"Like all good stories, this one begins many years ago. It was the summer of 2007, and a group of friends introduced me to Trackmania United. It was refreshing to have such a simple game provide such a deep experience and, though I didn't have steady online access at the time, my friends and I got to grips with Trackmania's editing tools in no time as we desparately tried to one up each other's created tracks."
One Angry Gamer "Now here’s a bit of news you probably didn’t see coming: Nadeo has announced that you can gain free access to their ManiaPlanet games right now, no strings attached. You download the free demo and for 48 hours straight you can play the ManiaPlanet titles for free."
Shootmania Platform, developed by Nadeo, will be free in its current beta form for the whole summer.
The Trackmania games rarely go on sale, so getting any and/or all of them is a recommendation.