If you're a fan of Aquiris Game Studio's Horizon Chase Turbo, then you're in for a treat. The highly anticipated direct sequel, Horizon Chase 2, is out now on the Switch eShop.
Originally released as an Apple Arcade exclusive, Horizon Chase 2 looks to deliver "true arcade racing thrills", evolving the visuals and gameplay significantly while maintaining the same "easy to pick up, difficult to master" loop that made Turbo such a great experience.
Cross-play is also supported for Switch and PC, while performance will be locked to 60fps in single-player mode and 30fps in multi-player.
Here's a look at the key features:
CROSSPLAY MULTIPLAYER
Play every game mode with your friends - online and offline! Whether you’re competing head-to-head looking for glory or progressing together in the World Tour, Horizon Chase 2 offers arcade racing for everyone.THE ART OF TOURING
Race around an immersive world, touring a unique art style. From the vibrant landscapes to extreme weather conditions, all enhanced by a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Barry Leitch, this game evolves the arcade experience to a new level.YOUR RIDE, YOUR STYLE
Red or blue? Solid paint jobs or complex decals? When visiting the Garage Shop, you can customize your car to match your style. Unlock new cosmetic items, and upgrade your stats through the World Tour.THRILLING ONLINE RACES & CHALLENGES
Unleash the thrill of competition with Playground, our adrenaline-fueled game mode designed for ultimate online racing and exhilarating challenges. Take on opponents from multiple locations in heart-pounding Online Races. Test your mettle with electrifying Challenges where every turn brings new surprises. Step into the driver's seat, embrace the competition, and let your racing prowess shine in the Playground.
Will you be picking up Horizon Chase 2 on the Switch eShop? Let us know your thoughts with a comment down below.
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Honestly looking pretty interesting. I might give it a shot.
I will likely grab this, sometime this week....just gotta put Starfield down...
One of the best things shown in the direct, will definitely download today!
Any game with 4-player split screen is a buy to me so definitely getting this for sure.
More Arcade racers are always welcome. "car racing games" over time slowly went from being my 2nd most played genre in the 80s/90s to one I never even consider buying because they became too po-faced and lost the sense of fun, the bright colours, blue skies and hype-driving music.
I'm glad that every now and again we get a high quality arcade style title. Cruis'n Blast became one of my top played Switch games, felt like coming home.
Played it on Apple Arcade last year. Definitely fun and better than the first.
I really enjoyed the first one on PS4, so will play this on Switch!
Instant buy for me, as long as there's none of the weird stuttering the original had.
@samuelvictor Totally agree with you, racing games were either changed into GTA-meets-Fast-and-furious or ultrarealistic-driving-simulators.
This reminds me of Top Gear on Super Nintendo. The soundtrack just plays on my mind automatically even after all these years and the game was a lot of fun to play.
So, does anybody know if there will be a physical realese on the Switch? Or is it likely?
A definite purchase as the original was my game of the year for 2018! Unfortunately I must wait 9 days as I'm holidays. I can wait!
This looks like it could be more sophisticated than the first one, like the graphics, presentation, track design, physics, and all that. There was definitely some room for improvement.
@RenanKJ Yup we are clearly on exactly the same page. I slightly went down the "GTA-meets-Fast-and-furious" (great description btw!) route for a while with some of the early NFS games holding some of my interest but nothing ever hit the highs of the "Blue Skies" Sega/Namco style games, for me. Halfway through the original Most Wanted I realised the series was going in a direction I wasn't keen on. Even the Burnout series kinda lost my interest after 3... which is saying something as Takedown is in my top 10 games ever.
I tried my best to get into games like Gran Turismo, Forza, Colin McRae, official F1 etc as the graphics were impressive but I just don't find them remotely fun... whereas I still go back and replay Sega Rally, Daytona, Ridge Racer, Chase HQ, Out Run et al to this day. And yeah Top Gear for SNES was awesome, based on the Lotus series from Amiga, which I loved. In fact I believe the Top Gear game was what inspired development of the original Horizon Chase, and they hired the same composer of the music!
