When Xenon Racer arrived on the Switch eShop in March, it looked like a potato and ran like one, too. In an attempt to fix up this mess, 3DClouds added a Quality/Performance display option to this version of the game.
Now that the Switch iteration has been slightly improved, the developer has refocused its attention on the first free content update – adding in the new "Grand Alps" location, featuring three new racing tracks and a new racing team. Here's the trailer:
From now on, players can drift and boost through the Italian Alps in the imposing new “Grand Alps” location. Here, it’s possible to race on three different new tracks in both directions, with spectacular views of snowy mountain tops, ski-lifts and lush pine forests. An additional racing team is added to Xenon Racer as well, racing with the brand new Winterwing car in both normal and performance mode.
This free update is the first of three. In June, several new customisation options (such as additional rims and liveries) will be added and later on, in July, another new location will be added – including several new tracks and an additional car model.
Will you be trying out Xenon Racer now that free content has been added to the game? Tell us below.
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LOL, who cares? This game is garbage. Even the mediocre Redout that came out recently is better than this.
At this point I think this game is just a bad video game. I have it, gave it a chance, played it at it's latest version, and I was willing to look past it's issues regarding the graphics. In fact I was impressed with how well it was running in the "performance" setting. What I didn't like was the experience of driving in that game. The control just felt awful, like the car just seemed to respond very poorly and overall it was one of the worst arcade racers I have played in a long time. Combine that with the AI that is all over the place, way too easy to pass and then impossible to catch up to, it's like there is no redeeming factors for this game. I usually never bother selling a game these days but I am probably going to sell this one just so I can get rid of it.
It's been an amusing drama, but no. Will avoid anything published by these guys.
Really wanted this game. Shame they have settled for new content before its fully fixed as seems to be the case. Physical version is still expensive. If I see super cheap I might pick it up. Free content is always welcome but fix the game first
Unless the game is free
@nintendolie Well with Redout, although communication was handled terribly and the game is far from perfect, at LEAST they spent the time and effort to get the game playing ‘reasonably’ well before release... I won’t be giving a company money for a game that seems sub - par at best or released without care for quality.
I have a lot of games to play right now, but I think I will buy this game.
Yeah... no, just no. This is and will forever remain a polished you-know-what. Screw the developers and their sub par efforts. If a small team like Shin'en can make a game that looks FAR better, runs at lightning speeds, and hasn't got wonky AI and other bad stuff going on, then the least they could have done, is make something actually presentable.
If I were the developer of this piece of crap, then this would most definitely not be something I'd be proud of.
By now, the only redeeming factor for the game, would be if it were released for free in its entirety. No amount of free add-ons can save this joke of a game from the position that it's rightfully in, by now.
I like that developers are at least trying to make future racers.
But I don't have much time to play these days so I will just patiently wait for f-zero... Come on Nintendo at least make an announcement that's it's in the works!
@JayJ I already suspected this game to be bad, but what you just wrote, is more than enough of a warning for me, to have decided to definitely steer clear of this piece of crap, and so should anyone else interested in futuristic racers, if they actually want something good.
Besides FAST RMX, there are other, far better efforts available, such as Trailblazers and RedOut.
no, thanks. this game is terrible.
When are Studios going to realize that any Great (8.5 or above) racing game on Switch is going to be a Million+ seller . All you have to do is put in the time/effort and not half a$$ it. You can't tell me that none of the Great racers on PS3/Xbox360 can't be ported to the Switch and be spot on.
Lets add more tracks to a game that runs terribly and has inter level loading times so long that it just makes me switch it off. Yipeeeeeeeeeee snoooooooooooooooooow
I just want a hd port of Burnout 3 or Revenge. I used to own at those 2 and they looked amazing at the time, even before HD.
@Jayofmaya I'd pay €100 for a port of Burnout 3
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