Star Overdrive

Star Overdrive is an enjoyable open world experience, but it can become a bit tedious, specifically when it comes to upgrading the hoverboard. While you're shown the recommended stats for each area, they do change depending on the area you're in and if you waste your materials, it can be time consuming to get more. That said though, I still enjoyed my time with Star Overdrive and if you enjoy open...

It’s been said, by many people, that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. To some degree, that can be true: after all, if a product, design or style wasn’t worth copying, then it would be ignored. As KMFDM put it: Let’s stop saying, “Don’t quote me,” because if no one quotes you you probably haven’t said a thing worth saying. But when you seem to lose your own personal mark in the quest to...

If you asked me what Star Overdrive is, I’d tell you it’s a single-player, high-speed sci-fi exploration game with some serious ‘80s flair. It’s all about velocity, momentum, and the pure joy of shredding across an alien world, zipping through the planet to explore every inch of it. But it’s not all speed; the game balances when to hit the gas with when to slam the brakes, giving you slower, thoug...

Imagine a world where Breath of the Wild was made without the financial force of Nintendo behind it. Imagine that it was made by a team more interested in Star Wars than in Lord of the Rings, and then imagine that rather than the ruins of Hyrule, it’s set in a vast, deserted alien world. The game you’re imagining is Star Overdrive.

An uneven, but ambitious adventure. Caracal has taken ingredients from some key titles and genres, added a brilliant traversal mechanic and cooked up a chilled-out, sci-fi wasteland odyssey. The game's mysterious, drip-fed narrative will keep you intrigued, and every moment spent on the grav board is undeniably enjoyable. Although Cebete may feel overly familiar, its vibrant landscapes and hidden ...

Star Overdrive has a cool hoverboard, but the enemies are annoying and not fun to take on, and the repetition levels high.