FAST BEAT BATTLE RIDER

Arcade hidden gem

This is actually really good. It is similar to Fast Beat Loop Racer GT which I also enjoyed, but had a few rough edges like needing to use a third party solution to get full screen. That has been fixed in this version which is great. The game works out of the box on an Xbox controller without needing to change any settings. The bike handling is perfect, easy to pick up and play immediately, as you would expect from its coin-op roots. The handling is responsive and there is not too much or too little dead zone, it's just perfect. Lots of track variety and very light on system requirements, it runs perfectly smoothly without any stuttering at all. Graphics are attractive and the music is good. Gameplay is fun and has that one more go appeal. You get points for completing races and there are lots of unlockables for your bikes and to dress up your characters. For the cheap price you can't go wrong.

literally wmmt with bikes

Overall the game does a great job at capturing the feel of 90s and early 2000s era arcade racers. There is a good amount of content. Its story mode is simple and can be beaten in an afternoon but has some great replayability and a extra time attack mode. It is a bit of a janky port and would have liked to see better controls and video options for the pc port such as pausing or restarting a race. I assume multiplayer is dead unless you can ordinate with someone to play. Pros: good and easy to use controls stable framerate a fair bit of content and customization Cons: Can't pause or restart mid race game only goes up to 1080p fullscreen or window mode only

This game is atrocious... first it crashed my PC upon changing the resolution, after that i tried again, and the game kept saying RETIRED from the race as soon as the race started, but since i didnt have an input for "retire" i restarted the game and guess what... it crashed. don't waste your time with this slop

I'd like to keep this as short as possible. FAST BEAT BATTLE RIDER is a pretty dope arcade racer. I can definitely see the "Wangan Midnight" feel of it, especially with the way that they do their story mode custcenes. The handling is solid and I love their slipstream mechanic! If I have one complaint at all it would be the way the CPU racers, both motorcycles and cars, tank through the other cars on the road to get ahead, meanwhile the player falls off their bike and has to play catch-up...but again, that slipstream works wonders in this game! $10 isn't a bad entry price for any arcade racer enthusiasts, but wait for a sale if you're a money-saver like me!