Publisher GameMill Entertainment has today announced that NASCAR Arcade Rush is set to bring some arcade-inspired racing to Switch next month as it zooms our way on 15th September.
The game seems to walk the line between a realistic racer and a more party-oriented one like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Yes, the courses look wacky (each is a twist on an iconic NASCAR track) and there are speed boosts and death-defying jumps, but your not going to find any banana peel power-ups here.
Each car is fully customisable, allowing you to pimp your ride however you see fit, and there are a good number of game options in single-player mode — 'Cup Series', 'Quick Race', 'Time Attack' — as well as the chance for online play. There is not, however, any local multiplayer on Switch which is a missed opportunity if you ask us...
For a little more information about the game's features and a look at some screenshots, check out the following from GameMill:
Iconic Tracks, Wild Twists: Experience real-world NASCAR tracks like Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and more in all-new ways that will thrill your imagination and deliver a new level of playability within the vaunted NASCAR video game franchise.
Race Your Way: Choose from a full array of vehicles spanning 75 years of stock car racing history and horsepower. Customize your car and driver to suit your style with new paint schemes, rims, spoilers, visual effects, suits, helmets and more, with thousands of combinations to discover.
Robust Racing Modes: NASCAR Arcade Rush features expansive single-player modes, including the Career NASCAR Cup Series, Quick Race and Time Attack. Take on your friends in thrilling head-to-head local multiplayer*, or race rivals around the world in 12-player online multiplayer.
*Local multiplayer available only on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
NASCAR Arcade Rush is now available to pre-order for $49.99 (or your regional equivalent). A digital 'Project-X Bundle' will also be available for $59.99, which includes a hovercraft car model, new paint schemes, fresh drivers' suits, sponsorship options and more.
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Will you be picking up NASCAR Arcade Rush fresh off the starting grid? Let us know in the comments.
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there's no way that nascar still exists. this gotta be a joke.
Randomly looked up one of the dev’s previous games and apparently it’s one of the worst games of all time yikes
The trailer is going for Cruis'n Blast vibes but I reckon it misses the mark unfortunately (try watching the trailer muted and it doesn't look extreme at all!)
This makes me wish Cruis'n Blast gets a sequel or they bring H2 Overdrive over.
That said, it does look a bit F-Zero in places...
GameMill? Enough said, this is an easy skip.
I know this is more of a Mario Kart X Nascar idea... but this somehow looks worse than Nascar Heat 4 from 4 years ago.
Also... it doesn't have 40 cars racing on track - so they've already failed IMO.
Are some of these previews paid promotions? I know we should always be positive about games not yet out but I'm not sure why anyone would be excited about this one
Wow, this looks terrible.
Looks like a retro arcade racer from the 90's. I don't think it looks terrible but I'm doubtful that I'll pick it up. I'm questioning why the company even bothered to get the NASCAR name/logo for this game. Seems like they could have just called it Stock Car Arcade Rush and pocketed a little more profits. Seems weird. I think hardcore NASCAR fans will want a simulator and fans of arcade style racing won't care that it's NASCAR.
I'm not a NASCAR fan but this looks fun to me. Why all the negative responses?
@TenEighty GameMill is a low-tier AA publisher. Their games are known for being no better than average or serviceable. Much like Outright Games, they typically churn out licensed cash-grabby experiences.
The perfect game if your controller can't turn right
A really good Daytona USA rip-off would be great if done well but this doesn't look like it.....
Reminds me of NASCAR Rumble on PS1 but that game had real cars & drivers. I’m leery it will be crap but if it’s decent I’ll pick it up for my brother who loves NASCAR.
@Magician It reminds me of Cruis'n and I'm not familiar with the company but maybe this one might be good?
Graphics looks low quality but hey if gameplay works great I may pick it up. Speed Racer on Wii had terrible graphics but fun gameplay so I dig that.
@Magician Not to mention, Team6 Game Studios isn't inspiring confidence, they don't have the best track record (no pun intended) as well as being the developers of Flatout 3: Chaos and Destruction, which is regarded as one of the worst games ever.
Looks fun, but it's missing the one element that makes me play an arcade racer: cool crashes. Man, I'd love if people nowadays made games like Flatout and Burnout . Otherwise, the gamefeel looks like it would be enjoyable to me, so i do want to give it a go.
@Pupuplatter It is indeed still a thing. Why call it a "joke."
Whatever happened to 'The 90's Arcade Racer'... always thought that was looking OK, picked up by Nicalis if I recall, never released, as of now at least. Shame SEGA never put their Daytona port on Switch.
The best retro style racer for me on Switch is Slipstream. Cruis'n Blast is also good.
Looks like something I've completely waited for for a very very long time. A review read, a test and probably a buy
How do you not include local multiplayer on the one machine that pushes for local multiplayer. Talk about a missed opportunity. Talk about a missed opportunity.
"There is not, however, any local multiplayer on Switch which is a missed opportunity if you ask us..."
automatic 4/10 at best. 💀
@GrailUK No, please, Cruis'n Blast is one of the worst racing games in history.
Repeated tracks (with different skins), few tracks, no progression, no artificial intelligence, with random aspects, horrible graphics. It's a game that loses in content and quality to indie racing games that cost $5.
@Ristar24 Horizon Chase is the best! Slipstream is ok! Cruisn Blast is garbage.
@Rykdrew Well I liked it so nuuuh! It's fine you don't like it but don't spoil my chances of another lol! Shhh!
@Rykdrew Ha, as an OutRun fan over Lotus Turbo Challenge and all the later Gremlin Graphics racers, Slipstream is the retro racer for me. I like Horizon a lot, particularly the Senna DLC, but Slipstream is closer to OutRun in it's design.
I think Cruis'n is OK, its a very on rails game which requires not much skill, but its a daft arcade racer that reminds me of a bygone era, so I still enjoy it.
@Ristar24 Outrun is great! Slipstream has a great design for retro racing game. Horizon Chase has a lot of more content, with 100+ tracks and a lot of game modes, challenges...
Cruis'n is a empty and generic game. Like a $2,99 max game.
@GrailUK Nice you like it. I liked it too, for 20 minutes. LOL
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