Dash is Atari’s newest retro collection to obtain a contemporary coat of paint, and it is arrived within the type of NeoSprint. This recent spin on the writer’s old skool racing recreation comes out of the workshop with a pleasing feel and appear and a few neat new options, however there are nonetheless a couple of spots that wanted slightly extra consideration.
That is an isometric racer, by default providing you with a view of all the circuit as you race your tiny automobile round. A zoomed-in view that focuses in your car can be an possibility, although we desire the locked view of the entire monitor. Both method, the primary thrust of the sport sees you navigating these tight, typically very advanced programs, whether or not within the marketing campaign mode, free races, or time trials. The dealing with may be very simple to grasp however there’s positively a ability to taking part in this nicely.
A part of that’s accounting for the sport’s typically irritating physics. AI drivers don’t have any qualms about ramming into you, and you may very often find yourself in your aspect or snagged on the boundaries. It is surprisingly unforgiving at occasions. Not serving to issues is that a number of the circuits have awkward viewing angles that, within the midst of a race, could make it exhausting to parse what is going on on.
Happily, although, these points aren’t fixed, and usually the motion is enjoyable, easy, and interesting. Whereas the racing itself is usually a little on the straightforward aspect at occasions, the impediment programs are a lot harder, peppering levels with oil slicks and cones to dodge. Time trial challenges may be equally tough, so there’s lots right here to grasp. Sadly, outdoors of some leaderboards, on-line play is lacking from the sport, so competing with others is pretty restricted — though the sport does function native 4-player racing.
Maybe the largest addition is the monitor builder, which gives a reasonably intuitive option to create your personal races utilizing chunky grid items. These may be shared with different gamers, successfully providing you with tons extra tracks to grasp than the official ones.
NeoSprint is a good refresh of an aged system, with easy however enjoyable racing and a few neat new options. Sadly, the presentation is slightly underwhelming, and one or two points seem within the rear view mirror just a bit too typically.
