An atmospheric journey through an international racing scene that needs to be played. While the game lacks a textual story, the slow progression from being a driver-for-hire on behalf of other teams to eventually creating your own team and dominating several different disciplines gives the game an arc even without characters or dialogue. Watching your garage transform from a ratty, sun-lit single-space to a massive, sleek vehicle bay manufactures a sense of career satisfaction that many other menu-based track racers completely fail to emulate. The way features are slowly drip-fed as you progress through the world stage (such as sponsorships and the ability to hire a second driver) helps the game feel like a directed experience rather than tool where you can test car-and-track combinations at the game's leisure.

And as if that wasn't enough, the Garage Music theme is enough to justify the game's score alone.
Take a listen: https://youtu.be/sTYFkHzaOuI?si=YEYjFB9C_xjQi9UW

Reviewed on Feb 27, 2024


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