It never claims to be more than what it is and that is to its credit. It controls great and looks excellent. All that and the great music from the movie. It delivers on all its promises and that's all I asked for. N G Dale and I are pretty much on the same page with Racer .
Licensed games are usually terrible and futuristic racing games tend to overdo it.
But surprisingly, this isn't the case with Racer . The controls feel restrained in a good way. The pod racers consequently handle very well for a genre notorious for having loose controls and questionable physics. The scenery is also exemplary, giving the game great feeling of depth and dimension that is usually only found in huge arcade racing games. Perhaps the best aspect of Racer is that it positively draws from the movie, including a temporary boost and repair feature that Anakin Skywalker clearly utilizes in the movie.