Riff Racer is a cute take on the "play your own music" formula. Like many of these games, it's very basic in design, and that can get repetitive. But unlike Audiosurf, this isn't an on-rails experience. You drive the car in Riff Racer, and it's pretty fun. It goes beyond being a dumb gimmick and becomes genuinely exciting--granted, you're playing songs that bump up the difficulty. Other than that, the visuals look nice and clean, and the little progression system isn't necessary, but it's a neat addition.

Many of the reviews I've seen for this bring up Eurobeat because it makes sense, but as my own recommendation, some of that earlier, rougher-sounding techno from the mid-to-late 90s and early 2000s is perfect for this. Think Overseer or Jasper Byrne's earlier output as Sonic. The cheese factor fits this game to a tee in a pleasantly surprising way.