Gameloft's free-to-play racing game is fantastic on the track but its structure will prove divisive…
Rather than simply offering a straight Mario Kart clone, however, Gameloft has attempted to make Speedstorm feel fresher by adding less conventional features.
Perhaps the best addition, though, is the unique power-ups each character gets when they reach a two-star ranking . These are genuinely quite diverse and really help give each racer a different feel . The 18 racers available on day one are also a positive sign for the future, because Gameloft hasn’t just gone with ‘safe’ options. Joining obvious participants like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are the likes of Meg from Hercules and, in a particularly deep dive, Disney World Epcot Center’s purple dragon mascot, Figment.
The first season has a Monsters Inc theme and includes a brilliant track based on the first movie as well as two new playable characters to join protagonists Mike and Sulley – Mike’s girlfriend Celia, and the villain Randall. There’s no Mario Kart style Grand Prix mode and no Time Trial mode. There is a Local Freeplay mode where you can choose any character and play split-screen for 1-4 players, but these are one-off races with no sense of progression.
This is made clearer with the game’s ranked multiplayer mode, where each character has their own ranking tier system with bespoke currency, shards and upgrade items unlocked as you take them through their 40 ranks.
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