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Review: Slipstream – A Neat, Sonic-Obsessed Homage To Sega’s Super Scaler Tech

The skids are alright.

If it’s retro racing you’re looking for, you don’t have to look far on Switch. The likes of Hotshot Racing, Formula Retro Racing, Horizon Chase Turbo and the Sega Ages versions of Virtua Racing and Out Run have ensured that anyone keen on a racing game of the vintage vehicular variety is practically spoiled for choice.

Slipstream is the latest game to be added to this ever-growing list, and given that other games have attempted its ’80s-style look in the past (we’re looking at you, 80s Overdrive), its art style doesn’t feel particularly unique these days. It’s fortunate, then, that there’s still a pretty fun racing game underneath what has become a fairly overused aesthetic.

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