![]() ![]() This game is also available on Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Steam, macOS, and Linux. ℹ️ | VicciVulpix played Art of Rally for Twenty Hours Hours on Xbox One S. Art of Rally has been developed and published by Funselektor Labs Inc. to bring a simply gorgeous and casual take on rally racing that I believe will appeal to a fairly broad audience due to the structured and diverse game that has been created for us to play at our leisure. Time to rally, drift, slide, and speed your way along with a mixture of track layouts and weather conditions that will ultimately have you aiming for the finish line as quickly and effectively as you can. The idea behind Art of Rally is certainly a vision as it captures the beauty of racing without the added stress of having to qualify in order to progress further. The action still runs smoothly, however it’s just another way in which the PC and Xbox Series versions trump things.LifeisXbox’s Art of Rally Review | If you’re looking for a casual racing game that focuses far more on the visual aspect and the solo racing element as opposed to navigating your way in and amongst other drivers along competitively generated tracks, Art of Rally could be the answer to your choice of game. Another thing that hasn’t translated over from the other versions of the game is the framerate, the Switch version running at 30 frames per second. It’s a real shame because art of rally has proven it can be a truly beautiful game, that just doesn’t seem to be the case here. Objects and shadows pop up within close proximity – distractingly so – while environments often feel rather barren at times, forests spotty in terms of tree cover for example while looking off into the distance reveals nothing more than empty bare landscape. The low poly style is definitely unique and at first alluring, however, hopping into a race quickly reveals some ugly problems. The game’s art design – one of the most praised elements of the PC version – unfortunately struggles in some big ways when it comes to the Nintendo Switch. There’s a therapeutic quality to free roam that left me wanting more areas to explore after I’d exhausted its handful. ![]() While modes like time trial, custom rallies and daily or weekly challenges won’t surprise, the free roam mode is a fun, refreshing and relaxing option doing away with barriers and instead leaves you free to drive anywhere at your leisure taking in the sights, collecting cassettes, vans and letters to spell out R-A-L-L-Y ( Tony Hawk, anyone?). The fifty-plus cars pulled from the ’60s through to the ’80s all feel different to race not only in obvious things like speed but in how they handle too. The cars themselves – while unlicensed – have enough features and colour schemes that will make them easily identifiable to hardcore rallying fans. Everything is kept fairly light and breezy overall and its setup makes it perfect for hopping in and out easily. Retries are offered should you massively ruin a particular event, however, use too many and the unlocks stay locked. ![]() Between races, you’ll be able to repair any damage to your car (or simply clean it) while performing well enough overall against the AI opponents will reward with further events to tackle as well as liveries for your cars. Events consist of a varying number of different races taking you from the snowy landscapes of Norway to the cherry blossomed hills of Japan. Sure, I may not have been great, but with opponents feeling on an equal level, my early hours felt rewarding rather than punishing especially as I found myself unlocking new cars and seeing more tracks quickly.Īrt of rally’s career mode does a great job introducing you to its increasingly faster line-up of rally vehicles. Was it frustrating? Thanks to some adjustable AI difficulties, rarely did I find myself losing my cool at the game. ![]() What this results in, is a game that’s – at least for me – tough to tame, the car constantly skirting out of bounds and speed being something to fear especially in the early goings. The game even allows you to adjust these and more in its options. Instead of cars that stick to the track like a train to a rollercoaster or a simple tap of the brake being about all you need to concern yourself with when it comes to taking a 90-degree turn, art of rally has you thinking about things like counter-steer, anti-lock braking and car rotation. While its simple look and almost Micro-Machines-like camera angle might lead you to believe you’d be playing a game with a far more arcadey feel, in fact, the game handles more in line with the likes of a DiRT or WRC. ![]()
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