![]() The game calculates the difference and adjusts the levels for how your pc/console is processing the two different elements. I much prefer rhythm games that calculate latency for you. Neon Drive does have a slide you can manually adjust the timing between the graphics and the music, but it’s not precise enough. The big drawback to Neon Drive is latency calibration. It’s the first rhythm game I’ve found since Dance Dance Revolution’s Oni Mode (where you would play through at least five songs, usually eight or more, and lose once you miss four steps in a combo) to offer this level of challenge. You see how far you can go without a break through all eight levels. There’s one more mode available from the start. It’s just a chill mode that works because of the strength of the soundtrack. You get to play these songs straight through and have a lot more freedom in how you move. You do not lose progress if you miss a target. The goal is to learn and master the level so you don’t need do-overs or checkpoints. Practice mode is at the same tempo as Normal mode, but resets you to the beginning for each mistake. There is only one checkpoint and that’s at 50% completion. Hard mode is the same level, but faster and with no free mistake. ![]() ![]() You have to beat Normal mode to unlock the other modes. You get one free miss on an obstacle before you get sent back to the nearest checkpoint. The default unlocked mode is Normal mode, which is the easiest. Third, and most important, is the variations on the levels. They styled themselves after old arcade games (you even choose your level by selecting arcade cabinets) and it looks great. Second, the whole game has this retro neon 80s aesthetic that hits me in the memories just right. These are fun songs to move to and offer lots of layers of sounds to react to. One moment you’re driving on a flat surface avoiding raised platforms, the next you’re dodging lasers from a spaceship.įor a game with only eight levels, there’s a lot of replay value here. The game shifts perspectives during the song. Tap once to move over one lane on the road. The controls are left/right (so arrow keys, a/d, or the directional buttons/stick on a controller). In Neon Drive, you control a car through eight separate levels, avoiding obstacles to the time of a New Wave/Synth beat. This is actually a port of a mobile game from 2015 that has slowly creeped its way onto other platforms. I went excavating for rhythm games and unearthed Neon Drive. Okay, maybe it’s a problem that I’m rubber-stamping the free code on the Epic Games store and Steam and DRM-free where possible, but that’s neither here nor there. It’s how I have games like Overcooked and Limbo on every game platform. I also love a good bundle and never say no to a free code. I’ve received a lot of codes over the years from my former life doing press at fan conventions. I took a deep dive through my Steam library trying to find some new rhythm games to play.
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