Hotshot Racing
Drift through arcade races and use the boost earned from sliding and slipstreaming to accelerate. Alongside Grand Prix and solo Time Trial, special modes turn racing into a rising-speed survival test or a shifting police pursuit.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
Hotshot Racing centers on arcade driving in which drifting and following an opponent's slipstream build boost. You steer through corners, collect that resource and release it as a burst of speed. Grand Prix offers race competition, while the single-player Time Trial focuses on lap times across courses with coastal, jungle, alpine and desert scenery. Other modes change what staying ahead means. Drive or Explode attaches a bomb to each car and raises the minimum safe speed as play continues. In Cops and Robbers, captured robbers become police, changing the balance of the pursuit. The non-Time-Trial modes also support split-screen play for up to four players, with a compatible controller required for each participant.
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AI review
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An appealing design for players who want drifting to feed both speed and varied race objectives.
Generating boost through drifting and slipstreaming makes cornering and proximity to rivals part of the same resource loop. The bomb threshold and changing police teams offer different pressures from lap-time chasing, so the mode choice should matter to the kind of session you want.
Strengths
- Boost generation can make practicing a corner useful for more than simply avoiding a collision.
- The survival and pursuit rules can vary the purpose of a race without leaving the driving framework.
Weaknesses
- Players who mainly want to compare Time Trial runs side by side cannot use split-screen in that mode.
Who it is for: Arcade racing fans who enjoy managing drift-built boost and choosing between lap-time practice, pursuit and local competition.
Play notes: Each multiplayer participant needs a compatible controller; Time Trial is single-player only.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Solo lap-time attempts, Grand Prix and rule-changing pursuit or survival modes allow sessions to focus on different driving goals. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Earning boost through slides and slipstreaming can encourage players to treat corners and rival positioning as opportunities to build speed. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Colorful coastal, jungle, alpine and desert courses may appeal to players seeking a varied arcade backdrop. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Local split-screen offers a shared-console setup, provided each player has a compatible controller and the selected mode is not Time Trial. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Sumo Digitallucky Mountain Games
- Publisher
- Curve Games
- Release date
- Sep 10, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- DodgePick-up and PlaySolo-friendlyFast-pacedLocal Co-opDriving and RacingFirst PersonPlayer versus PlayerReplayableArcade StyleThird PersonShort Sessions3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerCo-opMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third personFirst person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideSep 10, 2020
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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