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Review: Race Condition (Steam) – Defunct Games

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Defunct Games reviews the new throwback racing game Race Condition, available now on PC.

Race Condition is a throwback racing game done right. With a low-polygon look and a stripped-down approach, this racer is easy on the eyes and a lot of fun to play. It’s also filled with a nice variety of stages, a few well-crafted tracks and a bitter rivalry that you’ll never forget. Sure, the rubber-band A.I. is annoying and the game could have used a few more modes (including online play), but Race Condition gets almost everything else right. This is easily the best 1990s racing game to (so far) come out in 2022.

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12 comments

@estebancruz6194 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
Game looks fine, but racing against the same guy every time not good & it sucks if you can’t never leave him in the dust, I would feel cheated too. QOTD: Snes Top Gear.
@cyberpunknut1099 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
This looks really cool. I had tried making a platformer with a similar look but got caught up in college work. I think the just regular clean polys like this is a good aesthetic.

QOTD, I've been a fan of Horizon chase turbo lately. Which also has a similar style and you reviewed.
@gaylordfocker7990 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
Wow, this looks like that prototype M2 game or something. The graphics are too bland and plain. It's like a HD Dire Straights video. Hot Shot Racing did this style way better. The controls look goofy. Might be fun on mobile for 3¢.
@barry-allenthe-flash8396 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
Always exciting to see what racing games have caught your eye, Cyril! From Burnin' Rubber 5 HD to Formula Retro Racing, Defunct Games' hasn't steered me wrong when it comes to arcade racers yet. Though between this, the aforementioned Formula Retro, HotShots Racing, etc. I do kinda wish we'd start seeing more "late '90s"-looking racers on the market. Flat shaded polys are nice, but man, I really wanna see stuff that evokes titles like Hydro Thunder and SCUD Race already (I'm still super pissed about Nicalis' ridiculous mishandling, and subsequent destruction, of Pelikan13's '90s Racer/'90's Super GT).

QOTD: Hydro Thunder probably. Maybe Rumble Racing or Shox? I also wanna put some other titles in contention, like Outrun 2/2006: Coast to Coast and Burnouts Takedown, Dominator and Revenge, but dangit, they're not old-school enough for me. Even though they are all over a decade old at this point 😢
@JenMistress April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
Yeah, that would be cool if could have more of an option to play around with the rain and snow. As for the question, going to go with Mario Kart. Just enjoyed the power up feature.
@priorwitness April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
This game should be up my ally, but there are a couple things here that keep me from running out and buying this. (1) The predictability of who is always out in front is annoying. Not sure how much that lessens the experience. Rubber band AI I can deal with, but knowing who ALWAYS will be the guy to beat? I dunno. (2) Not quite sure if the story mode means there is a championship or some kind of standings throughout? I like to have a circuit to compete in, or cups to compete in where you accumulate points throughout a season. This doesn't sound like it. But I guess more research is in store for me.

QOTD: I'll go with Gran Turismo 2. Love the car selection, the nice balance between sim and arcade racing, and multiple things to do. My runner up would probably be NFS 3: Hot Pursuit for PC. Great arcade racer and it was fun trying to run from the cops, and then being the cops. EA has tried to capture lighting in a bottle with subsequent racers but there is something about that one that just does it for me :).
@AJ-sm9db April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
Great review, Cyril. Keep up the good work. Wasn’t much of a racing fan but I did enjoy Daytona USA back in the 90’s on PC.
@NattosoupStudio April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
You don't see many racing games with a story, much less a story held up by the mechanics.
@THX-2208 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
Brilliant review - I love the look of this game. Many thanks for the fantastic content 💚💙
@Cyberbrickmaster1986 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
The low poly look reminds me of Hotshot Racing. And much like that game, the A.I rubberbanding looks to be a little too excessive, at least with the opponent Dickman. But this still looks better than what I'd expect an Atari Recharged racing game would look like.
@kclink1579 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
My three are Daytona USA and two recent Hotshot racing and Chase Horizon I think they are called. This look great especially after I was weather in the video, hopefully Rave Condition comes to console.
@wilrivera2668 April 1, 2025 - 4:53 pm
... from the footage, I can't say that it looks interesting to me. No map to know the turns coming up or where your rivals are? I also thought you only raced one person until I saw the beginning of a race. Downforce on the ps2 is a very underrated game.

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