There are a few different tracks to race on, but not all that many in general. Talking about the tracks, this is another area that just feels lacking. What this means is that you have to learn the layout of tracks and avoid going too quickly, else you will crash into walls or fall off the map simply because the racing physics lack the control the tracks and gameplay demand. While in a lot of kart racers the control system is handled in a balanced manner, in Chocobo GP we're instead provided a system where the brake becomes more of an theoretical system when you're going too quickly, as it will fail to slow you down in pretty much any manner. The actual control scheme revolves around putting the pedal to the metal to go forward, and then using the brake/handbrake to (mainly) drift and also slow down here and there, alongside picking up coloured Magicite crates to acquire power-ups to affect opposing racers (such as being able to launch a fireball or putting on a shield to block an incoming hit). This is one of those games with a really peculiar handling system, one that fights you when you attempt to abuse every method to go a little faster.

While the premise and the adorable visuals hold potential, this is shaping up to be a game that time will ultimately forget as it does very little to warrant putting down Mario Kart and shelling out £40 for this new experience.īut the storyline really isn't where kart racers are expected to shine, this is rather the gameplay itself, and unfortunately Chocobo GP misses the mark in quite a few places here as well. Square Enix has decided to take on this challenge with their cutesy kart racer, Chocobo GP, a title that brings a bunch of characters and locales from Final Fantasy together for a blast of arcade racing. With this in mind, new kart racers coming to the Nintendo Switch have a mighty task of standing on their own two feet and surviving, and quite frankly need to be either outright exceptional or feature a very unique design to have a chance at existing in the same space as Mario Kart. The arcade racing title is the best-selling Switch game ever, despite really being a WiiU port, and this is something that likely won't be changing anytime soon with the Booster Course Pass set to bring a bunch of new tracks over the next couple of years. When it comes to the Nintendo Switch and kart racers, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is essentially running a monopoly.

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