Rise: Race The Future Switch NSP Free Download

Rise: Race The Future Switch NSP Free Download Unfitgirl

Rise: Race The Future Switch NSP Free Download Unfitgirl There isn’t a day goes by when we don’t pray that Bandai Namco finally snaps out of it and realises the Switch needs a new Ridge Racer game. The series’ arcade-style, drift-heavy racing action would be perfect on Nintendo’s system, but alas, we’ve heard nothing despite rumours early last year. So when we were told that Rise: Race the Future was “an arcade racer at the crossroads of Ridge Racer, Sega Rally and F-Zero”, we were obviously intrigued. While it doesn’t quite hit those highs, it’s still a half-decent little racing game. Set in the near future, Rise offers fairly standard racing action with one notable gimmick: its cars can retract their wheels and act like speedboats whenever you enter a patch of water. It’s an effect similar to the anti-grav stuff in Mario Kart 8, although it has a far greater impact on handling here than it does in Nintendo’s game. Any time you hit water, your handling becomes a lot looser and you’re more likely to spin out if you aren’t careful. This is a bigger deal than it is in other racing games. Rise is unashamedly unforgiving when it comes to punishing errors, and if you suffer an awkward crash or spin out your chances of making your way back to the front of the pack are slim. It could have been particularly frustrating when you’re playing through the game’s Championship mode: while at its core it’s your typical Mario Kart style cup, it consists of an oddly high number of rounds, meaning you’ll have to go through something like 9 different races before reaching the podiums. Unfitgirl.COM SEXY GAMES

Thankfully though, if you mess up, say, the 7th race you’re given the option to restart that one, rather than starting the whole tournament from scratch. The handling, in general, takes a little getting used to. Given that the aforementioned Ridge Racer and Sega Rally were cited as influences, it should come as no surprise that the cars feel extremely light and floaty, with the general idea being that drifts and handbrake turns are the order of the day. This takes a while to adapt to and continues to be a challenge for various reasons as you unlock each of the game’s 10 cars. The first couple you’re given at the start are fairly underpowered, making it tricky to pick up enough momentum to swing them round for drifts at times. Meanwhile, later cars are hefty enough that if you aren’t careful enough they can handle like shopping trolleys. There’s also a slight delay between moving the stick and seeing it reflected on screen, which takes a little time to adapt to, but isn’t too bad. As well as the eight lengthy Championships available to you there’s also a Challenges mode, which presents you with 64 one-off races divided into eight ‘seasons’ and gives you missions to complete in each. These can be straightforward – finish at least second, finish in a certain time – or can ask something a little out of the ordinary to make you rethink how you play. You may need to win without using your boost, or win without dropping below 45mph at any point. Winning these races and completing their respective challenges earns you fans and tokens, which are then used to unlock the next season.

There’s a lot to do, then, at least in terms of the number of races available.

The whole thing does start to feel a little repetitive, though, mainly because there are technically only four environments in the game. While there are 32 tracks available, it’s actually just four large tracks split into smaller circuits, with barriers placed in different sections. Each of the eight tracks in an area feel different to race on, then, but visually they all look disappointingly similar. For a game that’s set in the future, its jungle, snow, desert and rainforest settings start feeling like old news fairly quickly, even though there are sunny, rain, fog and sunset weather variations for each, too. That’s not to say it looks bad, mind you: far from it. Developer VD-DEV has a decades-long history of pushing handheld hardware to the limits – check out the GBA version of V-Rally 3 or the remarkably detailed, 60fps open-world game Cop: The Recruit on DS – and Rise is no different. There’s no frame rate magic this time around with the game running at a solid 30fps, but the level of visual detail while docked is remarkable. This is one area in which the comparisons with Ridge Racer are appropriate; Bandai Namco’s games were always known for being among the best-looking racers on their respective systems and Rise is certainly a game that shows off the Switch’s power… as long as it’s docked. Halo Infinite

Switch to handheld and it’s a little blurrier, to the extent that it’s sometimes difficult to see turns coming up properly. The water sections in the Alyska Lakes tracks consist of numerous alternative routes with large rocks in the middle, and the general idea is to plan out the best path through them to reach the dirt track again at the other end, but when playing in handheld you’re far more likely to hit a rock while struggling to see, which could instantly scupper your chances of winning. It’s not Doom levels of blurriness, but it’s noticeable. It would potentially look even worse in split-screen, but we’ll probably never find out: this is a strictly solo game, with no local or online multiplayer to speak of. That’s a real shame. Despite its arcade racer influences, Rise takes a little while to get into. Its floaty handling isn’t immediately accessible and you’ll be slipping all over the place for a while until it all eventually ‘clicks’. When it does, though, the result is a compelling and visually impressive racing game that may not come close to threatening the likes of Ridge Racer for pole position, but certainly offers some entertaining action.

