Spectra: 8bit Racing

All my complaints with the gameplay aside, Spectra is a very well-crafted love letter to similar titles of old, and to see some developers still aim to make a game legitimately challenging without feeling unfair is refreshing to see.

Spectra is a decent experience that's a bit too simple for its own good.

Even with good looking graphics and catchy retro-inspired tunes, Spectra is disappointingly shallow.

For something that tries so hard to test your reflexes, Spectra ultimately tests your patience more than anything else.

As a commemoration of style and simplicity, Spectra speaks in the dearth of speedy arcade racers. Regrettably, Spectra's ambition, like its appeal, doesn't stretch beyond austere representation.

It's not a successful music/rhythm game and it's not a successful racing game. It's merely an adequate hybrid with a kickass soundtrack.

Spectra is hugely disappointing as a music based racing game. There are plenty of games that try to use music to create gameplay, that have soundtracks nowhere near as strong as Spectra’s but they do it better.