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Xbox X|SWe've documented 19 accessibility features for Buck Up And Drive!, including No Button Combos, Remap Buttons, Play Without Hearing, Colour Blind Friendly and Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech). Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Visual but it also has features in Getting Started, Reading, Navigation and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Fábio Fontes, first checked Buck Up And Drive! accessibility 21 months ago. It was re-examined by Fábio Fontes and updated 21 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
There are no simultaneous button presses but you do have directional input sequences, similar to what you would have in traditional fighting games. Relatively simple as far as those go, but still worth noting.
While there is Competitive Difficulty, this only really applies to one of the two game modes, specifically the 1v1 fighting mode.
For Visual Distractions, the opacity of the speed-lines that frequently appear can be tweaked, including disabling them.
Game Details
Release Date: 10/01/2022
Out Now: PC
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1-2
Genres: Race, Traversal (Action, Collecting, Fighting and Simulation)
Accessibility: 19 features
Components: 2D Overhead and Cartoon
Developer: Fontes Ranter (@FontesRanter)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Controls in Buck Up And Drive! which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Gamepad
Can play with the following:
1 Button & Single Stick: Can play with button and stick.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
No Simultaneous Buttons: Only one button or key required at a time, in addition to direction stick(s).
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
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If you want to play Buck Up And Drive!, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- The Crew Motorfest (12 Controls Features)
- Rollerdrome (9 Controls Features)
- Lego 2K Drive (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Buck Up And Drive! which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Buck Up And Drive!, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- The Crew Motorfest (2 Difficulty Features)
- Rollerdrome (2 Difficulty Features)
- Lego 2K Drive (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Tony Hawk 1 and 2 (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Buck Up And Drive! which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
View Control Mapping: You can view a map of controls during play. This clearly displays the mappings of actions to buttons/keys/mouse/keyboard without having to leave the game. This includes games that always display buttons to press during play.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Buck Up And Drive!, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Rollerdrome (5 Getting Started Features)
- The Crew Motorfest (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Buck Up And Drive! which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Text Visibility
High Contrast Text: Text colour contrasts to the background or can be adjusted to be. The text in menus, instructions and other information is presented in high contrast with a solid background.
Subtitles
All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game): All spoken content has subtitles, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to hear spoken dialogue or narrative to play the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Buck Up And Drive!, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- The Crew Motorfest (5 Reading Features)
- Lego 2K Drive (5 Reading Features)
- Rollerdrome (5 Reading Features)
- Tectonic (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Buck Up And Drive! which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces.
Menu Navigation
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Buck Up And Drive!, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- The Crew Motorfest (8 Navigation Features)
- Lego 2K Drive (5 Navigation Features)
- Formula Retro Racing (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Buck Up And Drive! which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Contrast
Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.
Visual Distractions
No Flashes: No flashing strobe effects or you can disable them. This includes the absence of flashing from dramatic visual effects, explosions or weather effects like lightning.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Colour Options
Colour Blind Friendly: Game doesn’t rely on colour or can switch to colour blind friendly mode with double coding or similar way to avoid colour dependance.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Buck Up And Drive!, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- The Crew Motorfest (5 Visual Features)
- Rollerdrome (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Buck Up And Drive! which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.
Adjustable Audio
Balance Audio Levels: Set music and game sound effects separately. This enables you to select your preference as well as ensure critical game sounds aren't obscured by other audio.
Play Without Hearing
Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
PC
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
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