2021-11-02
The new Time Trial sees drivers compete to get the fastest lap times on each track. BUT THERE’S A TWIST! (*dramatic music*)
There are no strikes in Time Trial. It’s all zoom, no boom! Show your knowledge of the tracks, and your cars, to claim the top spot on the leaderboards. Why not treat yourself to a nice cake afterwards? You deserve it.
Here are some screenshots of the game.
You seen the trailer and wondering, “Is this them. Is this the Split Second team?” I personally think that answer is obvious and glad to see them continue a legacy that was almost permanently ended due to corporate obsession over profit. Gamers loved Split Second and was looking forward to the next season that never happened. I applaud the effort of the developers for making this successor as much like Split Second as possible and also establish a refreshed identity of it’s own. What this game is missing in familiar Split Second features, is made up in the form of new features that would have made it’s predecessor even better and was likely coming in the canceled second season or sequel. Keep up the good work developers. Great to have you back.
By far the most exciting racing game I’ve played in a very long time! I love that it’s out on Apple Arcade, because there are no in-app purchases that make you better by paying to unlock stuff! The more you play, the better you get, and the more you unlock! Overall this is a great and exciting racing game, and also very unique! I highly recommend this game, especially if you have a controller! I don’t write too many mobile game reviews, but I had to take the time out to spread the love! It clearly shows that the developers put their heart and soul into making this game! Great job guys!! I look forward to playing this game every day since I’ve downloaded it a few weeks ago!!
Very nice concept for a battle type racing game…Hey Devs! (Congrats) I’m hoping for more updates & suggest maybe the races are for cash AND stars to progress…the cash could be used for upgrading vehicles with better parts & maybe anti-trap components…Earned Upgrades should be able to be used for ANY CAR you own, and cars should be BOUGHT from cash earned in races or WON from pink slip betting AI or other players…Would also be nice if cumulative damage could take you AND the AI racers out of a race, and you had to repair damage to your car before using it in another race…and NO respawning after a fatal crash for players AND AI racers…makes you DRIVE like your life depends on it.
Within 10 minutes of downloading this game, I was instantly obsessed. It’s clearly heavily inspired by an older Xbox 360 racing game called Split Second, which I always thought was super underrated. It takes the ideas from that game, and puts them in a more cartoony atmosphere. The vehicle handling may take some time to get used to, and I do wish there were more cars, but other than these minor criticisms, this game is awesome, and definitely highly recommended.
Let’s get the good out of the way, this is a great mobile version of the game Split Second (which has the same idea of “track has explosives, use said explosives to kill other racers”) I’ve seen, the tracks are nice and diverse, the characters (although feeling 1 dimensional) are great, and the cars look fantastic. Now the bad… 1. Yes, I said that the tracks are diverse, but only six? And no option to race them in reverse or have them be mirrored, or even both? That could’ve jumped the track list from 6 to 24 tracks. 2. When I’m restarting a race a few times, the frame rate slows down more and more. 3. Sometimes certain textures won’t show up. Recently I tried an arcade race, and the texture for the road didn’t render. The hit detection was there, just not the texture itself. Oh, and change how upgrading works. Overall, if y’all are looking for a decent mobile version of Spilt Second, this is it. Just be mindful of a few problems here and there.
The concept is really interesting. Having the course being semi-controlled by drivers really adds to the intensity of the game. Frame rate seems to be good, controls are pretty solid (aside from drifting being a little tough to control), and graphics are spot on. The out of game screens and menus just don’t do the game part justice though. Font could be bigger, menus could be more polished, and the character portraits/ dialogue could be more lively. Also, I’m hoping the gameplay gets expanded to have creative ways to jump over or dodge explosions. Overall, the developer did great work! Thank you for a fun and unique game!
This game is amazing. With easy controls but a harder environment, it beats any other racing game on Apple Arcade EASILY This game is for all players and is extremely fun. You race against sixteen racers and the way you get to the front? Blowing them all to smithereens The missions are exciting touch screen and controller controls are easy. And is a racing game that actually has a story mode. This game deserves to be on console it’s just that amazing. You can tell it was built for an Apple device which makes it a very non glitchy game. 💣🚗🤩
The graphics aren't state of the art but they are certainly not shabby. Compared to other options for games on the mac, this certaintly is one of the more enjoyable titles. The style of racing is different from many others, with triggering traps to harm opponents making for a fun and exciting gaming experience. I've enjoyed the racing aspect much more after understanding the controls. Stick with it and youll enjoy it if you like fast paced racing games.
I am really enjoying this game! So far I have only played through the "episodes" but I like the game play and the characters are neat. Dr. Boom reminds me of Joker. :) I do have a few issues though - I think the game could be better if the they created more tracks - certainly more tracks are needed. Also, the game crashes occasionally, which I have not experienced with any other Apple Arcade games... Here's to hoping there are some updates - and some new tracks added in the future! (If not, I still get quite a kick outta the game)
Just finally completed the game and unfortunately 2 stars is all I can give it. Detonation Racing has some cool mechanics, the drift being one of them, and of course the detonation. The issue is the detonation mechanic ends up getting *so* repetitive, and once you see them happen a few times you can pretty much avoid all of them. The challenges in the missions are also not great… they’ll have you drift for 250m on maps where you have to sabotage yourself and drift against walls to hit the milestones. I guess this is done so you HAVE to replay missions In order to get all 3 stars, but it feels really not great. The game is also incredibly buggy. Slow motion glitches, losing control until you close the app, and being launched by nothing mid race happened to me quite a few times. For being free, it’s a fine toilet game. Once you beat it though I wouldn’t expect any replay value, it gets very tedious very quickly.
Here are some related news of the game.
Gone in a Split/SecondSome former Black Rock staff worked on Electric Square's mobile game Detonation Racing, which clearly shows some Split/Second DNA. Today, in...
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