New Star GP

New Star Games’ slightly arcade, slightly sim racer is a blast, despite a few minor hang-ups.

At it’s core, New Star GP is an arcade racer. If you revelled in the audacity of Hotshot Racing, then this doesn’t stray too far from that track. There aren’t any big boss bombs, but it does park up with an audacious swagger that invites players to simply jump in and go. The brash colors, silly moustaches, and easy action steering make this an entertaining option, especially when handheld. The magnitude of the Career Mode and the strategic decisions, such as pit stops are meaningful but...

New Star GP captures the intense racing action of an F1 season, from on track action and pit strategy to building your team, but does so without losing any of the fun of an arcade racer.

Having competitors in the gaming market is always a good thing. Football games used to be a lot better back when FIFA and PES (or eFootball, or Winning Eleven) were fierce rivals. The years when Battlefield and Call of Duty used to wrestle for FPS dominance were also the ones spawning the best games in the franchise. Sadly, the same cannot be said about Formula 1 games. There’s the F1 series by Codemasters (now owned by EA)… and that’s it. There’s just one license to be held, so there...

Reminiscent of vintage arcade-era SEGA, New Star GP is a racing game that also happens to be a fantastic homage to five decades of Formula One. If it's a fun, retro-style racing game you seek, then this'll do just fine.