![]() That’s for the docked more, but the game also delivers a similar experience once in handheld or tabletop mode, especially in single player modes. It feels like a sweet spot, because not only does it give the game a visual style of its own, it also keeps the game’s performance at a good level with 60 frames per second gameplay. Like Virtua Racing, Hotshot Racing features low polygon models for its cars, characters and tracks – but comes away with a more detailed look and feel, ultimately settling somewhere in between Virtua Racing and Daytona USA when it comes to the level of on-screen details. Virtua Racing is one of those rare games that makes excellent use of the Switch’s multiplayer features, and while Hotshot Racing doesn’t have 8 player local multiplayer support it does take inspiration from Sega’s classic arcade title. Burnout Paradise is probably the closest thing to a modern racer on the Switch, but it doesn’t feel like it’s far ahead of Need for Speed: Most Wanted on the Vita and for arcade racing it’s better to stick to the classics on the Switch. ![]() The Gear.Club Unlimited games are decent, but nothing more than that and clearly show their mobile roots. Racing games are a good example of this, with Mario Kart 8 still miles ahead of the pack and little in the way of anything that’s not an arcade racer. Whenever mainstream genres are tackled on the Switch, we often see the same issue pop up – Nintendo’s hardware might be extremely versatile but it can’t provide the kind of horsepower that we see on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – and that gap will only widen when the new generation of consoles arrives. Published by Sumo Digital and developed by Lucky Mountain Games, here’s Hotshot Racing. It’s also out for Xbox and Playstation, but we tried it out on Nintendo’s handheld/console hybrid. ![]() A clear homage to classic 3D arcade racing, Hotshot Racing feels like a great fit for the Nintendo Switch.
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