I enjoyed the first one. Will have to pick this up.
One of the better announcements rom the Direct. Loved the OG Horizon Chase. I'll check this out when I have the chance
There are so many games on my list to buy right now, but this one is a day-one instabuy after how much fun I had playing through the first game.
Loved the first one and have been waiting for this game to come to a real console since its announcement. Will definitely be picking it up.
Loved the first one so will probably get. Was hoping they'd do away with the coin collecting, but for online multiplayer, I can live with it.
Niiiice. Really liked the first game so I will.be having me some o' this. Good news.
I found the first one quite good, much preferred Slipstream though for the OutRun 2 style drifts.
it's a big disappointment after the first part
too easy, no fuel, bad track and visuals design
I actually enjoyed the gameplay of the first one and visually I'm enjoying this one very much. I'm not sure if I'll have the interest and the time to play this sequel, but I'll definitely keep an eye out for it in case I change my mind. On a side note, wasn't Cruis'n Blast supposed to gain an online mode? Whatever happened to that?
I enjoyed the first game, so I'll check this out eventually.
Purchased and played for about an hour or so. Not so fond of the soundtrack. It's just background noise and nothing about it stands out. Racing is too simplified without having a handbrake for drifting or anything like that. Just hold the gas down and steer. Every once in a while you may have to let up on the gas when turning. Graphics are nice but I think more thought needs to be put into the simplified driving mechanics/controls. Oh, a pop up opens when you start the game to create an account for what ever company. So annoying! I don't want to create any others accounts and luckily it can be by passed. I give it a 5/10. It's just ok. Will play some more another time. Maybe my view will change.
Checked out a video someone put up online that measured the frame rate, it targets 60 but drops consistently. I think I might just pass on getting this game for the Switch and wait for it to drop on PS5/Series.
I almost don't want to buy this game even though I loved the first one. I don't want to buy it because it was an exclusive apple phone game. 🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
@TenEighty sounds like a mobile phone game. No fun
Was shocked how bad the graphics get once you complete the opening section. It was fine the first 3 races then you get to Vermont and things nosedive.
@Danrenfroe2016 Yeah and it kind of lost its retro feel of the first game.
Can't wait to throw this on tomorrow.
Well this sucks... The game keeps nagging you to sign in with your Epic Games account, and the framerate is all over the place. Don't waste your time until this gets some major updates.
The first screen I see: the Epic Games logo. Eh, interesting, I guess--I didn't know Epic had anything to do with this.
The second screen I see: An Epic Account is required. It instructs you to log into Epic's website on a computer/phone and enter the code displayed on the screen just to continue to be able to play the game. Alright... now this is bulls***. But since I just blew the money anyway I did just that.
The third, 4th screens? Privacy policy and other legal s***. By this point I honestly wish I didn't even waste the money in the first place, and I haven't even been greeted with the title screen yet.
A "retro" inspired game with all the unwanted "modern" garbage thrown in. Not cool. Way to sell out.
Bought it since I loved the first one so much & even bought it on several platforms (first time doing this). It is -30% but that EPIC stuff is so not cool!
Don't make this experience worse than it already is because fool me once ...
Physical copy would be good as first one was I'll wait for a physical copy as hate downloading games
I've played about 2 hours now. The game is OK. Its obviously a mobile game first and foremost. It's like a cash grab sequel as opposed to building on the first game.
It hasn't built on the first game, in fact it removed the fuel element entirely - which was a challenge on some tracks and meant you did try different cars.
There's a handful of bugs too. Nothing major... a few long loading screens, some visual imperfections. Nothing too bad, but still does need a patch to tidy it up fully.
Overall, it's OK. Could have been so much better though, and I think the developer will feel a bit miserable about releasing this.
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