Disney Speedstorm Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · January 22, 2024

For this Disney Speedstorm Review, we drift into the ultimate hero-based combat racing game, set on high-speed circuits inspired by Disney and Pixar worlds. Master each character’s unique skills and claim victory in this thrilling arcade racing experience from the creators of the Asphalt series!

Disney Speedstorm Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
15.46GB download size.
24 trophies.
Own in-game achievements with rewards.
Free to play.
Officially licensed.
Kart Racer gameplay.
Opening tutorial race.
Four racer classes – Speedster, Defender, Trickster, and Brawler.
Crew members – unlock slots and add any unlocked crew members here and each gives unique buffs and state increases.
Earn materials and level up characters to increase their stats.
Each race has three race goals, you need to do at least one to progress.
Single-player is a series of events on a webbed layout.
Multiplayer modes – ranked, regulated, private track, and local free play.
Golden pass is a battle pass system.
Kart customisation options – body, wings, wheels, and plates.
Cross play – on/off.
The knockdown camera can be turned on and off, it acts like the takedown camera in Burnout Paradise with slow-motion hits.
Gameloft account integration for cross-save.
You don’t need a PS Plus subscription to play online.
Earn exp online and level up to get rewards.
You can customize every character’s uniform and victory pose.
Free daily boxes with random rewards in them.
The soundtrack is fantastic and does a lot of classic Disney songs as dance tracks.
Power-ups and items can be thrown forward, backward, and charged up.
Season mode gives daily and season-long tasks, time-limited events, and more chances at loot/rewards and materials.
Everything unlocks over time from playing the single-player events.
The race tracks look fantastic and always have unique atmospheres and events kicking off.
Accessibility options – auto acceleration, and steering assist.
Power-ups range from turbos, and bombs to flipping an enemy’s screen direction.
Two controller schemes.
Steering sensitivity slider.
Huge amount of characters.
Drifting in the game builds boost and is done by holding a button down, you can move side to side when drifting.
Turbo start mini-game where you rev the car into the green area, each character has a different dial/area to hit.
Events can have you playing a particular character at a set level.
Level up characters and increase their star rating to unlock better versions of their unique attacks.
Each event generally has a recommended level; you can upgrade and over-level your character to help.
Levels will have parts where you can grind along.

Disney Speedstorm Review Cons:

No Platinum trophy.
The tutorial only explains the basics and doesn’t tell you about the right stick with jump and dodges.
Many in-app purchases and bundles are complete with pop-ups all over the place.
A lot of currency and material types to manage and remember what is for what.
Slowdown in places.
Very grind-heavy when it comes to upgrading and unlocking characters.
The loot/rewards in a single player are always set to certain characters.
Cannot rebind controls.
Characters have no mouth animations when talking.
Repetitive one loners from characters.
Leveling up a character is a pain as it has to be done one at a time.
Very easy to get stuck on an obstacle.
Small arsenal choice of power-ups.
Many times the game adds pointless extra screens and menu clicks.
Crew members are attached to specific characters.
There are way too many hashtag pop-ups.
The Battle Pass is just one huge grind with little in the way of cool rewards.