Hotshot Racing Nintendo Switch Review!

Here’s our review of the hugely anticipated Hotshot Racing. As usual on SwitchUp, no amount of hype will stop us from dissecting a game to find out what it’s really like! Is this a hotshot or a shot to the head? Let’s find out! #HotshotRacing #NintendoSwitch #Review
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[@SwitchUpYt]

A big thanks to anyone watching this - we appreciate you! Here is our Horizon Chase Turbo review if you are looking to decide between the two: - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2areqKrlK6mjqc Got a question about the game I didn’t answer? Pop it in a comment! Mark

[@snakeplissken7194]

Lul, human A.I.

[@kravenbathory6183]

Wow, didnt realize there was already a review!

[@leecroft7311]

I prefer Hotshot Racing. Horizon Chase Turbo was alright but needed more game modes.

[@NYCJoeBlack]

We’re there Updates/Patches released between it’s 11/2020 release to 2/2021? I know there is DLC (not sure when that came out), but the physical version of the game that came out a few days ago does not include it on the Game Card. You have to download it separately, at least, on the Nintendo Switch version.

[@laubowiebass]

I love love love Horizon Chase Turbo. I’m finally paying attention to Hot Shot Racing too before I decide to get it .

[@reagandow850]

This is a definite “must buy”. Let’s pray for a physical.

[@stephensmith2048]

Amen to the Physical.

[@wiredupretro]

Hope so.

[@17syko]

In case you guys are wondering, there's a physical coming next month

[@NYCJoeBlack]

You’re prays have been answered, however there are so few here in the West that it is already difficult to find at retail.

[@Enigmalake]

It’s $4.99. Not worrying about a physical

[@Adomanic]

One of few review channels that actually give you a listen to the audio they're speaking about. Thanks!

[@starflarethewizard1490]

I can say this game is without a doubt GOOD. I love the drift mechanics and how the game rewards you for being a skillful driver, and penalizing you just enough to where it doesn’t discourage you but rather encourages you try and master the gameplay. And while some may not be a fan of how racers are on your heel when you’re up front, I personally enjoy it. For one I have played racing games where I get to a point where I’m WAY ahead of the pack and it feels kinda boring, and secondly it feels like I’m going up against other players; there’s no time to relax, you gotta keep on your toes.

[@veelution7615]

One of the voice lines of the male Japanese racer is “cake is a lie” and “it’s not a bug it’s a feature” I love this game lol

[@colbycheese710]

“Part deux or part doh” Hahahah got me mate

[@MobileDecay]

Cool i'm definitely getting this. So glad it came to switch.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah it's very fun! Mark

[@matthewbown1072]

Great review Mark,just got a couple of goes in today.Feels like bit of a missing link between Virtua Racing and Daytona,love it so far

[@fotografick]

Love these low poly style games because they work so well on handheld. (and some of these environments are really nice) This looks great, thanks for the review. 2020 is ending pretty well. Mario, Zelda, a good racing game.

[@crimsonshadow1140]

I love the nods to ridge racer, the drifting, slipstreaming and boost mechanics feel like they were taken directly from ridge racer

[@NanashiStarCraft]

Thanks for the great review!

[@kaidorade1317]

I’m digging the art style!

[@al201103]

Excellent review - you guys really do such a good job. Highlighting the strong and weak points so that we can figure out if this is for us or not. Hugely appreciated. For me, you provide the best game reviews on YT. This one looks fun but I think it's not for me. Still considering Burnout Paradise (for the third time!) though!

[@shadowuser00]

I am buying this as soon as I get home! Been waiting for this one for a long time after seeing Jimmy Broadbent preview it a while back

[@muat1155]

I was going to pick up Rise this week seen as though it’s on sale but I might have to change my mind and get this instead. I think the added modes and the nostalgia graphics wins it for me. Great review guys!

[@chilly6470]

Rise is pretty good too though..

[@LordValFromHell]

Nice! Thanks a lot! I was hoping for a good "Ridge-Racer-Clone". Pre-ordered this little c... right away!

[@LordValFromHell]

Played with it a couple of times. That's not Ridge Racer, it's (offline) Shit Racer! But online it's great, so many victims!

[@Jahranimo_]

Alright, thanks for the review. I'm grabbing it!

[@rdennehy816]

does this support crossplay? would love to play with/against my friends.

