It’s not every day that Nintendo launches a new game in the F-Zero series. Even a simple reference of the franchise as a whole is uncommon. Nintendo, on the other hand, does sometimes recall F-Zero and pays the franchise some attention. It hasn’t been any different tonight.
About F-Zero X
F-Zero X is one of the quickest races you’ll ever see, and it’s a thrilling sequel to a Super Nintendo classic. Wait till you play F-Zero X if you were one of the folks who felt sick after playing the original F-Zero! The game’s constantly rapid frame rate is one of the reasons F-Zero X plays so well. There’s never a sign of slowing down, even with 30 hover vehicles vying for the pole on-screen. Four-player split screen is, without a doubt, the most engrossing multiplayer racing ever, with no indication of syrupy frame rates.
The rails twist, spin, and roll into infinity, suspended high above an abstract image of a planet’s surface. The boundaries of the racetrack, as in the original F-Zero, are engineered to harm your car if you run into them, urging you to race as cleanly as possible. Speed boosts are strategically placed around the circuit, but you may also turbo by hitting the B Button after completing a lap – at the expense of some shield energy. The R and Z Buttons assist you in sharpening your cornering and drifting through corners. This play control feels natural and provides you very accurate control over your vehicle, which is crucial since one mistake move might send you careening over the edge of the track and into the void.
Players may pick between 30 distinct hovercar races, including improved versions of Captain Falcon’s Blue Falcon and other F-Zero cars. Each vehicle has distinct handling qualities – some are light and nimble, while others are big and cumbersome – but each of them has the potential to win. Make the mistake of assuming that a quicker vehicle is always better; heavier cars are armored and better equipped to survive the course’s damaging side rails. It’s possible to win on some of the most hazardous and twisty courses just by being the last hover vehicle afloat!
During the race, F-Zero X enables you to alter the camera angle, enabling you to spin the camera around to look behind your vehicle or lift it for an aerial perspective of the race. It’s also able to zoom in on your mount, which is made out of basic yet strikingly stunning flat-shaded forms. The surroundings are equally devoid of unnecessary detail – not that you’ll notice the countryside while flying at 1,000 miles per hour. Aside from the new cars, courses, and personalities, F-Zero X also offers a compelling reason to return to the game. You must show yourself by doing well in each of the circuit types to win the privilege to drive all 30 cars and visit all of the tracks. What’s the point of having weaponry or strange power-ups? This is without a doubt one of the quickest racing games ever created.
Nintendo has announced that F-Zero X will be released for Nintendo Switch on March 11th for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.
