GRIP: Combat Racing Reviews

GRIP: Combat Racing is ranked in the 37th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7.5 / 10.0
Jan 16, 2019

Minor issues aside, Grip: Combat Racing is a great experience for both veterans of arcade combat racers as well as those who are willing to learn the genre. The initial learning pains and massive difficulty spikes toward the end of the game may turn away newcomers, and the catch-up mechanics and sometimes questionable physics may dissuade veteran players. For all others, though, Grip is a wild ride that offers fantastic tracks that are exhilarating to race on at lightning-fast speeds.

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7.5 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2018

While GRIP may not be everything you could hope for in a combat racer it also nails some crucial elements when you play the right modes that make it worthwhile. Perhaps it tried a little too hard to find a more broad appeal with modes that are more focused on racing, and though changing up your vehicles to match the mode can help quite a bit in general the straight racing simply isn’t anywhere near as fun as when you’re trying to wreck your opponents. I’d be fascinated to see what they’d do with a sequel if they focused on the elements that worked well and expanded them and perhaps expended a little less effort on trying to be a racing title.

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7 / 10
Nov 13, 2018

I feel that GRIP will draw lots of strong opinions on either side of the spectrum and that the diehards will stick with it for the foreseeable future. It’s not likely to set the world on fire and will appeal mostly to the nostalgia of older PC gamers, but does enough to be more than a pretty paint job on top of old ideas.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 2, 2018

A fun racing game despite its control problems and some minor graphical hiccups.

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70 / 100
Nov 3, 2018

In the end, Grip has all the prerequisite gameplay and technical elements. Yet the randomness of the environments and the clunky air handling left little to be desired.

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7 / 10
Nov 2, 2018

While its controls can often be a little too unforgiving - especially when travelling at such high speeds - once you've got the hang of each vehicle's unique yet temperamental handling, GRIP: Combat Racing really opens up. Serving as a faithful nod to the original Rollcage, the wide range of modes and unlockable parts could make it the next Rocket League - if it manages to gather a similar cult following. If you're in the market for a larger than life racer that isn't Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, this could well be your next racing obsession.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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7 / 10.0
Nov 7, 2018

While Grip is a fun, unique and fresh racing game, audiovisual problems lowers the score by a good margin.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2018

There aren’t a ton of futuristic racing games on the Switch, and Grip delivers the goods with high-speed frenetic action.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 18, 2018

Grip is a solid racing title providing many ways to compete with more traditional options or with some exciting competitive modes.

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7 / 10
Nov 6, 2018

Grip: Combat Racing is a content filled tribute to a fan favourite racer from the good ol’ days. If you liked Rollcage, you’ll likely love Grip. Slick combat, fast racing, splendid visuals and a pumping soundtrack from the likes of Hospital Records including Full Kontact and Mart-E that’s driving you ever forward, it’s a joy to play…eventually. The track design and it’s lack of obvious visual clues on where to go next, however, make the first few hours with Grip a litany of crashes against its unpolished edges.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2018

The actual gameplay of GRIP: Combat Racing is pretty entertaining. That it supports local multiplayer makes it an ideal game to play with some friends, and the easy-to-pick-up nature of the game is almost begging for some party play. That being said, the actual career mode is mostly cosmetic in progression and the number of tracks is a bit light, with even fewer really good tracks out of that collection. Some nice twists on race modes help to provide some variety to those same repeating tracks, but that sameness when mixed with somewhat shallow modes and options and an average presentation kept GRIP from being so compelling that I have to play it often or over very long stretches of time. It is a fun experience, if a somewhat shallow one.

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7 / 10
Nov 30, 2018

GRIP: Combat Racing is an entertaining racer for the Nintendo Switch. It isn’t the best racing title the system has to offer, but as a tribute and a throwback to arcade racers of the old days, it certainly succeeds in achieving its goal.

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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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