Retro Racer is a new retro-inspired racing game from GamersHeroes. It features a wide variety of cars and tracks, but the gameplay can be a bit repetitive.
30 percent in total
30%
Retro Racer is a racing game that just performs the bare minimum. The vaporwave look has been overdone, and the absence of significant substance makes this an easy pass.
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With the release of Sweet Games’ Retro Racer, the vaporwave subculture may have faded away, but everything old is a little less old. This racer has neon lights, synth noises, and supercars, but the game’s fundamental base is an out-of-date antique.
Review of a Retro Racer
People say that vaporwaves’ style is the secret to its success: its fictitious future blends VHS scanning effects and analog synthesizers with something that evokes a bygone age. The genre has been done to death, but Retro Racer stays true to what made its neon-drenched universe such an underground success in the previous decade.
Retro Racer’s environment reflects this mood, with polygonal palm palms, neon-drenched vistas, and an ever-present setting sun hitting all the right notes. This is a good representation of their house for devoted supporters. Even the synth sounds are appropriate for the genre, but they don’t leave an indelible memory.
However, after spending any length of time with this game, one would see that it is completely devoid of soul — a death sentence for a game like this. Racing is a solitary sport; without any competitors on the track, the globe becomes a desolate wasteland devoid of stakes or personality. Instead, players complete five laps over four distinct courses — there’s no purpose to this arrangement, and “racing” (if that’s the right word) seems like going through the motions. It’s easy to disregard it since it seems to be some kind of unfinished prototype training mode.
When it comes to its control system, things become much worse. Controls are a slick bunch when they’re mapped to the WASD keys. Those who try to wander will find themselves spinning out of control. This is just a minor annoyance in the absence of any kind of time or location. Tracks, on the other hand, are broad enough to accommodate this margin of error. On the course, there are a few minor choke spots and obstacles to deal with, but nothing too difficult to overcome.
There isn’t much here to keep players racing outside of the four major meals (two day and two night). There’s no motivation to improve on any of these courses or climb any kind of leaderboard if there aren’t any competitors, timers, or points. There are no accomplishments to speak of, and all four courses may be completed in within 30 minutes.
Retro Racer is a racing game that just performs the bare minimum. The vaporwave look has been overdone, and the absence of significant substance makes this an easy pass.
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Retro Racer was played on a PC for this review. The game was downloaded from the internet.
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