[@ianturner9894]

Was hoping this would be good, looks like we've not been disappointed 👌

[@h4rold948]

Just got a switch and picked this up for 3.99!!! It's an absolute steal.. people need to play this

[@dabradguy]

I loved some virtua racer on my 32x back in the day. This is for sure giving me the same vibe. I'm between this and burnout paradise to scratch my arcade racer itch. which do you think is the better value?

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

You could of started this review by saying: "Is this a hotshot or a hot mess? Let's find out!". But yeah, I am definitely excited to play this game, as I've been wanting to see arcade racers make a return for so long!

[@CaptainBumbaclart]

Great review think i will pick this up! Can you play all the game modes online with randoms?

[@the.internet]

Currently £3.19 on the eshop guys til 14/12/21. Grab it! This review made me buy.

[@minjod]

Pre-ordered day 1, can't wait for the release

[@mardibacardi]

Game is currently on sale for roughly over 80 percent off in Canada .. gonna pick this up today. THANKS. not sure if you guys reviewed Lost in Bermuda but it's approximately 95% off also

[@ClockedIt]

Solid review boys. This game looks fantastic to be fair and a part of me will probably enjoy the aggressive rubber banding heh.

[@foreveryoung8287]

Really looking forward to this game. Perfect racing game on a portable console. I would also like to recommend Burnout on switch, surprisingly good port. Unfortunately its EA...

[@sodapantzu]

Will you guys do a review of Inertial Drift when that comes out?

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yep

[@dans9038]

Was hoping that the 'cops+robbers' would be more akin to the arcade classic 'Chase HQ' or that mode in 'Burnout 2' - but, hey I can live with what they've gone for- absolutely! My copy is already downloaded, tyres smoking and ready for the off - Thursday? Matching the score of 'Horizon Chase Turbo' bodes well, cos that is an absolute belter !

[@leecroft7311]

I preordered, store displays "Planned Release Date: 10/09/2020". It's the 10th but i still can't play it, says "You cannot play this software or download content yet. Please try again later" Does anyone know if the game has been delayed on the Switch ?

[@leecroft7311]

Update regarding - Less then an hour ago i was able to download it, just became available. I guess the game was delayed by a day ? Became available for me from 10pm Friday night, 11/09/20. Been playing it, very cool game.

[@richardsavings6690]

I'm hoping that if they do expand the track list on this game, we get longer and more complex tracks akin to the expert courses on Daytona USA 1 & 2.

[@jessecappelletto5621]

Damn! may need to pick this up!

[@pinkspider28]

This is currently £3.99 on eshop. Do you know if they patched the minor issues?

[@detritiv0re144]

I wish they had gone with a more textured look while still keeping that 80s-90s spirit to the visuals. Something along the lines of that 90's arcade racer game that disappeared.

[@mhkpt]

Picked this up at the £12.79 price yesterday, and loving it so far. Looking forward to more tracks and such! One thing i wish they'd included is the ability to ser how each driver is different when selecting them, because they are. Also sometimes the AI seems to go out of its way to screw you - maybe i got it unlucky and caught the AI turning the car around after a bad turn, but the AI full-on slammed into me in a head to head collision. Wtf?? Also, the game badly needs a reset button. If you take a bad turn, you habe to reverse and set it right yourself, i think a car reset button would help herr.

[@yoghetty5636]

Finally gave this a try on sale on eShop fun game, looking for a racing game with plenty of jumps for big air for the Nintendo switch any recommendations?

[@HandheldAddict]

Great review 👍 Curve Digital publishes so many great Switch games

[@Dzztzt]

They really have a great history of support for Switch. They deserve all the success.

[@matthewbassett88]

Awesome another one for my wish list

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

i am on the fence i fi get it on pc , ps4 or switch , i prefer the switch but really worried about framerates , is it smooth ? i saw the footage kinda not stable......this looks like the kind of game made for switch , but pc might offer me a prettier and smoother gameplay and ps4 can give me trophies...so a little help please ? also price can play a part, it is $16 on pc, need to see price on switch also.

[@TunaForever]

Not much of a racing fan , but this looks like lots of fun

[@KastaStijn]

I really thought Glen would grab this game away from you and claim it for himself to review :) Nicely done again!

