Outside of standard racing there are multiple modes. We aren’t here for story so it doesn’t damage the games overall credibility too much.
Like I said, it is awful but it is a racing game. You start racing again building up reputation and a crew to topple Krex. Your character has been betrayed and banned from the Riptide circuit. A silly thing added to try and link up one section of races to the next. There is a standard story but it is dire really. Tricks are important really, as though they are for fun, you will struggle to win harder races without a good amount of boost in your pocket. Variety is important as repeating the same trick gives less and less boost each time. Hit those ramps, bang out some commands, land safely and boost off at hyper speed. There are different levels of tricks too and, besides looking flashy, they are important in races as tricks give you boost.
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They aren’t free tricks, there are specific commands to follow like both sticks up or both sticks left. Hit a ramp with as much speed as you dare and, while in the air, enter commands by hitting both analogue sticks in different directions. Stunts/tricks are pretty easy to pull off though the timing can be a little more difficult to master. Shortcuts/alternative routes also add to the fun, first in trying to find them but then also in switching up how you decide to take the course on.Īs for the ramps, well that is where stunts comes in to the mix. There is no better part then hitting an open water section where the waves are large and you find yourself trying to find a path that allows you to skim across the sea but find yourself tossed about like a rag doll. Throw in ramps and the live environment where obstacles move and get thrown in and out of your way and t makes for exciting racing. Long drops, huge jumps and occasional obstacles all look to slow you down.
Tracks hold a good amount of variety too with many twists and turns. Other tracks see you zooming through subways full, of water and abandoned train cars, through a burning forest and even one with a bit of a warzone. A personal favourite is a track that sees you racing through a flooded city with all submerged cars visible underneath the water. There are some nice visual elements too, adding to the futuristic feel of the game. There are 9 tracks in total, all with different elements to contend with as you speed through them. Racing in Riptide GP: Renegade is pretty much fun throughout. How’s the racing element? Actually also good. That is no easy task but Vector Unit do a cracking job of that, making it feel like genuine water, pushing against your vehicle, pulling you in different directions and tossing you around in waves as you wrestle your way around corners. Not sitting above it or going through it. The game needs to feel like you are moving with the water and waves. It is important then that the developer gets the feel of the water right. The core of the game is racing on water with futuristic looking jet skis. Instead they have actually managed to pull off something a little special here. Despite an unwillingness to expand outside of Vector Unit’s obvious self imposed boundaries, Riptide GP: Renegade doesn’t suffer or come across a simple repeat of previous games. Riptide GP: Renegade stays very true to the developers style with just a little added zest through the games stunt mechanics. Vector Unit do aquatic racing games, and they do them well to be fair. Riptide GP: Renegade is the latest game from Vector Unit, the team that brought us games like Hydro Thunder and Riptide GP2.
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