You spin me right round

When looking for the next game to review, Rise: Race the Future (which I will refer to as ‘Rise’ for this review) shone out to me. When looking at the game images, I was surprised to discover that they were in fact screenshots of the switch version and not from a PC. I know that sometimes looks can be deceiving in that a game may look great on google images but when played, a low frame rate could be present. However, the performance of Rise massively surpassed my expectations. At the max settings, the game plays at a respectable 30fps. There’s some slight blur to the car in this mode but on a large screen, the game looks great and is still responsive to the controls. When handheld, I prefer a higher frame rate so with the tap of a menu button, the visuals of the game were reduced, and the frame rate was upped to 60fps. Although some of the detail is lost, the game still looks good for a switch title and at this high frame rate, I was very impressed. The option for 30fps/high visuals or 60 fps/reduced visuals is great and it’s good to see that the choice is up to the player. Aside from the visuals, Rise offers a pretty standard racing experience. That’s not to say the racing aspect is poor. It is far from terrible but there is nothing revolutionary in terms of gameplay. Hades

In terms of handling, Rise is definitely on the lighter side. The cars have a distinct lack of heft which certainly takes some time to get used too. Like in the newer Mario Kart games, vehicles leave the ground and can travel on water. On the water, the handling becomes even looser and with the +100mph speeds, I often found myself crashing and spiralling out of control. It’s hard to recover from these situations so I often restarted the race because of this. The lighter controls will not detract from the review score but it’s worth noting if, like me, you’re used to tighter handling and heavier cars.Rise features two main game modes: challenge or championship. Although there is a time trial mode, this is just a basic race between yourself and a “time ghost” based on past racing attempts. The challenge mode is my preferred of the two and offers a grid-based system of the titular challenges. You earn different “R” tokens and fans upon successful challenge completion. Such challenges include beating a specific opponent or reaching a specific speed. These challenges are fun and quickly told me whether I had succeeded or failed. Upon reaching a set number of tokens and fans, a new season of challenges is unlocked along with a fancy new vehicle.

Challenge or Championship?

These vehicles can be used across the challenge and championship modes and whilst some adjustments to grip, stability and steering are present I found the cars to possess very similar handling. Overall though, the challenge mode is fun and offers some variety instead of just being first place. The championship mode offers eight different tournaments with varying weather, number of laps and track layouts. By the end of the tournament, a position third or higher allowed me to progress onto the next tournament. This means that an error on the final race could mean a complete tournament reset. With some tournaments taking nine races to complete, I would have appreciated a higher number of smaller tournaments. Nevertheless, racing at crazy speeds is always fun in both modes.  Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

I’ve discussed the visuals, handling and game modes but have not yet spoken about environments and sound. For a futuristic game with cars that look so good, I was expecting some impressive modern environments. Unfortunately, the environments are generic and the snowy Alaska Lakes, tropical Tekuh Paradise and desert Odera Crater are all environments I’d expect from a generic racer and show no originality. The same goes for the music. The sound design isn’t terrible but the high-tempo arcade tune is pretty standard for racing games. I cannot deny that rise race the future is one of the best-looking switch games I’ve played. Handling is responsive and I had a lot of fun racing. The lack of multiplayer is understandable but the generic music and environments leave a lot to be desired.

Nevertheless, the £16 price tag offers a lot of content and the visuals are certainly fantastic meaning that whilst this game doesn’t reach first place, it still deserves a place on the podium. The water sections in the Alyska Lakes tracks consist of numerous alternative routes with large rocks in the middle, and the general idea is to plan out the best path through them to reach the dirt track again at the other end, but when playing in handheld you’re far more likely to hit a rock while struggling to see, which could instantly scupper your chances of winning. It’s not Doom levels of blurriness, but it’s noticeable. It would potentially look even worse in split-screen, but we’ll probably never find out: this is a strictly solo game, with no local or online multiplayer to speak of.

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