GRIP: Combat Racing Reviews

GRIP: Combat Racing is ranked in the 37th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
6.8 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2018

If you're not looking for a spectacularar AAA, but a honest and fun game, GRIP will suit you.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 28, 2018

For Nintendo Switch owners who are looking for a racing game that differs from the “kart” scene, the low-gravity and speedy thrill of GRIP is the way to go.

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Nov 2, 2018

Bringing back fond memories of the days of the futuristic racer, with high-speed thrills and a clever gravity-defying twist.

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5 / 10
Feb 1, 2019

GRIP is not yet at the point its potential suggests, but being made available at this moment runs that risk: as it is, the game needs several improvements and will certainly receive them. However, while its plentiful and varied content tick the right boxes, there are issues which will require more than just updates and additional modules to solve, and the model selected to bring GRIP to the players runs risks that can end up harming this experience more than it should.

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8 / 10
Nov 2, 2018

GRIP: Combat Racing is a blast from the past, with intense racing and thrilling arena-based competition. The developers set out to make a modern Rollcage and have thoroughly succeeded. The inclusion of split-screen multiplayer, a rarity these days, is much appreciated, especially with the highly customizable online experience.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 3, 2018

GRIP: Combat Racing is a contemporary adaptation of Rollcage and its sequel Rollcage Stage II. This is a tremendous achievement for fans of Rollcage and a charming but narrow curiosity for everyone else. By splitting the difference between monument and movement, GRIP remains confident in its limitations.

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4 / 5.0
Nov 2, 2018

GRIP: Combat Racing is a must-buy for anyone craving non-stop racing action, going far beyond just being a modern-day version of Rollcage while offering a wide variety of gameplay options.

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GameSpace
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Jun 12, 2018

Grip is a nerve-fraying distillation of speed, fury, and thumping techno beats. Created by Caged Element, Grip: Combat Racing takes the ideas that made Rollcage such an intense experience and drives them onto the Nintendo Switch, XBox One PlayStation 4, and PC. If you like speed but find Bugatti's a bit bland, this one might be for you.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 28, 2018

GRIP Combat Racing was as much a battle between myself and the game as it was between my car and rival racers, which is a shame because when it works, it works splendidly. It's fortunate that at least the game's issues could all be resolved with further patches, potentially leaving us with an excellent racer on the Nintendo Switch, but as it stands now, the game is flawed and is hard to justify at full price.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
8 / 10
Nov 2, 2018

Overall, GRIP Combat Racing is a fantastic spiritual successor to Rollcage racing that doesn't just pay tribute to the series, but also carves out its own nuances. It's a highly intense and visceral experience, which pulls no punches in terms of both its challenge and its depth. The visuals are amongst some of the best within the arcade racer genre, whilst the soundtrack is the perfect accompaniment for the action on track. Better still, the handling is surprisingly detailed and easy to appreciate in conjunction with the imaginative tracks, which are full of gravity-defying labyrinths and heart-stopping jumps. The lack of in-air weight-balance modification and performance enhancing upgrades is slightly disappointing but, overall, the fundamentals are so addictive that these minor drawbacks are neither here nor there. GRIP Combat Racing is a highly concentrated experience, with a wealth of single-player content that's only complemented by its multiplayer components. Brilliant.

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Nov 2, 2018

The gravity mechanics are certainly cool to see, but they aren't exactly innovative or game changing enough to overcome the shortcomings after the initial allure wears off.

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GameSpew
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Nov 2, 2018

It is, at times, sluggish and frustrating, but those moments pass by as quickly as your opponents after you take a missile to your backend. GRIP: Combat Racing fulfils its duty as being an engaging, fast, and unforgiving racer.

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Gamefa
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Nov 1, 2018

GRIP: Combat Racing is a good action game and a better racing one. Though there are some technical issues in gameplay, the end result is quite enjoyable and satisfying.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 2, 2018

The combat races and Arena matches are fun, but the straight-on racing is subpar. The courses are detailed and varied, but they're hard to make sense of when going fast. While it's certainly nice to see a throwback to old racing games, especially one with local split-screen, I wish it could have been a game I'd want to break out with friends more often.

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GameSkinny
William R. Parks
Top Critic
Nov 9, 2018

Grip is a content-rich and entertaining arcade racer, but issues with handling and a weak aesthetic may leave players that are not diehard fans of the genre feeling lukewarm.

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Softpedia
Teodor Nechita
Top Critic
9.2 / 10.0
Nov 10, 2018

GRIP: Combat Racing promises to fall into the first category, bringing justice to an old series of games that have become cult classics themselves. The graphics and physics engine aren't just there just to give the series a facelift, they take what the game advertised as its strong point, speed and death-defying acrobatics and driving, and cranked it up to eleven!

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65 / 100
Nov 9, 2018

GRIP has good gameplay mechanics, but the whole game doesn't allow them to truly shine. The issues, even if they are small, pile up and keep repeating often enough to the point that affects the entire experience.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2018

GRIP: Combat Racing is a really, really great gift for the fans of the Rollcage series. The game manages to capture an atmosphere of futuristic racing games of the past. But GRIP also inherited all the cons of its predecessor, like broken balance and lack of content.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2018

There's a huge amount of fun to be had here, but it's not a game that will appeal to those in the market for a realistic depiction of the joys of the internal combustion engine. Realism has been traded for pure insanity, so if you prefer something more like Forza or Gran Turismo then this won't be the game for you. If you were a fan of Rollcage, then you'll love this.

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63 / 100
Nov 11, 2018

Though GRIP offers up some exciting racing and vehicular combat on a really wild and creative set of tracks, a frustrating singleplayer campaign and serious technical issues with the online multiplayer make it difficult to recommend in its current state.

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