Reviews: 80's Overdrive & Formula Retro Racing (Switch & PC) - Defunct Games

Defunct Games reviews 80's Overdrive (Switch) by Insane Code and Formula Retro Racing (PC).

80'S OVERDRIVE: If you grew up loving OutRun and Rad Racer, then you're going to feel right at home with 80's Overdrive. This is a loving tribute to the past that ends up being a lot more than just another nostalgic throwback. Between the lengthy career mode, upgrades, time trials and level generator, this is not a game you'll beat in a single sitting. The gameplay is occasionally weak and it's often too difficult to catch back up after a single crash, but 80's Overdrive is the kind of fun and charming old school racer that is easy to recommend.

FORMULA RETRO RACING: Although it's not especially deep and it won't take long to complete, Formula Retro Racing does an excellent job reminding us of a time when polygonal racing games were in their infancy. This is nostalgia overload, in both good and bad ways. I like the colorful locations and tight handling, but was annoyed by some of the track designs and flashing text covering everything up. Formula Retro Racing is a love letter to Virtua Racing that not only gets the fundamentals right, but manages to be a solid racer on its own merits.

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