[@SwitchUpYt]

I just didn't have the time unfortunately. I am going to feature it in another video this week though. Glen

[@KastaStijn]

@@SwitchUpYt Yeah, time is always the biggest enemy when it comes to playing everything. Do you guys ever have problems/arguments on who gets to review what? I'm interested in the process

[@SwitchUpYt]

I don't think we've ever argued about who would review a game funnily enough. There's no real process behind it, we basically just share the codes out when agreeing on the schedule for the week and if there is a particular game that one of us really wants to do, the other is more than happy for them to have it. Glen

[@ian_sear]

Checked out this review after seeing that this is 75% off in the eshop. Can't say no to that price.

[@TakashiAmanoOriginal]

Just arrived to this review and I will say the car selection is amazing. True car people made this game, toyota GT one, clk gtr, the Porsche 935 etc. they know what’s up

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Played this game today and liked it. The AI is very aggressive tough but not more then me 😋 There is indeed rubber banding, but that keeps it exciting as well, since driving on the track alone is not as much fun as chasing your appointments

[@n6nintendo]

To clarify I cannot local wireless between 8 Nintendo Switches but instead can only play 8 player with split screen on 4 systems?

[@SwitchUpYt]

8 player is online only I believe. Having said that, I see no reason local lan wouldn't allow that

[@Christian-wr4ge]

Does anyone know if this has cross-platform multiplayer?

[@MrJimithee]

Love the clean visual style on this. A GTA clone in this style would be cool!

[@Dzztzt]

Hoping that's what No More Heroes III is.

[@SiobhanR28]

Thanks for this! 💜

[@SwitchUpYt]

Thank you!

[@ranahimanshu9]

I hope the developers take your feedback in consideration and make some tweaks. Seems like a fun game though.

[@charizardoreo]

If I were to play this to completion solely single player, how many hours of gameplay would you say I'd get out of it

[@namikaze566]

How was the online in regards to lag and such? Good connection with others/ mediocre/ constant lags.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Perfect

[@randybradley4151]

I love playing this game on my PlayStation 4 Pro while wearing my PSVR headset. It's way more immersive with the PSVR headset on.

[@jsmcgreg]

The heavy rubberbanding is brutal. I might pass on this. Thanks for the review!

[@derekbuckler3859]

I have the ps4 version, as i dont have a switch, but awsome game either way. Reminds me of outrun, and virtua racing, a very good thing. Me and my girlfriend are getting switches soon, def going worth a re-buy in my opinion

[@gypsycatcha79]

This looks awesome , guuna grab this. Oh will you be reviewing shaolin vs wutang ?

[@SwitchUpYt]

Hopefully

[@ignap]

I bought it for pc as it was cheaper, im happy to hear that the game is fun :) Can 4 split screen players play online?

[@orangeTadpole]

For those who like gyro controls for racing games, please know that the gyro controls in this game are completely broken even to this day.

[@StephanieHua]

This game being so fun... my only complaint is that they released it early because they didn’t have time to implement wheel support.... Still waiting for a patch !

[@champion5545]

Y'all know that heavy rubberbanding is an arcade racing classic trope, right? How else are they gonna get you to keep spending your quarters?

[@thesockloser]

Rigde Racer on PS1 comes to mind

[@JustAnOldGuyGaming]

Buzzing for this, downloaded yesterday @ pre order price, be rude not to, hoped I’d be able to play at midnight but not available, just tried now and still not available. This i is meant to be out now so what’s the hold up? I’m like a kid in a sweet shop whose picked his sweets and forgot his wallet 😂

[@JustAnOldGuyGaming]

It’s out at 2pm UK time apparently, just six minutes wait

[@greazer1909]

Can you play this game of the steering wheel?

[@westlywilliamsemple3441]

I can't wait to pick this up

[@westlywilliamsemple3441]

I love this game!

[@richkavanagh2778]

Hi Mark how’s it going? FairPlay still dropping videos... this game looks great 👍🏻

[@duckysingleton4712]

This game is great! Really does keep the feeling of Ridge Racer

[@williambillbillywill]

Anyone else hear "Daytona" at the start when they are looking at the arcade cabinet?

[@onielmelendez4315]

I shouldn't be watchin' this, what with my ginormous backlog 😭 But this just looks sooo good 😍... me: stop... backlog! 😭 me again: don't care! Another great review, short and sweet 😉 Thanks for sharing, keep safe, Cheers! 👍🏻

[@goodie2shoes874]

I personally prefer inertial drift but that and hotshot are two different types of arcade racers.

[@staicy]

Have you seen the announcement of hyrule warriors yet? I got the newsletter from Nintendo a few minutes ago. It looks stunning! Would love to hear your thoughts on this. Especially on the part about the more Infos on the 26.9! I really enjoyed your last video about the super mario direct!

