This game is essentially a way to experience the sega aesthetics of mid to late 90's racing games on modern software. I haven't been the most into racing games for quite awhile, but I had fun playing through this.
It's on Xbox Game Pass for consoles as of writing so it's a good way to see goofy characters race through immensely colorful, and drift intensive tracks.
Likely would have rated this higher if I had more nostalgia for this era of racing games, but frankly I'm only just old enough to remember them, but not really pine for these titles.
It's on Xbox Game Pass for consoles as of writing so it's a good way to see goofy characters race through immensely colorful, and drift intensive tracks.
Likely would have rated this higher if I had more nostalgia for this era of racing games, but frankly I'm only just old enough to remember them, but not really pine for these titles.
Bought this game for my Switch during a sale. It's my second copy and I replayed the game in full. I am pretty into it but it feels a little lifeless at times. They reuse the same scenery a lot. You go in expecting something along the quality of Daytona USA or Scud race, you'll be let down like I was.
Also the drivers never shut up and turn them off.
Also the drivers never shut up and turn them off.
For a very simple tribute to arcade racers this is very easily one of my favorite racer. I really liked the drifitng in this game, it just felt right to me, and at higher speeds doing time trials was more enjoyable than I thought, I really wish this game had more people that played it because the online would be really fun.
Ce n'est pas vraiment ce que je cherchais.
Le jeu manque cruellement de sensations, tant sur la vitesse que les dérapages. Les collisions entre les véhicules donnent une impression de deux boites de carton qui se cogne, ça fait cheap et ce n'est pas très agréable. La difficulté est quasi inexistante, j'ai fini les 4 premiers Grand Prix en Expert sans aucune expérience préalable des circuits, ni vraiment du gameplay : il suffit d'optimiser l'utilisation de son boost et l’accélération donnée par la voiture du devant, quand il y en a.
Tout de même quelques points positifs : son prix en promo de 2€, qui donne un aspect beaucoup moins important à tout ces défauts; sa bande-son plutôt sympa; son UI vraiment bien pensé et sa direction artistique.
Le jeu manque cruellement de sensations, tant sur la vitesse que les dérapages. Les collisions entre les véhicules donnent une impression de deux boites de carton qui se cogne, ça fait cheap et ce n'est pas très agréable. La difficulté est quasi inexistante, j'ai fini les 4 premiers Grand Prix en Expert sans aucune expérience préalable des circuits, ni vraiment du gameplay : il suffit d'optimiser l'utilisation de son boost et l’accélération donnée par la voiture du devant, quand il y en a.
Tout de même quelques points positifs : son prix en promo de 2€, qui donne un aspect beaucoup moins important à tout ces défauts; sa bande-son plutôt sympa; son UI vraiment bien pensé et sa direction artistique.
This game goes hard both visually with its homage to flat shaded polygon racers as well as gameplay wise with controls that remind me of ridge racer. The only problem is that yea the single player is short and okay while the multiplayer is a ghost town. Where the heck is everybody? this game is cool and the gamemodes for multiplayer seem really fun... Guess it just doesn't have the lasting power to build a playerbase.... So what the heck are you waiting for??? Get the game and start playin it so other people can do the same this game rules its a crime there's nobody online!!!
Hotshot Racing pulls no punches in solidifying itself as one of the best arcade racers ever made, but combining all of this content with a price tag at $19.99, with more content coming in a free post-launch update soon, is even more ridiculous. With blistering speed complimented by genius design choices, an absolutely absurd amount of customization, and the beautifully crafted love letters to the four wheels of racing and its arcade predecessors, Hotshot Racing places itself valiantly alongside the best games of 2020.