Overtaking isn’t exactly a skill – you simply time your turns correctly and you either hit a game-controlled opponent or you do not. This is not a huge surprise due to its Android and iOS roots, fitting into a theme of accessible fun. There are also collectable coins to source, reminding me of Temple Run. You must manage your fuel and boost levels, both of which can be topped up by driving through on-track pick-ups mid-race. Here, each race is three laps and you always start at the back. The main career is made up of five chapters, each focussing on certain timeframes within Ayrton’s feted career – starting off in 1984, his debut season. The older F1 cars perfectly suit the modern classic vibes that the game so heavily leans on and bring back happy memories for those who grew up watching that yellow helmet dominate in Monaco all those years ago. The Senna Forever content is a wonderfully nostalgic addition to the existing game, first released in 2015 for mobile devices and then in 2018 for consoles and PC.

If I was an eight-year-old car-obsessed nerd in 2021 and not 1996, I would be playing this. Can’t afford go-karting lessons? Pick up Horizon Chase instead. With that in mind, this is the ideal racing game for those just starting out. All the ingredients are here for a throw-back experience. This is all wrapped up in bright colours, deliberately sharp edges and overlayed with an electronic soundtrack. You’re guiding your car around the circuits like a Scalextric set as opposed to driving. There’s no slick drifting here and the brakes are entirely optional. It’s even best played with the D-pad as opposed to those new-fangled analogue sticks. As it happens, Horizon Chase drives in much the same way, with simplistic handling that holds your hands and cartoonish representations of single-seater race cars.

The stand-out Toleman performances, the first win victory with Lotus and the three world titles in a red and white McLaren.īack in my formative years, the first video game I ever played was Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge on the original Game Boy. As highlighted by the recent trailer, this is about edifying a whole new generation about Ayrton Senna’s rise to glory.

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