4PGP

If you enjoy a good arcade racer, 4PGP is a great choice. It’s even better if you have a particular affection for the 1990s era of the genre, as it isn’t shy about its love for those games. With a healthy number of cars to use and tracks to perfect, it’s a game that has a lot to offer whether you’re going it alone or taking advantage of its multiplayer features. It also runs extremely well on the Nintendo Switch 2, adding to the sense of speed and control. On a platform that already has a handful of excellent choices for racers, 4PGP adds yet another terrific option.

4PGP Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a confident arcade racer that channels the spirit of 90s classics like Virtua Racing and Sega Rally Championship while carving out its own identity. With advisory input from Kenji Sasaki and music by Tomoyuki Kawamura, it delivers nuanced handling, vibrant retro visuals, and addictive time attack depth. While it skips online play and lacks control remapping, its four player split screen and refined driving model make it a standout throwback for arcade racing fans.

4PGP from developer 3goo is a fun arcade racing experience that offers good challenges, while not muddying the racing waters too much with magnified details. Its gameplay harkens back to games like Monaco GP and Pole Position without pushing itself into a complicated F1 sim.

4PGP is an excellent racing game inspired by classic arcade racers of the 1990s. With a seasoned team of racing game developers, including Ridge Racer developer Kenji Sasaki and Sega Rally composer Tomoyuki Kawamura, 4PGP manages to impress with its blistering sense of speed, precise gameplay mechanics, and arcade-style sound design. Although it is limited when it comes to online multiplayer, there are more than enough tracks and F1-inspired machines to keep players engaged in a party of friends.

What it lacks in overall polish and fine-tuned steering it makes up for in a reasonably-good sense of speed and pretty arcade-friendly racing.

There are so many racing games on the Switch and Switch 2 now. I remember a time when racing games on Nintendo consoles were a rarity. Now you’re spoiled for choice. 4PGP looks like an arcade racer, sounds like one, and plays like one most of the time. It just forgets that it isn’t actually sitting in an arcade. There’s no need for the AI to be so punishing. You’re better off doing what the game’s name suggests and playing it with some mates. At least then you can throw something at them when they ruin your perfect lap.