Fast RMX

 Switch
  • Publisher: Shin'en
  • Release Date: Mar 3, 2017
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 417 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 314 out of 417
  2. Mixed: 55 out of 417
  3. Negative: 48 out of 417

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  1. Nagoyablue
    Aug 18, 2017
    4
    Bought it, but I can't really get into it. Doesn't seem to be much of a skill element, more learning the courses to stop just bouncing off walls. I wanted a Wipeout type experience, but this isn't it.
  2. toonlinkman
    Jan 3, 2018
    4
    Nothing special just another boring racer. The phase shift is interesting for a few minutes. Yet another rubbish switch game I bought because of lack of options around switch launch time.
  3. hypernewbie
    Mar 6, 2017
    4
    Game is not designed well. Too many factors outside of your control, default control scheme is terrible, camera Fx are a little over the top, the boosting mechanic really reduces the game to a game of turbo management, and that is really boring. Cars are way too slidey, bumping into the edge is too bouncey, bumping into other cars mechanic is freaking dumb and also boring. Strafing is WAYGame is not designed well. Too many factors outside of your control, default control scheme is terrible, camera Fx are a little over the top, the boosting mechanic really reduces the game to a game of turbo management, and that is really boring. Cars are way too slidey, bumping into the edge is too bouncey, bumping into other cars mechanic is freaking dumb and also boring. Strafing is WAY too slidey and hard to control.

    By far the worst is the track design. There's just no way to know what's coming up; there is no reactionary play possible whatsoever. Doing any action at any stage without memorising the next stage of the level blindfolded is instant crash and/or lose. Boost at wrong time, make the wrong turn, not remembering where boost orbs are, forgetting where one single the coloured boosts is ...etc is instant lose / crash. The visuals go by way too fast with no telegraphing whatsoever + **** camera code = the only way to remotely get good at the game is to memorise the level completely (which I did, and it worked!). That is boring, that is not a good racing game.

    It's really hard to even find a good control config, with having to switch + accel. Why isn't accelerate "up" down "down" on the dpad / stick?? Why can't I *bind* it to up and down on dpad / stick? IF I can bind accelerate to up, then I can leave the thumb for boost / switch and LR for strafe. Too bad I can't do that! Why does motion control bind to TURN? That's freaking useless! I want motion control to *strafe* so I can *turn* with my stick without using shoulders!

    Visuals are good, runs smooth and sound / music is good. They should have actually playtested their game before shipping it.    … Expand
  4. Subsided16
    Mar 7, 2017
    4
    An okay port of a Wii U game(like every Switch game) but it has terrible online multiplayer and thats 99% of the fun of these types of games so i cant really rate it higher then a 4
  5. sniglom
    Jan 16, 2019
    4
    This game is mediocre at best. It's not that anything in particular is really bad, it's just that nothing at all is good. Even if the game looks like WipeOut or F-Zero, it's so soulless.

    Everything is generic, from the map design, to the design of the cars, how they behave when you control them. The performance of the cars themselves does not feel balanced. The biggest gameplay    This game is mediocre at best. It's not that anything in particular is really bad, it's just that nothing at all is good. Even if the game looks like WipeOut or F-Zero, it's so soulless.

    Everything is generic, from the map design, to the design of the cars, how they behave when you control them. The performance of the cars themselves does not feel balanced.

    The biggest gameplay element is "changing phase" ie, make sure your trusters have the same color as the boost. This feels like something stolen straight out of Ikaruga.

    This is a game that is good enough to borrow or rent, but I really regret paying for it.
    I take F-Zero for gamecube or n64 over this any day of the week.    … Expand
  6. ContemptEnjoyer
    Sep 21, 2022
    2
    Bro I wasted my money. It reminds me of M&Ms kart racer in that I should've just bought Mario Kart

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#40 Best Switch Game of 2017
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#22 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017
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#36 Most Shared Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. games(TM)
    Jun 14, 2017
    80
    The kind of racer nobody else seems to want to make these days. [Issue#186, p.79]
  2. CD-Action
    Apr 26, 2017
    90
    If you haven’t played Fast Racing NEO on Wii U (or you have and you want more of the same, but prettier), if you miss F-Zero, if you can’t wait to get your hands on the new Wipeout, don’t think twice about buying Fast RMX. [05/2017, p.71]
  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 24, 2017
    85
    A well-built racer that certainly stands up to the legendary pedigree of the F-Zero series. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 21]
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