Retro Formula Race Analysis

Formula Retro Racing invites us to travel the best circuits in the world

Do you remember a Mega Drive game called Virtual race? In its time, it was a pioneer of console driving titles, with polygons like fists that moved at devilish speeds. With only three courses, it captivated all children of the time with its very direct arcade style and convoluted closed circuits. Fortunately, everything is changing, and with games like Formula Retro Racing – World Tour, we can once again enjoy this classic essence but with all the advantages that current consoles offer us. Ready for nostalgic races full of frenzy?

Drift around the world

The driving proposition that brings us CGA Studio with Repixel8 it’s completely arcade. In fact, you can see how that arcade essence emanates as we scroll through the game’s menus, and even the music has that special catchy touch. We will have to compete for the circuits that make up Formula Retro Racing – World Tour. And as their name suggests, they will be scattered all over the globe, be able to press the accelerator in a total of 18 different places.

Every second counts

The main game mode is its arcade side. Although two categories of vehicles can be selected (Formula 1 or conventional cars), this division is made to define the style of driving. When we select a Formula 1 type car, we will have more grip on the road,

No chance of slipping. On the other hand, the cars focused on the other branch are composed of muscle cars and derivatives with the ability to make drifts infinity thanks to its driving possibilities. Personally, this second way of driving seems more complex and difficult to me, although I suppose that each player will have their tastes and preferences.

Once our vehicle is chosen, it will touch face the 20 rivals that we will have to overtake in each race. Depending on the level of difficulty we choose, we will earn more or less points. The higher the player’s score, the faster we will unlock the tracks that will be inaccessible at first. So it’s better to give everything on the asphalt so that your progress is optimal and productive…

Tick, tock, tick, tock…

It must be said that even if there are 20 rivals on the track, the main enemy that will have to be beaten is time. From the first moment we will be conditioned by a timer that will tell us the seconds we have left to reach the next one checkpoint. It’s not worth beating around the bush in Formula Retro Racing – World Tourespecially at the beginning when we will be more busy.

Choosing the perfect vehicle goes a long way. Although there is no table where you can see the statistics of each car, the truth is that each of these fireballs varies in its behavior. And there comes a negative point: some are much better than others at the general level. For example, within Formula 1 cars, there is a classic one that gives a thousand turns in terms of handling and speed to prototypes or more conventional designs. In the end, despite a good range of possibilities, you will close in band for the one who offers you the most victories.

party with colleagues

Apart from this arcade mode, there is another modality called Elimination where we will have to last as long as possible on the track. A different way to enjoy the races, but not comparable with the local multiplayer mode it has Formula Retro Racing – World Tour. Up to four players will be able to share each other’s TV to give it their all against the rest of their colleagues. Too bad there’s no online mode with its leaderboards, as that would have brought the title to life given its very nature.

Watch out for bouncing wheels

Visually this is what you can see in the pictures. The whole thing is made up of polygons in a coarse and coarse way, although with a very good fluidity that make every race exciting. If you have played other similar proposals such as Hotshot Racingyou will know the performance of the game. The scenarios are the only thing that has not finished convincing me. Despite the fact that each circuit always has something characteristic of the c ity it represents, in the end they all turn out to be generic and similar.

There may be exceptions like oval circuits or tracks like San Francisco with its huge bridge, but in general they are all designed in too similar a scheme.

Also worth noting is the collision system. I found it really funny that cars can “explode” when they take a certain amount of damage. Once broken, they smash into a thousand pieces like a LEGO vehicle, leaving the wheels, chassis and the rest of the bodywork on display, temporarily making it difficult to drive in that area. A whole detail that is most pleasant, despite the fact that it can hinder the race if you skid with one of these parts.

Conclusion of Formula Retro Racing – World Tour

Lovers of vintage-flavored driving titles have a proposition they’re sure to like. CGA Studio and repixel8 offer us polygonal races that drink directly from these frantic arcade proposals that we live in arcades. We will have to overtake 20 different rivals and beat the clock at each checkpoint to be the winner of each race. A challenge which is not easy and which will require the best of ourselves as a driver, whether in its most stable mode with a Formula 1 car or its skid side with vehicles. muscle cars and derivatives that will be available to us. In addition, we will have a survival mode and the best of all: local multiplayer for four people. Ready to show your co-workers who’s king of the accelerator?