Played on Valve Index

This is a first impression rather than a full review.

This is the sort of game that isn't really for me but as you can see, I'm recommending it. Top down racers are perhaps my least favorite genre of video game and while VR improves the experience tremendously making it feel more like playing with remote control cars than ever before I still feel that way. You can play it as a kart racer but the short tracks and somewhat standard items will leave you wanting more.

However, this game oozes quality and charm. You can tell it has a limited budget but the graphics are extremely appealing despite being optimized exceptionally well for VR. That is one of the games other major boons, it feels made for VR despite having full support for non-VR users. I've played quite a few Racing games with VR support but none of them felt as seamless as this one, the interface for all the menus is made exceptionally for VR and with multiple means of doing it, you can select your car with a touch screen or you can grab a remote and poke the up and down buttons on it to change vehicles in the garage... or instead of poking it with your other hand you can press the A and B buttons on the Index Controller.

That is one of the best things about this game. It has so many options. You can play top down, third-person, or first person, with multiple views for each. Then there's the controls, just including what I could access with the Index controllers I had the option to play it with traditional stick input, a virtual steering wheel (which by the way felt very good in first person), a virtual RC car controller (This was the worst one as there's no real world spring pulling you back to the center of the turning. The Haptics which work so well for the wheel aren't quite up to the task.), then they have tilt controls, and pointer controls. Apart from those last two switching between controls is quick and intuitive making experimentation fun and easy.

They have numerous party modes so you have plenty of stuff to mess around with if you start getting tired of racing.

As a smart move for a smaller title, they allow you to play single player while in matchmaking. Not just some bare bones mode but the full game, you can complete cups and upgrade your car while waiting for someone else to jump on at 4 in the morning.

The two main downsides for me are the genre and the music. The music isn't bad by any stretch but it doesn't stand out, it reminds me of a third party Wii game with very standard and safe themes.

Overall, this feels like a hidden gem in need of more attention.

Played on Valve Index [i]This is a first impression rather than a full review.[/i] This is the sort of game that isn't really for me but as you can see, I'm recommending it. Top down racers are perhaps my least favorite genre of video game and while VR improves the experience tremendously making it feel more like playing with remote control cars than ever before I still feel that way. You can play it as a kart racer but the short tracks and somewhat standard items will leave you wanting more. However, this game oozes quality and charm. You can tell it has a limited budget but the graphics are extremely appealing despite being optimized exceptionally well for VR. That is one of the games other major boons, it feels made for VR despite having full support for non-VR users. I've played quite a few Racing games with VR support but none of them felt as seamless as this one, the interface for all the menus is made exceptionally for VR and with multiple means of doing it, you can select your car with a touch screen or you can grab a remote and poke the up and down buttons on it to change vehicles in the garage... or instead of poking it with your other hand you can press the A and B buttons on the Index Controller. That is one of the best things about this game. It has so many options. You can play top down, third-person, or first person, with multiple views for each. Then there's the controls, just including what I could access with the Index controllers I had the option to play it with traditional stick input, a virtual steering wheel (which by the way felt very good in first person), a virtual RC car controller (This was the worst one as there's no real world spring pulling you back to the center of the turning. The Haptics which work so well for the wheel aren't quite up to the task.), then they have tilt controls, and pointer controls. Apart from those last two switching between controls is quick and intuitive making experimentation fun and easy. They have numerous party modes so you have plenty of stuff to mess around with if you start getting tired of racing. As a smart move for a smaller title, they allow you to play single player while in matchmaking. Not just some bare bones mode but the full game, you can complete cups and upgrade your car while waiting for someone else to jump on at 4 in the morning. The two main downsides for me are the genre and the music. The music isn't bad by any stretch but it doesn't stand out, it reminds me of a third party Wii game with very standard and safe themes. Overall, this feels like a hidden gem in need of more attention.