Each level features multiple twists and perspective changes, keeping you on your toes (err, wheels) throughout the gameplay. Neon Drive brings you 8 amazing levels, adding up to hours of enjoyment. It’s inspired by the arcade games of the 80’s, but set against a futuristic backdrop of glowing cyber-grid, all in silky-smooth graphics. But just like the band, Neon Drive may come back one day, during a sale, and will sell out its content for pennies to the masses who will only pick it up, simply because it is cheap.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all. And many will realise that such is the fact in an instant, and will forget about Neon Drive, just like the world has forgotten about The Rezillos. It’s loud, vibrant, and colourful, but only a very small portion of it holds any substance. In-fact, Neon Drive is a lot like the new-wave/punk rock Scottish band The Rezillos. Not to sound overly negative, it has to be said that Neon Drive is a title with a lot of promise, but unfortunately one which has been extinguished with the use of questionable design choices, and unnecessary force-fed variety. A package which is in fact so small, that not much can really be said about it. And what is fascinating, is the fact that the title even drops its neon art style during some stages, and has you fly on top of semi realistic backdrops, which are just as disappointing as the rest of this measly package.
Outside of the rather spectacular 80’s themed neon façade, Neon Drive is nothing more than a disappointment, which promised the world but delivered nothing at all. But beyond the second level, Neon Drive is no longer fun, especially on higher difficulties, and many will end their venture with this title once they reach the end of the eighth level, which should take less than an hour – significantly less. And yes, one could argue that the play time can be increased significantly if one commits to completing all the levels on Insane difficulty, as well as Hard, and Normal. In theory, it can be played to infinity as it features an endless mode, but in practice, endless mode is not even worth anybody’s time. The amount of content featured within Neon Drive is simply disappointing. But do not fret, as Neon Drive only features 8 levels, meaning that you’re paying roughly £0.998 per level. And this is especially worrying when you take into the consideration that gimmicks make up the majority of some levels, especially within the latter portions of the title. In short, these portions of tracks are erratic, imprecise, and well, not very good. And this is because, unlike the quote-on-quote driving sections, they are not nearly as precise or as well designed. Special segments of all the levels are all out of the ordinary, however, just because they are different doesn’t necessarily mean that they are better.
And yes, it is as ridiculous as it sounds. As some levels will have you pilot a plane, others a star ship, and some will even be so gimmicky that they’ll turn the car based game into a platformer featuring transformers. However, just as you enter the latter stages of the third level, Neon Drive goes off the rails, or rather off-road.Įach and every single level in Neon Drive starts off with you simply driving through an obstacle course, but once you reach the halfway point, it shifts to something completely different. Within the first two stages, Neon Drive will be solely about driving a vehicle through an obstacles course composed of four separate lanes in rhythm to the music. But what you actually get, is a rhythm-based action game, which will have you do much more than simply drive a car. As on its digital box you’ll find all the signs of an arcade racing game filled with obstacles and audio-based gameplay elements. But when it comes to Neon Drive, you get the exact opposite. Often when you purchase a title, you expect to get exactly what it says on the box.
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