At this point, Nintendo releasing 99 games sounds like a gimmick, given this is the 4th Battle Royale variant of a classic title on the Switch. Despite that, F-Zero was a really good pick as the Battle Royale survival aspect fits the existing concepts already within the franchise, and the gameplay is really suited for it to boot.
4 characters is a fine amount to start with, as it's not super intimidating to learn what all the machines you see will operate like, and not too limiting as you have plenty of strategy and variety to go on your quest to victory. Skill is still the name of the game as you have to know how to drive to win, and strategic use of the Skyway will help you out when you're behind. The game can still feel like it's up to luck at times but with 99 players at the same time that's an inevitability of the genre. Thankfully, this doesn't occur often enough to be too frustrating. Or if you die you can sometimes become a Lucky Bumper and screw over the players in the lead. I don't so I always just found it a waste and blew myself up, but if you like to troll this game's got you covered.
There's plenty of tracks in the game, some on a rotation, but with 3 ways to play: Standard 99, Time Trials by yourself for practice, or Grand Prix surviving multiple courses, the game has a good bit of extra content to offer too, on top of unlocking customization options for your vehicle to make it really feel yours. For a free* little app that expands on an SNES game, it really came out great and I hope it boosts F-Zero back onto Nintendo's radar!
4 characters is a fine amount to start with, as it's not super intimidating to learn what all the machines you see will operate like, and not too limiting as you have plenty of strategy and variety to go on your quest to victory. Skill is still the name of the game as you have to know how to drive to win, and strategic use of the Skyway will help you out when you're behind. The game can still feel like it's up to luck at times but with 99 players at the same time that's an inevitability of the genre. Thankfully, this doesn't occur often enough to be too frustrating. Or if you die you can sometimes become a Lucky Bumper and screw over the players in the lead. I don't so I always just found it a waste and blew myself up, but if you like to troll this game's got you covered.
There's plenty of tracks in the game, some on a rotation, but with 3 ways to play: Standard 99, Time Trials by yourself for practice, or Grand Prix surviving multiple courses, the game has a good bit of extra content to offer too, on top of unlocking customization options for your vehicle to make it really feel yours. For a free* little app that expands on an SNES game, it really came out great and I hope it boosts F-Zero back onto Nintendo's radar!