Despite the unending popularity of Nintendo’s lead franchises it would seem that fewer publishers are attempting to try and mimic their formulas on current-generation systems than has previously been the case. In contrary to the state of ‘me-too’ mobile gaming, the nigh-on seven years that the Xbox 360 has been available for has only brought one Super Smash Bros. clone and three Mario Kart inspired franchises to the console, and the PlayStation 3 will only go one better with the forthcoming launch of PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale. Some would suggest this is due to a lack of demand on high-definition (HD) consoles, others would say that few developers can match Nintendo’s weight pound-for-pound. Electronic Theatre is most certainly in the latter camp, but there are a few who can stand-up square to first-party productions, if not surpass them.
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Chocobo GP had potencial to be a worthy competitor, but Square Enix just couldn't help itself from ruining it with bad monetization. Still fun to run a couple of races from time to time, though.
Still sad we haven't gotten a new mod nation racers from Sony in a hot minute
I played that more then MKWii for a while.
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IM PLAYIN takes a look at F1 Race Stars, a mobile game in the style of the classic cart racing games.
"I love watching the Formula 1 now, but the fast cars and wheel to wheel racing made it a sport that I couldn’t appreciate when I was younger. The races were long and I just wanted to see what cartoons were on. But as you get older and learn to appreciate the technology that goes into each car and the extreme action that season can shape up to contain, you get hooked into a sport that is so much fun to watch and even more fun to try and explain to others."
