{"id":20471,"date":"2020-09-30T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T00:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=20471"},"modified":"2020-09-08T15:45:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:45:04","slug":"mini-motor-racing-x-switch-ps4-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/30\/mini-motor-racing-x-switch-ps4-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Motor Racing X (Switch, PS4, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Race pocket toy cars on bite-sized tracks in Mini Motor Racing X.\u00a0 The strength of this game is its versatility and many ways to play and view the action.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on Switch, PS4, and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

When you first start the game, you\u2019ll notice the tracks are shown in a top down view, and you race by steering left and right, similar to an RC car.\u00a0 It\u2019s very similar to other top down racers like Super Sprint, Micro Machines, or Super Off-Road.\u00a0 But what if you don\u2019t like the controls in these types of games, or the style itself?\u00a0 Well you can always change it in one of two ways.\u00a0 In the options screen you can change the controls so you point in the direction where you want to go.\u00a0 OR you can just change the camera angles to one of several other options, including behind the car or in the cockpit, making it more like a traditional arcade racer.\u00a0 Steer with the left stick and brake and gas with the L and R triggers.\u00a0 Use the face buttons to switch camera angles, use nitro, or launch items.<\/p>\n

I also really like the car aesthetics in this game.\u00a0 The vehicles look like short, squatty toy cars, and remind me of the Penny Racers\/Choro Q toys from a long time ago.\u00a0 They also made games based on that license a long time ago, too, and this game makes me think of those as well.\u00a0 Anyone remember Road Trip Adventure on PS2?\u00a0 That was a Choro Q game and the perfect definition of a hidden gem.\u00a0 Anyway, if you like those games, you should check out this one for the cars alone.\u00a0 My favorite is the Fruit Ninja car!\u00a0 I also really like the alternate paint jobs you can give some of the other racers.\u00a0 For instance, there\u2019s one van that you can make to look like the Mystery Machine, among others.<\/p>\n

There are tons of modes and ways to play, too.\u00a0 The main one is Career Mode.\u00a0 Here you can race on tons of tracks and when you win, you earn money you can use to upgrade your cars.\u00a0 Upgradable stats include steering, how much nitro you can hold, acceleration, and top speed.\u00a0 You can choose to race in traditional events where you can only use nitro, or try the X mode where you can use Mario Kart style items on the other racers.\u00a0 In both modes you can pick up extra nitro and cash, though.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a Co-Op mode where you can work together in Career with another player.\u00a0 Or compete with up to three others in a four player split screen race locally.\u00a0 You can also do a quick race or compete in other events in Arcade Mode.\u00a0 In this mode you can do time trials or customize your own race rules.\u00a0 There is also a Bumper Ball mode where you play soccer with the cars.\u00a0 Rocket League this ain\u2019t, but it\u2019s still fun.\u00a0 Another mode is Micro Motor, where you can race on the tracks with cars half the size.\u00a0 It just makes the tracks look a little bigger, but otherwise, nothing special.\u00a0 I think you can also play most of the modes online, too, but since I played this game before it actually came out, I didn\u2019t get to test that out properly.<\/p>\n

I really only had a couple of minor problems with this game.\u00a0 One, the CPU racers tend to bunch up, so it can be really easy to lose place or you can have a tough time passing them.\u00a0 You can change from Normal to Easy difficulties, but the problem still persists sometimes.\u00a0 Plus the controls felt a little squirrely at times.\u00a0 But otherwise, I was pleasantly surprised with this game and it turned out way better than I thought it would be.\u00a0 It has a wealth of play style options and modes, plus tons of small SNES Mario Kart style tracks.\u00a0 Great for playing in short bursts.<\/p>\n

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You can fire missiles, landmines, and other weapons at cars, but they just spin around for a second when hit, and that\u2019s about as violent as it gets.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Selectable difficulty levels mean most players of all skills can enjoy it.\u00a0 Mini Motor Racing X is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Race pocket toy cars on bite-sized tracks in Mini Motor Racing X.\u00a0 The strength of this game is its versatility and many ways to play and view the action.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on Switch, PS4, and PC, but reviewed on Switch here. When you first start the game, you\u2019ll notice the tracks are shown in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20471"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20473,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20471\/revisions\/20473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}