Zero Gear - Quite interesting.

[Snuggletummy]

I'm going to copy and paste this as I haven't really played it much, but it seems to be awesome, just needs more players.

karts + physics + multi player + mini games = FUN!*

* That's what it really boils down to. Zero Gear takes a bunch of players, sticks them into customizable characters, then jams those into little customizable karts. Then it shakes the entire bowl upside down right into a level running one of many mini games.


The Garage

Lets put a new lick of paint on there.

The garage is your sweet quiet home away from the competition. Here you can spend hours picking the best combinations of characters, hats, accessories, as well as karts and wheels. The tweaking doesn't stop there either, each custom item sports up to 4 customizable colors. We want to make sure you get the pinstripe on that tire just the right shade of green.

Game Modes

Zero Gear utilizes a versatile scripting system to define every game mode, which means we (and hopefully others) are constantly coming up with new modes of play. Here are some of our favorites so far:

* Race - the old classic, first one to the finish line wins
* Tag - become "it" and then avoid everyone else as you rack up your score
* Target - try to jump your kart into one of the multiple targets for the most points
* Goal - 2 teams face off to try and knock the game object into the other team's goal

Weapons

Available in most game modes are weapons to grab and shake things up a bit. All of the weapons in Zero Gear are physically based, which means they shoot, drop, tumble, spin and careen to react with everything in the game world. Here are a few that we have cooked up:

* Punching Glove - POW! right in the kisser! send people flying!
* Ice Cube - getting locked in ice ought to cool you down.
* Sea Mine - this puppy is packing a lot of explosives, better give it a wide berth.
* Twister - this wandering monster likes to suck things up into it's swirling vortex.
* L.U.V. BOT - a well intentioned robot that is programmed to love. Will you be in each others arms?
* Repulsor - science has produced many terrifying inventions, and this is one of them.
* Spring - into action with this kinetically charged vertical enhancer.

Maps
We have a full dozen maps to choose from as a backdrop for your physical carnage. Rip across the race track, fly through the void of space, or sink a perfect shot on a gigantic arcade machine. More tracks will be coming out regularly, created both by us and by enterprising users.


Get your Steam Beta key here!
http://myzerogear.com/beta/invite.php

[Chase]

Got into the Beta, this game looks awesome.

EDIT: Just given it a spin, there's a distinct lack of servers to play on, with a lot being quite laggy unfortunately. But the games that did run smoothly were great fun. Love this.

[Luminaflare]

Made by the somethingawful forums

[Tunco]

Played it a bit, feels like Super Mario Kart, just way better. I think.

Got into the Beta, this game looks awesome.

It is.

[Aldaric]

Super Mario Kart on drugs?
Sounds great!