Split screen multiplayer and extra modes serve to make this a more than worthwhile purchase.
What it lacks in depth it more than makes up for in sheer fun. The main comparison on PS4 would be Horizon Chase Turbo, sporting more basic track visuals but concealing a surprisingly deep and playable arcade. Informed heavily by its Sega AM2 ancestors and the very finest of the best-in-class British arcade racers that followed in their slipstream – including Burnout and Split/Second – Hotshot Racing is extremely easy to pick and play but demands near-perfection when tackled at Expert difficultly. Hotshot Racing (formerly known as Racing Apex) is a great arcade inspired racer that harks back to classic blue sky Sega arcade racing games. As a modern time capsule, Hotshot Racing nails it. Boost is a potent way to catch opponents (although largely useless to shake them), and there’s a surprisingly powerful drafting mechanic that facilitates some furiously fast slingshot manoeuvres.
The drifting is painless to trigger with a quick dab of brake, and it’s very easy to add or reduce drift angle throughout a slide to balance your speed for a perfect corner exit. Cars feel planted on the road with a satisfying sense of weight that’s sometimes absent from pure arcade racers, but they’re still snappy and responsive enough to obey your inputs instantly as you hurl them into sweeping bends. Arcade racers live and die on their driving dynamics, but Hotshot Racing boasts a very finely-honed handling model. “Better still, however, is the handling of most of the cars.
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