view and swerving around the tracks using a steering wheel is about as delightful as something that will make you want to throw up in seconds can possibly be (seriously, Teacup Rides have nothing on this). Taken more seriously, Mini Motor X is a perfunctory piece of VR racing. As with other rock-solid isometric racers, it finds its flow in the drifty corners tough to angle but addictive and rewarding to master, especially when paired with a last-moment boost to send you soaring into first place. The satisfaction you’ve come to know and love from the genre is all here and accounted for. Still, it’s a vibrant little game with charming VR touches. Ant-sized birds hover below in god mode, and oceans are filled with concerningly adorable sharks. There’s real novelty to seeing friends hop and wave around in multiplayer, especially when you switch up racing styles and suddenly discover your giant-sized competition staring down at you. The hyper-generic soundtrack, though, sounds like it was hastily scavenged from a YouTube advert. Thanks to a generous amount of options and a welcome bit of structure, Mini Motor Racing X is an easy recommendation in the middle of a slow time for VR releases, especially when it so quickly and efficiently demonstrates just how cool VR can be on a base level. But don’t expect anything more than a game that does a decent job imitating its influences, with little ambition to surpass them. Like a box of Micro Machines itself, Mini Motor Racing X helps pass the time, but when something shinier comes along it will soon be forgotten. Mini Motor Racing X is available on Oculus Rift, Quest and PSVR for $24.99.
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