#RIMS RACING REVIEW PS5 FULL#
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You'll hold down the gas most of the time, and you'll also tap on the brakes to initiate drift around practically every corner.

#RIMS RACING REVIEW PS5 SERIES#

The actual racing is reminiscent of a modern-day version of the Rush series due to the speed being conveyed. It's all imaginative stuff that feels like it was dreamed up by someone with a large collection of the playsets, and it gets better when you see some of the tracks use the environment to their advantage. There are even giant spiders laying web traps and dragons breathing fire. Magnetic fields make it possible to race on the ceiling, while tracks can be littered with barricades, fans, and speed boost pads. Stretches of road with and without bumpers intersect with ramps and loops. That doesn't seem like much, but you'll forget about the backdrop variety when you see the 40+ tracks that take great inspiration from the toy line. You have six environments to race in, from a customizable basement to a construction zone and a skate park. The games have waffled between embracing the fact that they're toys and increasing the size of the vehicles and tracks to be more life-size, so it should be noted that Unleashed goes for the former. Hot Wheels Unleashed is the latest attempt of a good, stand-alone game using the license, and while many would scoff at that idea given the property's history, a few races can change your opinion into a positive one. The fondness for the brand has resulted in several video game adaptations over the past few decades from the PlayStation era onward, but none have received any love from fans and critics, except for the DLC pack that came out a few years ago for Forza Horizon 3. The die-cast metal cars are loved for their durability. Others love how the original designs simultaneously look good and ridiculous. Some of that comes from how well the company re-creates popular licensed cars in miniature form.

If you’re looking for a realistic racing game that is still enjoyable, look elsewhere.Originally created in 1968 as an answer to Matchbox cars, the Hot Wheels brand is instantly recognizable to people of all ages. While RiMS Racing has an enjoyable core racing mode, the addition of motorcycle maintenance and plenty of technical issues on PS5 prove a dealbreaker. We also encountered several instances where the game crashed during races or while navigating menus. Details are also extremely lacking on tracks, especially for the spectators watching in the stands. While the game runs smoothly, it suffers from terrible pop-in for trees and other background elements. Outside of the pace-breaking maintenance gameplay, RiMS also suffers from some serious technical problems on PS5.

#RIMS RACING REVIEW PS5 FULL#

Luckily, there is a full free-play mode that removes most of the fluff for some solid multiplayer racing. While it does use in-game currency, it feels like another artificial roadblock that is more frustrating than immersive.

Maintenance extends to your garage, too, as your bike parts will need to be replaced or upgraded every few races to make sure your motorcycle is driving to the best of its capabilities. This results in a series of annoying quick-time events that disrupt the overall flow of a race. At any time in the race, you can check the status of several of your motorcycle’s parts and, if damaged, you can pull into a pit stop to change them. The issues arise when RiMS expands to vehicle maintenance.

The DualSense’s adaptive triggers and haptic feedback truly adds to the experience, making a solid racing game feel even better. On one hand, racing feels great, with a decent selection of bikes and tracks to choose from. RiMS Racing is the perfect example of this, as to simulate what it is like to be a motorcycle racer, the game adds tedious elements of motorcycle maintenance that ruin an otherwise enjoyable racing game.Īt its core, RiMS Racing has two distinct halves.

As the racing genre strives towards being as immersive as possible, the added realism can sometimes come at the cost of being enjoyable.

Rims racing review ps5