Boost is accumulated through successful drifts and slipstreaming, or drafting, opposing racers. Drifting feels super rewarding, and can be an absolute trip in specific vehicles which I’ll get to in a bit. Drifting will be the most common tactic to get around each track, as a simple tap of the brakes will push your car as close to sideways as you want. There are two main components to keeping your car in first place: drifting and boosting. But what needs to be explained in fine detail is everything else that was meticulously crafted into this racer, because it’s hard to really understand how much love and time was spent showcasing the history and love of the sport until you start peeling back some of beautiful inclusions in Hotshot Racing.įor starters, Hotshot Racing handles its speed like a dream. All the normal fixins are present: single races, grand prixs, and time trials hold the fort. Hotshot Racing is an arcade racer in its purest form, with industry vets Lucky Mountain Games and Sumo Digital, the former having its hands dipped in several racing titles throughout the years, looking to nail the early 21st century need for speed for the modern times. And while some recent iterations don’t quite nail the complete experience, Hotshot Racing can stand tall as one of the best arcade racers to grace any platform. With console and online play taking over the need for hot-spot gaming areas, the classic arcade racer experience is held onto by new developers with the urge to burn rubber much like my own. Time has not been kind to arcades in America, and the formerly frequent sightings of classic machines has dwindled. The low-poly racers that provided high speed thrills for a couple quarters out of your pocket, and a chance at bragging rights against your buddies or holding the course record on a highly used machine. Daytona USA, the Cruis’n series, OutRun, Sega Rally, the list goes on. Past the pinball machines, light gun shooters, and crane games, you’ll find the coin-op racers. Take a trip back to the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, and step into any arcade.
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