Xenon Racer

 Xbox One
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 7 out of 22
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  1. Broyax
    Jul 7, 2020
    2
    Ce petit jeu de course indé qui ne casse pas trois roues à un canard à roulettes tente de jouer sur la fibre nostalgique des Ridge Racer et vise ceux qui regretteraient cette franchise (qui remonte aux années 90...!) de jeux de bagnoles ultra-arcade !

    Comme si on allait regretter ces jeux de merde qui étaient -on ne va pas se mentir- injouables et pensés et conçus en dépit de tout bon    Ce petit jeu de course indé qui ne casse pas trois roues à un canard à roulettes tente de jouer sur la fibre nostalgique des Ridge Racer et vise ceux qui regretteraient cette franchise (qui remonte aux années 90...!) de jeux de bagnoles ultra-arcade !

    Comme si on allait regretter ces jeux de merde qui étaient -on ne va pas se mentir- injouables et pensés et conçus en dépit de tout bon sens le plus élémentaire, même si le prétexte "arcade" a clairement bon dos, on s'en doute, pour justifier tout et... n'importe quoi. Surtout n'importe quoi en fait.

    C'est que comme dans ce "remake-hommage", on devait déraper en tapotant les freins ou le frein à main, ce qui s'avérait complètement aléatoire et totalement aberrant à l'usage même si ici ça se contrôle un peu mieux -lorsqu'on arrive à déraper, s'entend..! Donc, mêmes causes et mêmes effets et on s'emmerde bien vite et on s'irrite aussi tout aussi vite que jadis : Ridge Racer, c'est de la merde ! et pour l'éternité, oui, oui.

    Reconnaissons en tout cas une jolie réalisation et un 60 im/s parfait (optimisé pour la X) mais une musique qui tape sur les nerfs, hommage encore à la techno japonaise des Ridge ! c'est pour ça qu'on ira jusqu'à 2. Quand même, juste pour l'effort gâché hélas ; l'arcade, c'est aussi un minimum de jouabilité, quoi qu'on en dise !    … Expand
  2. symmetriebruch
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    it looks absolutely godawful. even 20 years ago this would have been subpar. today it´s an absolute disgrace. in quality mode you get a slight bumb in resolution but it turns the game into a slideshow and a blurry ugly mess because the devs had no clue how to implement motion blur instead everything is blurred. it´s an arcade racer but so of course you wouldn´t expect simulation levels ofit looks absolutely godawful. even 20 years ago this would have been subpar. today it´s an absolute disgrace. in quality mode you get a slight bumb in resolution but it turns the game into a slideshow and a blurry ugly mess because the devs had no clue how to implement motion blur instead everything is blurred. it´s an arcade racer but so of course you wouldn´t expect simulation levels of realism but hat you get here is just awful. theres no slingshot mechanics no drag or rubber banding theres nothing that makes this the slightest bit fun.… Expand
  3. Katoyama
    Sep 7, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Getting catch by Ridge Racer visuals, recently bought the game, but... immediately disappointed with frustrating unitutive controls, lack of content and terrible frame rate (in about 15-20 for Xbox One).
    The music only one pros side, what sometimes bring up memories of good arcade racer, but it can't save totally unacceptable game without gameplay.
    It's not Ridge Racer. Not even a racer.
    Sorry. I want my money back...    … Expand

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61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. XboxAddict
    May 15, 2019
    45
    Sure, if futuristic racing is your absolute happiness and joy, then obviously you’ll probably enjoy the aesthetics alone, but for everyone else, there’s more frustration than fun. Xenon Racer is trying to be Ridge Racer though looks like it’s two generations too late and is topped off with terrible drifting controls and unbalanced difficulty from the get go.
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  2. ZTGD
    Apr 17, 2019
    60
    I felt like Xenon was love at first sight. My first 4-5 races were absolutely a blast. Then the warts start showing up and really ruined the experience. I love arcade racers, and when one doesn’t deliver I am not happy. Especially in today’s world where the genre is so dormant seeing a game with so much out-of-the-gate potential stumble before it gets started is such a bummer. Perhaps they will stick with it and patch out some of these issues, but the window for success could be long gone by then. I really wish Namco Bandai would bring back Reiko Nagase and the glorious Ridge Racer series. The time is finally right.
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  3. Generación Xbox
    Apr 10, 2019
    68
    The content of this game is somewhat scarce, but its arcade gameplay, the variety in the customization of automobiles and the multiplayer, make it a good game.
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