We've reported before on Overpass, a four-wheel drive off-road racer from Swedish outfit Zordix (the team behind such racing titles as Aqua Moto Racing Utopia and Snow Moto Racing Freedom). While the studio's previous titles failed to impress us, something about Overpass has caught our attention and the Switch certainly could do with some good driving simulators to compliment the kart racers and more colourful fare.
The trailer above features our first look at gameplay, with the buggies struggling to negotiate all manner of ledges, concrete construction pipes and other obstacles. We get a glimpse of the behind-the-wheel view and see the suspension getting a ruddy good workout, too There's hill-climbing, rock-crawling, sand, mud and man-made problems to tackle, and you needn't do it alone either - according to the official blurb the game includes both local multiplayer (split screen or hotseat) and the online variety with up to 8 players able to take on the slopes.

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The game was previously scheduled for an October release, but that has now been pushed back to February 2020. The developer's track record may not be spilling over with podium placements, but there's something about pitting ourselves against the terrain that fires up thoughts of Trials rather than 1950s Lawn Mower Kids. We'll have to see how all those muddy textures hold up on Switch, too, but if Overpass can really nail the physics and the 'feel' of these buggies, we're certainly willing to take it for a spin.
How does this gameplay trailer grab you? Do you think Overpass can rise above the boulders of mediocrity to become king of the hill? Feel free to leave your mark in the dust of the comments section below.
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So, basically SpinTires: The Rock Climbing Buggy Edition, then...
Overpass? More like PASS OVER, amirite?!
Cautiously optimistic it looks like it could be good hopefully they are delaying it to make sure they get it right
Looks good. I may day one this.
I found the trailer naff and meaningless.
Doesn't look too shabby. Been said before but lack of analogue triggers is a problem.
@kobashi100 the right analog is a good substitute. Works fine for Trials. Reminds me of the good old PS2 days before triggers were a thing.
Aqua Moto Racing Utopia hit 60fps sometimes on Switch. If they could use an adaptive resolution or just lower theresolution (at least as an option) they could probably hit 60fps. I'd sure want to try it if it runs smoothly like that and is decent fun!
Trailer looks awesome. I know this could be great on Switch because I've seen Spintires work beautifully. On the other hand, I've also seen the previous output from Zordix and Bigben so I know that it's far from a done deal. Keeping my fingers crossed, and I'll be looking out for trustworthy reviews when it finally drops.
What I'd really like to see is what happens when you drive 2 metres off the path. How aggressive are the invisible walls / auto resets? That's a good barometer of an enjoyable "off-road" experience as opposed to a cheapish-feeling one.
Kind of like the offroading tracks in 4x4 Evo except more linear. I'm interested, but we'll see. Doesn't look like you get much exploration judging by the rope barriers in the trailer.
Looks like it could be good, however hopefully they did something to make it fun, I have noticed something about a lot of off-road racing games is that they did a pretty good job of the off-road and physics and all that kind of stuff but then they forgot to inject a little fun into it LOL. So hopefully hopefully it comes off more than mediocre.
We need "Smuggler's Run - Warzones 2"
@cfgk24 Oh man I miss that series, back when Rockstar made more than just GTA and RDR
I thought I was enjoying the trailer but everything is so dark... can they brighten up?
Looking forward to this. Big fan of these guys. I have Aqua Moto Racing for my 3DS, and Aqua Moto Racing Utopia & Snow Moto Freedom for Switch. I see so many people bash these games but they’re as close as I’m going to get to my “modern” Wave Race’s so I’m happy with that.
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