Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

The first thing to understand is that this is not one streamlined driving game with a neatly paced campaign. It is a compilation built around the UAZ branch of Polnyj privod, and that makes it a generous but specialised proposition. You are signing up for a substantial run of off-roading and vehicle-simulation games centered on the same marque, rather than a grab bag of unrelated racers.

That focus can be exactly the point. UAZ vehicles have a practical, workhorse reputation that fits an off-road format far better than a collection aimed at flashy road racing. The set moves from the original Polnyj privod: UAZ 4X4 into Polnyj privod 2: UAZ and several later themed installments, so the real draw is settling into that particular corner of driving games and seeing how often the series returns to it.

The frustration is equally clear: repetition is part of the deal. The package includes a dense cluster of UAZ releases, including entries focused on the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. That is fantastic if you want depth within one automotive niche; it is less convincing if you expect frequent changes of vehicle culture or a broad arcade-racing variety.

Graphics

The driving perspective is listed as both first-person and behind view, giving you either a vehicle-centered view of the road ahead or a camera that keeps the UAZ in frame. For a collection this tightly tied to a single family of 4x4s, that vehicle focus matters more than decorative excess.

Story

The closest thing to a through-line is the UAZ itself. Each included release returns to Russian off-roading through that vehicle family, turning the compilation into a tour through a specific automotive fixation rather than a collection held together by a conventional tale.

The regional and era-based names do some useful scene-setting. Ural’skij prizyv, Daurskij marafon, and Sibirskij prizyv suggest a series interested in place, while the Legendary Off-Road Vehicles entries divide their UAZ focus across Soviet decades and the 1990s.

That framing will please anyone who enjoys games as small windows into a particular motoring culture. It does not ask you to come for characters or dramatic plotting; the subject is the vehicle lineage and the environments implied by this long list of UAZ-themed releases.

Overall Experience

Ves’ UAZ – Zolotoe izdanie is a collector-minded bundle with a narrow, honest identity. It gathers ten UAZ-themed Polnyj privod games and expansions into one Windows release, which is a lot of material for anyone already drawn to the series’ brand of off-road vehicle simulation.

Its value rises sharply with your enthusiasm for UAZs and old-school specialist driving games. A newcomer who merely wants a polished all-purpose racer is likely to bounce off the relentless concentration on one make and one off-road discipline. But if you enjoy exploring the deep end of a niche, the abundance here is hard to dismiss.

Give it a chance if “more UAZ off-roading” sounds like a satisfying answer rather than a warning. This is not a compilation that wins by variety; it wins by committing completely to its subject, then offering enough installments to make that commitment feel substantial.

Retro Replay Score

6.5/10