Slipstream

I would like to say this is money well spent, but it's not. Get used to that scenery, cause you won't stop staring at the same building - painted in different colors - for the whole race. The dev(s) clearly tried to break up the monotony by splitting up the tracks into sections of these buildings, or other scenery elements - such as plants, tunnels, or open areas. Those sections do help but that trick can only do so much. However, racing is rather fun, and making the turns can be challenging. If you mess up, you could find yourself several places behind your opponents. Learn to drift, because you won't be winning a race without that skill - game journos might find that aspect too taxing, in which case I recommend they learn to code instead. I can't say with confidence the game is worth purchasing at full price, so wait for a sale.

I don't get the low score, as the controls are super tight, its great to look at, and for 10 bucks, I feel I get my money out of it. Especially with multiplayer console style spit screen racing. I've had nothing but a blast with this game

The look and atmosphere is really nice looking, but the gameplay is simply boring.

Beautiful modern game in the retro coat and oldschool game mechanics! You'll learn how to drive pretty quickly. The rest is just taking a few races per day and enjoy this beauty. It really pushes hard on the nostalgia (played these games on my old Sony Ericsson phones). Set into the 80s it might also touch those who like relaxing synthwave music. Color palettes, car designs, menu... It's just as described. Unless you are into this, I don't think Slipstream has a lot to offer. It's great for casual gaming. After a dinner, you'd make a cup/glass of your favourite drink and play several races in this game. It's pretty simple, doesn't require anything to study, read super long dialogues, collect and equip items. You just sit and play, yet it feels that you actually play something (it's not static) while not being boring (like NFS). I don't mind if I win or lose, I just like to drive. Some races are simple while there are hard ones too. I see others criticize this title. I've had no issue with drifting (it's activation is equal to going turbo in the Crazy Taxi series). Note that this is fairly simple game from a small developer, so you basically get everything what's in the game description. I don't give 5 stars because I only think this game is still a bit pricey (at least to me, may differ due to the PPP if you live in different country). I am waiting for a sale and will get it, to me it's a super relax.

Slipstream is a really simple game to play, as if someone gave an Atari 2600 game a 16-bit makeover. I've been playing it a lot lately and it reminds me of several games I've played before: Enduro, in its simplicity, Rad Racer in its appearance and finally OutRun in its music an inspiration. But it lacks the environmental condition concerns of Enduro, the map and turbo boost of Rad Racer and it never quite reaches the heights of OutRun. The music is good, but unlike OutRun the tracks don't sync well with the road section you're on so the music changes abruptly and it's kind of distracting. The game is very easy to play and requires little skill because of the rewind feature. You get 5 seconds of rewind time to use if you crash and that's able to bring you back to a point where you can easily retry and avoid whatever mistake you made. After a short cool-down your tachometer/speedometer will flash and you've got another rewind at your disposal. You don't have to do anything but wait to get a new chance. There are several modes to play, from simple time trials on a section, grand prix tournaments, a "cannonball run" race where you compete against computer opponents, a grand tour mode that lets you race 5 out of 15 tracks on a branching path and single races of multiple laps on one track. The computer driven "rivals" are little more than a target car to chase and overtake. It's not a bad or boring game but it's nothing that really stands out beyond its visual style. I enjoy playing Slipstream when I just want to blow through a few simple races.