racing

Slipstream is a racing game from Brazilian-based coder Sandro Luis de Paula, otherwise known as Ansdor. Set somewhere in the 1990s, this arcade-style driving game is a love letter to the Out Run games, ’80s neon visuals, ’90s arcades and synth music and it certainly turned heads when it was released on […]

Slipstream – PS5 Review

April 6, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 80's / 90s / arcade / driving / out run / racing / slipstream / synth by Richie

Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 5 is the latest installment of Italian motorsports sim specialists, Milestone srl’s surprisingly new motorbiking series. We say surprisingly because despite their being five of these now, this series only started in 2018 and has had a new installment each year. It seems somewhat […]

Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 5 – PS5 Review

March 16, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged monster energy supercross 5 / motocross / motorbikes / racing / sport / supercross by Richie

It’s been a while since a proper one of these. Gran Turismo 7 is Polyphony’s Digital’s return to the mainline series and effectively celebrates the 25th anniversary of a very specific product. With that comes a lot of familiarity but a few new tweaks that do add some flavour to […]

Gran Turismo 7 – PS5 Review

March 9, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged cars / digital polyphony / drifting / driving / gran turismo 7 / online multiplayer / racing / rallying / time trial by Mike

Screeching onto the PlayStation like the result of a one night stand between Micro Machines and Burnout, Milestone’s Hot Wheels Unleashed is an adrenalin-fueled love letter to the brand and quirky racers in general. Viewed from a third-person perspective, Hot Wheels Unleashed tasks players with racing their perfectly created mini […]

Hot Wheels Unleashed – PS5 Review

November 5, 2021 in PS5 tagged arcade / creative / hot wheels / racing / toys by Richie

I must admit it’s nice to see sport get back to some kind of normality in 2021. The calendar is mostly full these days and the mass cancellations of last year have been curtailed somewhat. With that in mind, it’s time to check out WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship. […]

WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship – PS5 Review

September 8, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged group b / historical / kylotonn / motorsport / off road / racing / rallying / time trial / wrc 10 fia world rally championship by Mike

You know, I’m not sure how long it’ll take me to get used to seeing EA’s logo on an F1 game. This is Codemasters’ first title since the acquisition and I think more than a few people wondered what influence, if any, the new bosses would have. As it turns […]

F1 2021 – PS5 Review

July 28, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged braking point / career mode / codemasters / F1 2021 / george russell / lando norris / lewis hamilton / motorsports / online multiplayer / racing / sports / story mode / time trial by Mike

Crash Drive 3 is a multiplayer party game from M2H, the Dutch developers who usually better known for their sombre WW1 FPS games Verdun and Tannenburg. Well, this is a markedly different kind of game which instead sees players facing off in multiplayer challenges based around driving. The fundamentals of […]

Crash Drive 3 – PS5 Review

July 12, 2021 in PS5 tagged crash drive 3 / driving / party / racing / stunts by Richie

Sports titles often get a lot of flack for making minor changes on a yearly basis. Cyanide Studio’s long-running Tour de France series often feels like stagnating under the pressures of an annual release schedule. Whilst tweaks and new features are mooted, I can’t help but feel this year is […]

Tour de France 2021 – PS4 Review

June 12, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged cyanide studio / cycling / paris-roubaix / racing / time trial / tour de france by Mike

We reviewed Wreckfest back in 2019, giving the game a very respectable 8/10. Well now, the game has been given a bit of an upgrade and shipped out on PS5. It initially came out as one of the PlayStation Plus free games but by the time you’re reading this, it’s now no […]

Wreckfest – PS5 Review

June 6, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged cars / destruction / driving / ps5 remaster / racing / wreckfest by Richie

We’ve probably all, at one point in our lives, dragged matchbox cars across the bedroom floor or the kitchen worktops. Letting our imagination place impossible jumps, hazards and courses that weave around tables and chairs. Games are no stranger to the concept but it’s been a while since a toy […]

Tinker Racers – PS4 Review

April 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged bedroom / elimination / kitchen / micro machines / office / qubyte / racing / remote controller cars / rumbora party games / time trial / tinker racers / toys by Mike

Can’t Drive This is driving game but with a heavy emphasis on track construction and it comes by way of German coders, Pixel Maniacs. It’s a co-op focused affair and entirely chaotic too. The idea is pretty simple. As one of you drives, the other creates the track. Both parts […]

Can’t Drive This – PS5 Review

March 17, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged building / can't drive this / driving / gripshift / puzzle / racing / trackmania by Richie

We took a look at the PS4 version of Monster Truck Championship back in October 2020 and Mike gave the game a solid 7 out of 10, praising its handling and variation while raising questions about how much actual content it delivered. Well, now there’s a PS5 update from Polish coders […]

Monster Truck Championship – PS5 Review

March 11, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged america / driving / freestyle / monster truck championship / murica / ps5 upgrade / racing / tricks by Richie