art of rally

 Switch
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. KeenGamer
    Dec 10, 2021
    86
    Art of rally is an excellent homage to the golden era of rallying. With a huge number of cutely recreated cars and expansive stages to use them in, the main career mode is an absolute treat. The driving itself is very well-tuned, helping the player get this feeling of flow when everything's going right. There may be slender options outside of the main career and a few issues with pop-in, but they barely affect this magical driving experience.
  2. VideoGamer
    Aug 18, 2021
    80
    Art of Rally is that rarest of things: the video game as essay. Now and then, the medium throws up chewy cogitations on the nature of choice and of play—usually so inward-gazing as to cause neck ache—and you feel like saying, “Would you kindly shut up, and let me get back to it.” But the developers have instead filed a report on something they love, taking the delicious murk of their favoured sport, scouring it clean, and schooling us lightly in its history. The danger of doing that, of course, is in boring us, but Art of Rally, while a glittering reflection, is anything but dull. To do something dangerous with style may be art, but Funselektor has done something dangerous with art, and arrived at pure style.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Aug 16, 2021
    80
    Despite its obvious visual shortcomings art of rally is still a nice looking game regardless; the gameplay, of course, shines through brightest, making this one of the most authentic, challenging rally titles in some time. The incredible music makes the price of admission worth it alone, and if you’re after a surprisingly nuanced, deep rally game, this is the one to go for.
  5. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Sep 22, 2021
    75
    Art of Rally excels at providing a stylized rally experience that strikes a decent balance of being both realistic yet approachable. It features a good variety of cars and landscapes, all wrapped in a clean low-poly art style. While it does have some graphical limitations, this is still a fun racer that's definitely worth looking at for off-roading fans.

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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. abrus
    Jan 1, 2023
    9
    This is a fantastic and unique rally game. Lots of cars to unlock, plenty of variety in the tracks, terrain types, and weather conditions,This is a fantastic and unique rally game. Lots of cars to unlock, plenty of variety in the tracks, terrain types, and weather conditions, realistic physics and beautiful scenery! Oh, and the music is amazing! This game is just so satisfying when you string together a good run of drift turns and power slides! I wanted to give this game a 10/10 but I've settled on a 9 for two reasons:
    1. The game has crashed on me whilst loading about a dozen times during 11 hours I have been playing.
    2. The loading time between levels is a little longer than expected.
    Don't let these things put you off! This is a really cool rally game that will keep you going for at least a solid week.    … Full Review »
  2. Zski
    Aug 3, 2022
    7
    Solid racing game that has a surprising layer of complexity when it comes to car control. Any rally fans will love this game, but others maySolid racing game that has a surprising layer of complexity when it comes to car control. Any rally fans will love this game, but others may find it a bit frustrating. In terms of control, the game is in that middle ground between arcade racing with the car control of a simulation game. Fans of Dirt games will catch on quickly. It’s fun playing with the different vehicles and seeing your ability improve with the more you play the game. It has a nice amount of content. Lots of settings, lots of terrain, and lots of unlicensed cars which are very clear mirrors of very obvious real life counterparts. I also appreciate the subtle reflection on the history of rally racing. The graphics are very simple but they do the job very well. The visuals are beautiful, but very mild at the same time, which really makes you focus on the gameplay. However with that being said, the simplicity of the design is very attractive as well. It does have loading times that are on the longer side, it does have some very minor graphical issues that do not affect the gameplay, but overall it’s a solid title. When you get the faster vehicles, it really turns up the excitement.

    The only major issue I had with the game was regarding the controls on Switch, which is not really a fault of the game itself. Switch is not designed for racing games as it does not have actual triggers, only trigger buttons. In a sport where you’re going fast in conditions while barely hanging on to the grip you have on the terrain, you need fine tuned control over your throttle. For the most part, it does not affect the game that bad, but it’s very noticeable in the wet environments because you have to tap the gas button to throttle, instead of half pull the trigger. It’s probably a better and more precise experience on the other consoles for that reason.    … Full Review »
  3. smackme
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    Not the best port i've seen (object popping, performance) but has all the features of pc original. Therefore as pocket version is ot bad, butNot the best port i've seen (object popping, performance) but has all the features of pc original. Therefore as pocket version is ot bad, but to those who want to play on big tv i'd recommend ps/xbox version.… Full Review »
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