Le Mans Ultimate
Le Mans Ultimate is out now for PC! Except it isn’t. Well not really. This is an ‘early access’ version, which essentially means that the game isn’t finished yet but you can buy it anyway. Fortunately LMU is fundamentally an engaging racing game. Taking the rocket science sim underpinnings rFactor 2, LMU plugs in cars and tracks that would make a motorsport nerd’s glasses instantly steam up. The handling model is engaging enough that it’s a treat just to turn laps and run races, which is convenient, because that’s pretty much all you can do currently. There’s no career or even championship mode. The game is also riddled with more bugs than the insect house at London Zoo. Is it worth £25 in its current state? We’d argue yes. And hopefully the developers will wheel out the videogame bug equivalent of a giant can of Raid and you’ll have snagged a fully featured racing sim for a bargain price. Mike Channell
SEGWAY GOKART PRO2
GEAR
The new Segway-Ninebot Gokart Pro2 is a lot like the old Gokart Pro. It’s an electric kart with around 6bhp, a drift mode and a 15.5-mile range. So far, so similar. Its top speed does jump slightly from 23mph to 26.7mph for this new generation, but you aren’t actually able to utilise the biggest update until you bring it to a stop. You see, the Pro2 can be connected up to a games console and used as a ready made sim rig. How very Gen Z. The new steering wheel has proper console buttons and gearshift paddles built in, and there’s haptic feedback provided through the seat so that it feels like you’re driving in the real world even when you’ve parked your kart in t
