Virtua Racing - Nintendo Switch

Platform:
Nintendo Switch
Release date:
2019-06-27
Genre:
Racing / Driving
Score:
8.4
Publisher:
SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer:
SEGA-AM2 Co., LTD.
Magnet

Game description

Virtua Racing is Sega's first ever 3D, polygon-based racing game. The game consists of racing Formula-1-looking cars around a beginner, intermediate, or expert track, competing against a second player or computer drivers. Despite having Formula-1 cars, the game controls are very "arcadey" and players can see the leap they made from here to Daytona. The Megadrive/Genesis version of Virtua Racing is of note as it is the only game for the system which features the SVP chip (Sega Virtua Processor). The chip is a 3D processor built into each cartridge (the console itself had limited 3D capability) and is very similar to the SNES's SuperFX chips, used in games such as Starfox and Stunt Race FX.

Game files information

Torrent name:
SEGA_AGES_Virtua_Racing_eShop_NSW-VENOM
Region:
USA
Files size:
214.8MiB
File list:
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Covers

Front Cover
Front Cover

Screenshots

Title screen
Lights ready - it's Virtua Racing!
Main menu
Course selection works just like always - the three classic courses are here, and so's the choice between automatic and manual.
The classic pit start in Big Forest.
The player isn't just going to be fastest, they're also playing against an aggressive timer. Passing checkpoints gets more time.
The Bay Bridge track starts on the bridge itself.
Like in the original game, the player has four different camera angles.
This one gives the player a bird's eye view, just like the replay mode.
There's also a first-person mode, complete with animating arms!
Replays are automatically saved and can be viewed at any time.
Just like in the original arcade version, Virt McPolygon acts as a commentator to describe the race as it happened.
The ranking mode lets players view records held by players around the world. Their replays are viewable too.
Local multiplayer supports up to eight players! Just like the original arcade version, which supported eight linked cabinets.
The most unusual mode is the two-player cocktail cabinet mode. This is designed to be played in portable mode, with the screen set vertically while players sit across from each other.
Each player needs to hit start and pick a track, just like with networked cabinets in the arcade.