Crashy Laps analysis for Nintendo Switch

He It was launched on November 30 last year Cool circles on Nintendo Switch and other platforms (Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4 and PS5). This small video game developed in Spain by CheapeeSoft Games and published by JanduSoft offers us a Very arcade racing with a retro twist. All in all, it’s an entertaining game that delivers on what it promises; However, I expected something more and feel that the game needs some improvements.

U Cool circles We can drive a Formula 1 car from a fixed perspective and with a general view of the track. Scalextric vehicles and circuits are one of the first things that come to mind to be able to compare them and suggest how they play. We will always be with the camera from a fixed and distant position; We can only accelerate and we will have to let off the accelerator in some corners to avoid an accident or going off the track. However, in Cool circles There are no rails, so turns will have to be done manually, and there will be a greater chance of colliding with rival cars.

There are four different game modes available, including classic time trials to improve your time on each lap, or a typical career mode where you complete multiple laps and whoever completes them first wins. Depending on the mode, it can be played individually or with four players. In addition, It can be played in multiplayer using one Joy-Con per personso with two pairs of Joy-Cons, four people can play without having to use full controllers, although they are also compatible.

The cards have different and varied themes: the starting card a land is more expensiveand also have a forest area, peculiar ground and snow-covered mountain. Within each of these themes, different routes will also be offered, some of which are very simple (such as a circular route) and others are more complex, with lanes connected to each other and several directions of traffic, so that accidents are practically guaranteed. Finally, we can also choose the time of day we want to play, with the available options being morning, noon, sunset, and night. This will not affect gameplay, it is just a visual option that will change the lighting in various ways, such as turning on some lights.

Initially, this content is good and quite varied, and it will give us several hours of fun alone or with friends. However, I feel it Cool circles This has a major problem with the progression system, as all the circuits mentioned above are blocked except for the ones in the dragee area. Once we start the game, we will only have access to this area and its options. The rest of the land will be blocked and inaccessible.

Therefore, we will be fully obliged to get certain objectives to unlock more areas, in addition to the fact that the game will be quite difficult at first to continue progressing through the world. It’s pretty easy to get bored that way Cool circles, because we will keep seeing the same scenario over and over until we succeed in achieving our goals and discover a new topic. I think the discovery of a new area got me excited after trying so many times, but I have to say I was a little bored with the game at first because of it.

Another aspect that has good room for improvement is the game’s interface and its navigation between menus. in general Cool circles It has a simple and minimalistic aesthetic, although often you don’t know exactly where you are in the game, it’s a bit strange to get “lost” and set up games; It feels like we never know where we are, and if we want to change something, we have to keep going back through the menu. I also think that some of the button indicators are not very clear because for example there is a way that it’s hard to tell if it’s a button or a + on the controller and it gets a bit tedious in some parts, especially in the car setup which feels very slow and with amazing controls.

Control works fine It’s simple and hard to master, but it’s entertaining and fun with friendsAs I mentioned at the beginning, its operation is very similar to that of the Scalextric, but with the novelty that we can rotate freely, since it does not have rails. All in all I think it’s fine, but we won’t have reverse gear, so if we hit a wall or go off the track in a bad position, our only solution is to keep accelerating towards the wall to get back on the track, then , that many times it can lead to a simple mistake to lose you the entire race.

That’s not bad; It’s a challenging game and it makes you realize that going off the track or crashing is very important, it makes you take it easy on the turns and practice the maps to better understand its turns and obstacles, but maybe I’m missing a more… simpler mode? Or a customizable one that has the ability to engage reverse gear for braking or reversing and a button to instantly appear on the track.

In conclusion, Cool circles This is a small arcade racing video game, highly recommended for a couple of quick games with friends who compete in normal mode or for some time trials, but a bit simple for solo play and with little room for improvement in the interface section and variety of options.

He is currently available in digital format from the Nintendo eShop Nintendo Switch for €4.99, and with this price, I can only recommend giving it a try. If the game is successful, they may be encouraged to add more content and improve it in the future, something I personally would like.

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