It's easy to feel the AI letting off the pedal based on the player's difficulty choice, and that robs the game of the satisfying challenge that comes in more balanced arcade racers like Burnout 3: Takedown.
It's supremely enjoyable to go through these over-the-top tracks and pull backflips and wheelies whenever possible, but that style of gameplay values style over substance. It's great to have such a wide range of challenges to overcome, but Cruis'n Blast doesn't feel like a game worth mastering. On easy, it's almost impossible to place outside the podium without serious effort, but earning that same success on normal requires skillfully timed boosts and aggressive play. One of Cruis'n Blast's distinctive features is how varied races can feel depending on the difficulty level. Related: Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions Review - Fun Arcade Boxing It all feels designed around having fun first, with competition fading into the background, although players will still have to earn victory at harder difficulties. It's a faster game than most modern racers, tempered slightly by extremely loose handling that is still somehow an improvement over previous Cruis'n titles. Instead, success in Cruis'n Blast comes from hitting jumps, drifts, and boost pads scattered around the track. The stats between them vary slightly, but only really come into play on higher difficulties.
Players start by picking their vehicle, with choices ranging from famous licensed cars to attack helicopters and firetrucks. Featuring the five original arcade tracks as well as a robust set of cups and tons of unlockable vehicles, Cruis'n Blast does a lot to capture the retro thrills of racers gone by. Developed by Raw Thrills and released exclusively on Nintendo Switch, this colorful car game is a return to the classic Nintendo 64 trilogy and a fine port of the 2016 arcade cabinet that shares its name.
While Forza Horizon is the pinnacle of arcade-style racing to many, Cruis'n Blast feels like a jolt of electricity.
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