[@RaineAsteria]

Wait, there was an announcement for HW?! :O

[@AxeKick80]

Yeah, something about the Age of Calamity

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah video up

[@TheMegaGag2]

Gaaah my backlog is bursting with gems already! More time is what I need at this point :/

[@angelserrano9049]

You and me both😁 I'm 41 now and my lifestyle has no room for so many games but the gamer in me is so used to them, since I was a teenager, that I still continue buying games after games that I haven't even touched yet on ps4, XBOX1 and switch smh I don't even play on hard the way I used to because they take too long to restart as much.😄 and I don't play online since that sucks you in too much... definitely don't have time for that.

[@websniper666]

I like rubber banding, hate beating the AI so bad it turns into a time trials race.

[@peterhalliday6492]

Do you know if they've tweaked their AI?

[@iwantthemoonback1722]

I've been waiting for this game for literally years, and is already downloaded, but I feel really disappointed about the rubber-banding... it's the reason I never play Mario Kart. Is it really that bad??

[@catwoe5707]

Rubber banding is some lazy design decision to make the game artificially fun. Tells me the game is either too easy or too difficult and the devs chose not to address it otherwise.

[@SwitchUpYt]

That 90s racers

[@apagan0075]

@@seanmcbay MK8 rubberband is not even difficult.

[@kaihobart5489]

Its currently $6.00 in AU and I just picked it up

[@Mingodough]

Praying for physical/sale maybe

[@judgemario]

I'm really enjoying the game.

[@possumlodge5368]

Between this and Inertial Drift (which are selling for about the same value) which is worth the 25$(rounded up).

[@SwitchUpYt]

Watch our inertial drift review

[@napolistadn]

thank you for the review 🙏🏼

[@KingBatiatus]

Not until it drops into Horizon Chase Turbo Six-Dollar territory! But looks really good for sure.

[@detritiv0re144]

I picked this up and it's fantastic but why does it need 3GB of storage? That's bigger than Asphalt 9 which has far more complex visuals. I was hoping this would be on the "too small to think about" side of things but nonetheless, great game.

[@cory7328]

Looking line some awesome racing action hitting the switch.

[@twig-e6431]

Hmmm...did Mr. Mark even play a 90's arcade game? They are notorious for at least one or two drivers being behind you the entire race...unless you pretty much completely wipe them out just before the finish line. Either way, I'll either pick this up or Horizon Chase Turbo. I should of picked Horizon up when it was $4.

[@SwitchUpYt]

He played a few. Mark

[@chapmanfx8104]

Looks good, maybe a little too much drag lol

[@EVILAKUMA]

Just got it for cheap on switch online

[@meanmug5258]

Looks good.

[@Youtubeiscool865]

Switch definitely suffers when it comes to frame rate unfortunately. Even sometimes with Pixel games. Though, nintendo is nintendo, and ill always be a fan.

[@Jeff5141]

Review shaolin vs wutang on the switch

[@rayr.1813]

Hmmm this is made by sumo digital I'm seeing some similarities in physics to sonic team racing also made by sumo

[@darthmix]

I still like this game a lot but yes the rubber banding is annoying. Wish they could patch in the ability to turn it off or something. Would be damn near perfect without that.

[@RealMonoid]

There is never anyone online. Whats up with that?

[@stephanforster7186]

Is it better than horizon chase turbo ?

[@martindion4846]

IMO no, but still a great game! Depends what your looking for to...

[@nicholassmith7723]

I want an NFS Underground/U2 remaster

[@Davy15]

this game is awesome i love it!

[@jimenezjuan84]

this game look amazing!!!!

[@BenClarkson87]

Looks a fantastic game but from listening to the first 5 minutes of your review I gave up on it as it sounds fundamentally broken. What a shame

[@crimsonshadow1140]

Cops n robbers feels a lot like infection from asphalt 8 except not as broken

[@peanutt82004]

Just FYI, its called rubber banding and yes its horrible in this game. Almost every arcade racer has this though.

[@TheMegaGag2]

I guess to some extent I can forgive the rubberbanding AI. Haven't you ever felt like 1st place gets kinda lonely in Mario Kart? From what you said, I take it it's way too obvious and OP with this title. Hopefully they'll tweak it soon and strike a better balance

[@DaraM73]

Nice.