Review: Table Top Racing: World Tour – Nitro Edition (Nintendo Switch)

Get behind the wheel of 16 ultra-cool, miniaturized racing cars and engage in combat-racing like no other. Master over 30 table-top race tracks and over 180 events in a bid for glory, then take the battle Online and compete with the best in the world.

Pros:

• Cartoon Graphics.
• 3gb download size.
• Controls use the dual sticks, right to accelerate and brake and left stick to steer.
• Controller choices-Handheld, Joycon, Dog pad, and Pro controller.
• Four race options available:
  • Championships- Split into four separate championships. Twin Cam, Spark Plug, Turbo, and Piston GP. Each championship has a selection of races with different race types. As you progress championships will have more events and harder AI.
  • Drift events- Once you unlock the correct car you can take part in a huge Tokyo Drift style events.
  • Special Events- Four difficulty options than a huge array of events with particular car/tune-up selection.
  • Quick Race- Or more commonly known as an arcade. Pick a car and track and off you go.
• Many race types like Timetrial, catch the lead car, no weapons, full weaponry, only particular weapons and more.
• split screen online support.
• An excellent soundtrack by producer Wes Smith of Juice Recordings.
• Network mode allows online racing for 8 players. Online allows you to play with randoms or create your own room with your rules and track selection.
• 2 Player Split-screen Gameplay both Offline and Online.
• Leaderboard support.
• 32 Table-top race tracks set in 8 themed locations.
• The garage allows you to buy new cars, Tune up your car, change wheels giving new stats and abilities and spray your car.
• Racing is tight and responsive and is very much like Mario Kart.
• After each race, you earn stars for finishing first second and third. You also earn exp for your final position. Earn bonus exp in-game by hitting other players with weapons.
• Automatic reset car when you fall off the table or get stuck in the scenery.
• Level up with your race exp and unlock new cars and parts.
• Spend your cash in the garage.
• Can replay races to earn more cash but the amount will be lower the second time around due to no star cash bonuses.
• The camera view is a behind the car view or an angled one which is very much the same angle in later Micro machine games and gives the game a more remote control car racer feel to it.
• The opening tutorial section explains the rules and lets you try out the weapons.
• Weapons available are generic but balanced, EMP blast, rockets, bombs are just a few of the weapons awaiting you.

Cons:

• No touchscreen.
• The upgrade system doesn’t allow you to pick what you want to upgrade and chooses for you.
• A lot of grinding for cash to unlock the later paint jobs and upgrades.
• AI, on the whole, is balanced but they do get a lot of perfect pickups to catch you. A rubber band feels to it all.
• Hitting the walls/sides will usually mean instant last place, Its a bit over excited with its crashes.
• Can get a bit stuttery in frantic races.
• Controls take some getting used to.
• Only one control layout.