TrackMania Nations Forever - Nadeo

This is a free racing game from 2008 that is entirely based around time trials. Each track is set in a stadium, there is only a single car, and each have bronze, silver, and gold times that you must beat to get a medal. Each track is categorised into one of five different difficulties using a colour scheme, from white to black. The first four have fifteen tracks, and the final one has five. The fact that there is a single car means that your time is entirely based on your skills, there are no upgrades or figuring out which to use. It also has instant restarts, if you press a button you are right back at the starting line waiting on the three-second countdown. This makes it compulsive to try and get the best times, to try and perfect each corner. The tracks are not completely empty either, each medal has a ghost car that you can race against, as well as racing against your current best time. This helps to figure out where you can save precious time. The handling of the car and the…