Review: BlazeRush (Nintendo Switch)

BlazeRush is a dynamic arcade racing survival game with no health, no leveling and no brakes! You can assemble a team of friends to play in local or online multiplayer, choose a car to your taste and chase, blow up and cut off! Adapt your style and tactics to new enemies, obstacles and tracks.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 463MB download size.
• Opening tutorial.
• Combat racer gameplay.
• Trophies-earn from races, unlock characters and races.
• Controls and looks like Micro Machines.
• 2-4 local mp support.
• Online play with 2-8 player support.
• Awards earned for doing feats in a race.
• Power ups to pick up from nitro to saws to guns.
• Can replay races.
• Two modes-career and party.
• Party mode-quick/host/find. Hosting allows you to tweak game modifiers, add bots, set player limit, voting and timers.
• Terrific locations.
• Power ups randomly spawn on the map.
• 17 characters to unlock and each one has unique stats and a car.
• Clear hud including a minimap.
• Fun party game.
• Best played with friends.

Cons:

• The learning curve with the controls. Due to the set perspective, it is tricky.
• Camera angle goes places, obscure and confuses.
• More an arcade pick up and play.
• Some dodgy Ai tactics.
• Power-ups are the same ones seen in racing games for years.