Top Racer Collection Review (PlayStation 4)

Top Racer Collection Review, The thrill of 16-bit racing from the 90s is back! Play the complete Top Racer series with Top Racer, Top Racer 2, Top Racer 3000, and Top Racer Crossroads, a brand-new game with new cars and exclusive content made especially for this unmissable edition.

Top Racer Collection Review Pros:

  • Decent 16-bit graphics.
  • 733.1MB download size.
  • Platinum trophy.
  • You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
  • Own in-game achievements.
  • Racing gameplay.
  • Two modes – arcade and online.
  • Video settings – filters (CRT/original/smooth/scan lines), screen type (normal/fut/full), and background (random/none/background 1 – 4).
  • Controller settings – 3 layouts and a fourth custom.
  • Cheats are in the menu but you do have to unlock them, luckily it tells you what you need to do.
  • The gallery houses the original scans of the manuals.
  • A fantastic collection of retro gaming classics.
  • Four games in one – Top Racer, Top Racer 2, Top Racer 3000, and Top Racer Crossroads.
  • Each game has four game types – campaign, quick race, time attack, and custom cup.
  • Every game has a cool animated game manual that looks really good and is full of information.
  • Campaigns have split-screen multiplayer support.
  • Three offline difficulties – amateur, professional, and champion.
  • Speed units can be set to – mph or kph.
  • Decent loading times.
  • Every car can be set to manual or automatic gears and has unique stats for – max speed, 0 to 60, tire grip, and fuel consumption.
  • You can enter a player’s name whenever you start a new race.
  • The game always plays out in split-screen even in solo play.
  • Save state support.
  • Each game has 3 save slots.
  • A mini-map shows everyone’s position.
  • The Crossroads game is a new game entirely bringing all the best maps and cars into one game.
  • A lot of fun to play.

Top Racer Collection Review Cons:

  • The standard controls are a strange choice.
  • The music is not fantastic.
  • Somehow the tracks feel very claustrophobic.
  • Never sure who is an opponent ahead of you or who is just being lapped.
  • Only a few colors of opponent cars.
  • Hard to make out opponents with going up over hills the main culprit.
  • The only difference between the games is just cars and maps.
  • You cannot customize cars.

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Top Racer Collection:

Official website.

Developer: Piko Interactive

Publisher: QUByte Interactive

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Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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