Fresh off the production line from Little Chicken Game Company, REKT! High Octane Stunts is spinning to Switch eShop today. If the trailer above is anything to go by, it combines the floaty, spin-heavy physics of Rocket League with a neon skate park style and couch co-op gameplay that looks like it could be worth taking for a spin.
Advertised as running at a 'smooth 60 frames per second', it turns Tony Hawk's Pro Skater into a RC racing game as you pull off stunts and kickflip your car while building up combos. With a whole bunch of modes, from old-school High Score to Capture the Crown and another where you have to infect other players with a virus (appropriately called 'Virus' mode), it seems the game has plenty to keep you and up to three other players occupied.
Here are a few of the standout features according to the game's official blurb:
- Stunts, lots of 'em!
- Three main arenas to do stunts in
- Time-limited High Score mode with global leaderboard
- Practice mode to test skills and learn new tricks
- Over fifty customizable cars to unlock
- An almost endless amount of challenges
- Up to four players in different multiplayer modes: Score, Virus, Baja, Capture the Crown.
Available today, a 50%-off launch sale brings it down to $2.99 / £2.69 on the Switch eShop until December. For that sort of investment, it could be worth a look if you and three friends are in the mood for some couch co-op fun over the weekend. Only time will tell if it's got what it takes to make it on to our best couch co-op Switch games list, but the trailer looks promising.
Planning on getting REKT tonight? Let us know in the comments below.
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That’s actually a concept that would work, given a decent enough budget and time. This looks a wee bit shoddy but somehow I doubt they’ve ploughed a whole load of money into it.
Color me interested. Rocket League is always a joy to play with a group of friends, so if they can capture that magic I'm in!
Reminds me of Rush 2049 on the N64
This reminds me a lot of stunt mode from Rush 2049. While it was a fun mode, I don't know about making a game dedicated entirely to it. It looks nice though!
Q:What Do You Get If You Mix Rocket League And Tony Hawk?
A:You get a senior citizen driving a rocket car with the left turn signal left on.
Haven’t played rocket league in a while. Will try
Great price. Might take a look.
Like other before me, this looks like a watered down Rush 2049 stunt mode. That was a great game. I loved the battle mode. Whoever owns it should remake it for a new generation.
Just bought this and the discount is more than 50% (don't know if that's a mistake or not) as it only cost me £1.79...
Really nice game, especially for those 1,99€ at the moment if you own another game by them (for me it was Mini Trains).
Good controls, nice presentation, hard to master, plenty of different cars. Wished you could change the car‘s colours...
Yay! 60fps! It looks like the stunt mode from San Fransisco Rush 2048, which was very fun. I'll have to check out reviews...
Colour scheme is rather bland, no?
@Jayofmaya
no.
Seen worse.
So, what you get is Hot Wheels, without the Hot Wheels name.
REKT him? Nearly killed him!
This reminds me of the stunt mode they had in Rush 2049
Everyone with the Rush comparisons got me sold
@ZombieGavinS If you owned one of the publisher's previous games, the discount is increased to 66%.
I picked it up since it was so cheap, and I have to say it's quite entertaining for the price. It's a tad simplistic, progression is slow, and I wish there were more arenas to stunt around in, but it's a pretty chill experience good for killing a few minutes here and there.
I decided to try it out, seeing as it was cheap and the concept had me intrigued. From the time I've spent with it (maybe 45 minutes), I believe that, while it's not the most in depth game, it is entertaining. Worth the price, for me at least
Skate trilogy port.
All dlc .
One cart .
Do it 👍.
Looks like a fun sandbox style racer. The graphics and free roaming remind me alot of another game on the Switch Eshop called Car Quest. Its a driving puzzle/collectathon that's pretty cheap. Look into it if you're interested.
@CurryPowderKeg79 Lol Hawk's now in his 60's?
Tony Hawks underground 1 and 2 remake. Now.
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