Very fun game! one of the best arcade racers, it perfects the blend of chaos and high speed action without it being too overwhelming. there’s a good variety of events, car types, and courses, wrapped up with a wonderful wacky presentation and to the tune of a great 2000s poppunk soundtrack (midtown!). the only flaw is that the AI can be frustrating at times, especially in the later races where they feel invincible and a single crash pushes you back 7 seconds from them vs taking them out still has them on your butt

This game is fine and I think thats what disappoints me the most - I reaaaally wanted to like this game but I was bored by the back half of the game, mainly because the levels are pretty similar. They tend to mesh together so I was going through the motions and while they did get slightly more difficult, it still felt relatively safe. The mechanics are good enough, I liked the unique concept behind the yo-yo but the levels never really push you to “master” them, you can get by just taking your time. And for a game built around speed, there’s a lot of start-stopping so I didn’t feel an incentive to combo my movements. The side missions are pointless, as they’re the same 3-5 types of missions repeated over and over for every level. The art direction, character design, and soundtrack are fantastic though