Riptide GP: Renegade

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. PlaySense
    Aug 21, 2016
    70
    A fun little racing game, especially when you've got friends to play it with. It's nothing special, though.
  2. Everyeye.it
    Aug 15, 2016
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
  3. GameSpew
    Aug 5, 2016
    60
    Similar to a good RPG, any time spent with Riptide GP: Renegade is not wasted, even in defeat.
  5. TheSixthAxis
    Jul 27, 2016
    60
    If you’re looking for an arcade racer then Riptide GP: Renegade is a decent enough choice.
  6. Brash Games
    Jul 27, 2016
    50
    It has visually interesting tricks and stunts, but that’s about as close as it gets to being a good arcade racer. Only a select few of the maps were interesting and the gameplay was frustrating at the best of times.

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User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. DominikFFM
    Sep 2, 2016
    3
    There is a lot of potential here but it's all destroyed by the frustrating gameplay. Winning is just a question of luck. The rubber band kiThere is a lot of potential here but it's all destroyed by the frustrating gameplay. Winning is just a question of luck. The rubber band ki overtakes you in the last corner of a perfect race, the police is only hunting you, one bail and you already lost. So you're just grinding for upgrades all the time and still then it's just luck to win the later races. good idea, cheap gameplay, ugly graphics - don't buy this crap. If you want good arcade fun stick to trackmania!… Full Review »
  2. ghostgate2001
    Jul 26, 2016
    7
    I'm getting increasingly fond of developer Vector Unit, having first encountered their work with "Hydro Thunder Hurricane" on the Xbox 360.I'm getting increasingly fond of developer Vector Unit, having first encountered their work with "Hydro Thunder Hurricane" on the Xbox 360. They understood what made the original "Hydro Thunder" fun, and clearly loved it as much as I did. Their first two PS4 games ("Beach Buggy Racing" and "Riptide GP2") were both well-made, if a little "lite" and lacking in personality, but they were both ports of mobile phone games. So, when I heard they were releasing a new Riptide GP game on PS4 and Steam - and this time it was going to be designed for PC / PS4 first (with phone ports to follow) I sat up and paid attention.

    While I would've preferred a new "Hydro Thunder", this is a very decent alternative and it very deliberately moves the jet-ski-based Riptide games closer toward Hydro Thunder territory. The course design strongly echoes the Hydro Thunder games, with huge jumps and some crazy course-specific mayhem going on. On the technical front it's very strong too, with nice wave physics and a commitment to a rock-solid 60fps.

    Online racing is included, as is split-screen local mulltiplayer for up to 4 players. Whether it can maintain 60fps in 4-player split-screen, I don't know - haven't had a chance to try it yet - but it's great that the game caters for 4-up couch-gaming with friends, something that many devs don't bother with anymore, which is a shame.

    What I'm less fond of is the mechanic of doing stunts to gain boost, and the way pressing the boost button expends all of your stored boost in one go - you basically boost until it's all gone. It's a personal-taste thing, but I prefer Hydro Thunder's system of picking up boosts and the way that game allows you to use up your boost bar more strategically, all at once or in shorter bursts at optimum moments. I was also a bit worried when I saw the game's main campaign mode was a "story mode" (I hate story modes in racing games) but luckily it's fine: brief and unobtrusive.

    Overall, this is very decent game that does exactly what it sets out to do - it's the closest thing to a new Hydro Thunder on current systems, and it's well-made. The only thing you can really say against it is that it still feels slightly "low-ambition" - i.e. it's good but not great, it's nice but it won't change your world, it's a lot like Hydro Thunder but not quite as awesome as Hydro Thunder, etc. You get the idea! But it also only costs about a tenner (£9-something on a launch promo, £11-something thereafter) so as long as you adjust your expectations accordingly you will be well-pleased.    … Full Review »
  3. FriedConsole
    Jul 26, 2016
    8
    It is an good but not excellent racer. Much better than the first PS4 game but it is still a phone port and suffers from problems of it beingIt is an good but not excellent racer. Much better than the first PS4 game but it is still a phone port and suffers from problems of it being designed for an iPad. This is not Hydrothunder that you are probably looking for but it is a fun easy good time if you aren't expecting that much.… Full Review »
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