ntg2978

I got this game about a year ago, and played it a few times, and then got The Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. I played Need for Speed quite a bit, and didn't play this one for a long time. Recently, I came back to this game, and my review takes into account the NFS game (controls, content, etc) to compare HSR to that. When I first got this game, I definitely undervalued it. I played it a few times, and then forgot about it. It's only after playing NFS quite a bit, and coming back to it, that I've found I'm really appreciating it. Hot Shot Racing on the switch has fantastic controls; you can drift and change your trajectory while drifting. You can smash into objects and other cars, and feel the vibration in the controller (or handheld) when you do. You can race as multiple characters; and even win Grand Prix's when you do. You can earn rewards the better you race, as you get paid, and can use that "money" for suping up cars and characters in the game. Each character has their own back story, and when they win a Grand Prix, it shows how it affected their life (pretty cool concept - makes it much more engaging). Overall, I've actually found myself playing this game MORE than NFS - this actually shocked me, as NFS is definitely a good game as well, and very interesting and challenging. The graphics on Hotshot Racing are not as good as NFS, but that's about the only thing that it's lacking, and in my opinion, it's good enough for the game. I would definitely recommend this game, as it's become one of my favorites to play.

This is a REALLY fun game to play. I'm not a diehard gamer at all; I liked the Jurassic Park/World movies, and I like Legos enough to play with them sometimes. I figured this game would consist of roaming around a world that had dinosaurs in it, and that is all. Boy was I wrong! This game is full of challenging puzzles, items you have to find/create in order to move on (sometimes these can take a long time, which makes it all the more challenging and fun). I would recommend this game to just about anyone; you can become different characters (even dinosaurs), and those characters each have special abilities or weapons that can solve different areas of the game. The controls are really responsive in the handheld mode; I've not played on the TV yet, so I can't speak for that. I've also not played in 2 player mode, so I don't know how that works either. This is one game you won't want to pass up. If you found this review helpful, please leave a thumbs up.

I got this game on sale, so I'm not too incredibly frustrated about getting a dud, but make no mistake about it, this game is a dud, in my opinion. The drifting does not work right, compared to other games I've played. The controls are very "sticky", not real responsive at all. It's almost impossible to not slam into other cars and/or the wall at least a few times during a race. In other games I've used, the controls respond to all the different directions you'd push on the joycon; in this game, if you push the joycon to the left, the car KEEPS moving left, until you push back to the right....this is very frustrating, and you have to keep over-correcting for this, and that is why I say it's almost impossible not to slam into something. To make matters worse, the cars will always slam into you if you do stop for some reason, so it's possible to not be able to make a checkpoint, just because you keep getting hit from behind. If you want to play by yourself, you'd think that would be easier - no cars to slam into you, but now you have to contend with little yellow "speed boosters" (for lack of a better term) which boost your speed, and make it nearly impossible to drift around curves and such. I honestly have to say this is the WORST racing game I've ever played, and sincerely regret making this purchase, even though it was just a few bucks, as it was on sale. I will be checking this site from now on, for reviews before making a purchase, so I don't get another dud. Hope this has been helpful.