Mini-review: Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy UWP

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With possibly the longest game name I've ever reviewed, this is also a new UWP game for Windows 10 devices - phones, tablets, laptops. As the name suggests, it's about the sort of wince-inducing tight manoeuvres that give you nightmares in a real car. Here, there are no scratches or dents to be risked, happily. Just adverts to be skipped between each level attempt!

From the Store description, which confusingly references a slightly different title:

Want to test your driving and parking skills? Or want to get your driving license? Well we are providing you the perfect platform best driving school game on your smartphone. With this game you have chance to get some improvement in your street car driving and parking skills. This is a perfect chance to prove yourself as a pro driver, Finish all the levels and show your friends that you are the best. You will need to avoid colliding and not to fail the test of your driving license.

In the different driving and parking levels you have to perfectly avoid different hurdles and reach the parking area by avoiding damage and crashing to the vehicle. You will be ranked higher if you park your car on time and without damage. Download and enjoy Car Parking 3D: Street Cars Driving 2017 

This game has no compromises on the driving experience. Smooth and easy controls allow you to control your car effortlessly and park easily. Realistic physics make driving enjoyable! Become the master of the steering wheel!  

  • Realistic Driving Simulator 
  • Complete 40+ challenging missions
  • Different Camera angles 
  • Stunning 3D & HD graphics 
  • Smooth gameplay 
  • Tilt steering, buttons and touch steering wheel

Control your car with an on-screen steering wheel, acceleration and brake pedals. Shift the gear to forward or backward as you need.

My theory is that this is a fairly quick and dirty port of the core gameplay from a fuller title on other platforms. But comments welcome if you can shed more light on this apparent mystery!

Here's the game in action:

Screenshot, Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy

A bare bones and slightly 'ported' look to the home screen...

Screenshot, Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy

Getting going with the various parking puzzles, involving increasing amounts of caution, toggling steering lock and forwards and reverse gears.... Don't touch those cones!!

Screenshot, Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy

You can also toggle on a 3D 'behind' camera, which is fun though not as precise in terms of puzzle-solving as the top-down view. Nice to have the choice though!

Screenshot, Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy

Then there are the video adverts between every single level, every try. Happily, just tap on them and then on a '<' control and you're back in action almost immediately. Developers, just make this a $1 paid game please - NO ONE wants to see those ads and NO ONE wants to click on them. Just let us give you money directly.

Screenshot, Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy

The levels are do-able though. Between ramps, speed bumps, odd cone formations and more, there's more skill needed here than you might think. Happily, there's no time pressure.

Screenshot, Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy

The left/right lock controls, together with brake, throttle and 'Drive/Reverse' switch, all work well. 

You can grab Impossible Car Parking: Driving School Test Academy UWP in the Store here. Despite the unwieldy title, it's addictive and quick to get back to 'try again'.

Source / Credit: Store