Dash is Atari’s newest retro collection to obtain a contemporary coat of paint, and it is arrived within the type of NeoSprint. This contemporary spin on the writer’s old-fashioned racing sport comes out of the workshop with a nice feel and look and a few neat new options, however there are nonetheless just a few spots that wanted a bit extra consideration.
That is an isometric racer, by default supplying you with a view of your complete circuit as you race your tiny automobile round. A zoomed-in view that focuses in your car can also be an choice, although we favor the locked view of the entire monitor. Both manner, the principle thrust of the sport sees you navigating these tight, generally very advanced programs, whether or not within the marketing campaign mode, free races, or time trials. The dealing with could be very straightforward to grasp however there’s undoubtedly a talent to enjoying this nicely.
A part of that’s accounting for the sport’s generally irritating physics. AI drivers don’t have any qualms about ramming into you, and you may very often find yourself in your facet or snagged on the boundaries. It is surprisingly unforgiving at occasions. Not serving to issues is that a number of the circuits have awkward viewing angles that, within the midst of a race, could make it arduous to parse what is going on on.
Luckily, although, these points aren’t fixed, and usually the motion is enjoyable, easy, and fascinating. Whereas the racing itself is usually a little on the straightforward facet at occasions, the impediment programs are a lot harder, peppering phases with oil slicks and cones to dodge. Time trial challenges will be equally troublesome, so there’s loads right here to grasp. Sadly, exterior of some leaderboards, on-line play is lacking from the sport, so competing with others is pretty restricted — though the sport does function native 4-player racing.
Maybe the most important addition is the monitor builder, which presents a reasonably intuitive solution to create your personal races utilizing chunky grid items. These will be shared with different gamers, successfully supplying you with tons extra tracks to grasp than the official ones.
NeoSprint is a good refresh of an aged method, with easy however enjoyable racing and a few neat new options. Sadly, the presentation is a bit underwhelming, and one or two points seem within the rear view mirror just a bit too typically.