Xenon Racer Reviews

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6 / 10.0
Sep 19, 2019

Xenon Racer is made for those who have laser focus and dedication to nailing every detail.

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7.3 / 10.0
May 22, 2019

Xenon Racer is quite good game on Xbox One, but it could use some rebalancing when it comes to difficulty and it also could use some easing on need to drift into a corner. At the moment it will most likely require of you more than you can comfortably give.

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May 18, 2019

Xenon Racer is a racing game very much built on the successes of Wipeout and Ridge Racer, releasing on all platforms is a testament to the developers for giving us gamers variety. Set in 2030 you would be forgiven a utopia of the I robot, terminator style tracks or environments and the objective is to win races, unlock new cars, customisations and tracks in different modes via Grand Prix, split screen, time trial and online.

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8 / 10.0
May 3, 2019

Overall, Xenon Racer is a solid sci-fi racer that is original in some of its ideas and features well-built gameplay mechanics. Its slick and polished visual style is quite the sight to behold if held back by technical limitations.  Some will see this as a solid sci-fi racer while I see it as a nostalgic racer that embraces 1990s nostalgia and stands out amongst a competition filled with dystopia. When your racing at 100mph in the city streets to classic EDM, Xenon Racer opens up.

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7.5 / 10.0
May 1, 2019

An old skool arcade racer wearing a brand new pair of breeches - get past the tough learning curve and get into the zone and you'll be a happy futuristic drifter.

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6 / 10
Apr 24, 2019

Xenon Racer wants to become this generation's Ridge Racer. Unfortunately it can't quite get the formula right and thanks to some rather annoying niggles lacks the fun-factor that made Ridge Racer what it was.

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Apr 17, 2019

I felt like Xenon was love at first sight. My first 4-5 races were absolutely a blast. Then the warts start showing up and really ruined the experience.

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3 / 10.0
Apr 8, 2019

Xenon Racer doesn't have anything that makes it particularly unique, so even the best port would still be mediocre. The one way it truly manages to go above and beyond is by doing its best to hide its shoddy port right up to its pre-rendered gameplay footage in the intro that was clearly recorded on a different system. If you're in a desperate fix for a new racing game there are worse options than Xenon Racer, but make sure you pick it up on another system, because even the added portability on Switch can't make this version worth the cost of admission.

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60 / 100
Apr 7, 2019

Xenon Racer has good mechanics at its core, however, the game doesn't utilize them to its full potential, becoming a weak title when compared to the competition.

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5.5 / 10.0
Apr 4, 2019

Xenon Racer harks back to the simpler days of arcade racing. It includes all one might need and expect from a game of its genre. Buts it starts to choke thanks to a compromised handling of the vehicle. The races are unappealing, despite you being in a drop-dead set of wheels.

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4 / 10
Apr 1, 2019

Xenon Racer isn't a terrible racing game, but in order to enjoy it you need to overlook the game's atrocious handling, horrible difficulty spikes, and general mediocrity. Not having big ambitions is fine for a game as long as it's fun, but developer 3D Clouds is wide of the mark on both counts.

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Mar 31, 2019

Xenon Racer delivers a drift-based futuristic racing game with a fun, retro vibe, but that is let down a little by its slippery controls.

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4 / 10
Mar 30, 2019

It’s not often we recommend you play a Nintendo Switch game on a different platform, but there’s simply no way we could advise you to pick this up right now in its current state.

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3.5 / 5.0
Mar 30, 2019

Xenon Racer is a good game that so desperately wants to be great, but it falls short in too many areas to reach that status.

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Meh
Mar 28, 2019

Xenon Racer is a perfectly serviceable arcade racer, but the significant technical shortcomings of the Switch port make it difficult to recommend in its current state.

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5 / 10
Mar 28, 2019

There's a ton of potential in Xenon Racer, but while it looks and sounds the part, its difficulty level and overly weighty handling keep it firmly stuck in the slow lane.

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6 / 10.0
Mar 26, 2019

For those looking for a competent arcade racer that takes no prisoners; then Xenon Racer is definitely up your alley.

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6 / 10.0
Mar 26, 2019

Ultimately, while Xenon Racer‘s initially frustrating difficulty barrier can be overcome, its blurry visuals, brief campaign and awful announcer take the shine off of the whole experience.

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3.5 / 10.0
Mar 26, 2019

Xenon Racer for Switch needs some serious work. Do not buy it unless there's an update. If you really want this game, get it on the other platforms—it's quite good, actually. But this, at a whopping $50 dollars? Hard pass!

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