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Baja: Edge of Control HD

Baja: Edge of Control HD is the carefully remastered version of the original off-road racer from 2008 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This truly unique game contains more than 1,000 miles of the toughest…

65 14 September 2017 ESRB E

Baja: Edge of Control HD is a racing developed by 2XL Games, released 14 September 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Baja: Edge of Control HD is

Baja: Edge of Control HD is a racing game developed by 2XL Games and released in 2017. It was published by THQ Nordic. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Baja: Edge of Control HD is the carefully remastered version of the original off-road racer from 2008 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This truly unique game contains more than 1,000 miles of the toughest terrain Mother Nature has to offer, including the steepest mountains, thickest mud and deepest canyons known to man. Only the HD version features much crisper and more detailed visuals running at super smooth framerates in up to 4K screen resolution. With countless vehicles in eight different classes, including Trophy Trucks, 4x4s and buggies, Baja: Edge of Control HD features a full array of upgradeable options with authentic parts that affect each vehicle's performance. Players will put…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 49 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Baja: Edge of Control HD holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 6 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Quad (2.84 GHz) or AMD equivalent, 2 GB RAM and DirectX 11 compatible like GeForce GT 730 1GB VRAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Baja: Edge of Control HD launched on 14 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Divinity: Original Sin II. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II.

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Baja: Edge of Control HD — frequently asked questions

When did Baja: Edge of Control HD come out?
Baja: Edge of Control HD was released on 14 September 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Baja: Edge of Control HD?
At minimum, Baja: Edge of Control HD needs Intel Core 2 Quad (2.84 GHz) or AMD equivalent, 2 GB RAM, DirectX 11 compatible like GeForce GT 730 1GB VRAM graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Baja: Edge of Control HD?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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