5 reviews
Joy Ride Turbo
From the Kinect Joy Ride creators comes Joy Ride Turbo, a controller-based arcade racer delivering precision handling and crazy stunts with more thrills, speed, & mayhem! In the new Stunt Park, you’re free to show off! There’s no limit to the whacky tour de force you achieve with friends. It’s a vibrant playground for your car - jump off cliffs, sh...
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- Released
- May 22, 2012
- Developer
- BigPark
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Subscriptions
- Xbox Game Pass
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Joy Ride Turbo is a controller-based arcade racer that delivers precision handling and crazy stunts with more thrills, speed and mayhem.
To say that the 2010 Joy Ride game for the Kinect “sold the sizzle but not the steak” would be an understatement. Joy Ride showed nothing but promise before it was released and the developers surely had to be hoping the game would showcase the Kinect’s capabilities. Unfortunately, the game did not deliver and mainly suffered due to its poor motion controls. Along comes “Joy Ride Turbo” for the Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA), but this time developer BigPark have ditched the Kinect motion controls and made it into an affordable XBLA game at 800 Microsoft Points. After some extended playtime I have ...
Joy Ride Turbo, taken all together, is a serviceable kart racer -- and nothing more. The necessary pieces are in place, the game is competently executed, and at 800 MS Points, the price is right. But it's bland, and uninvolving -- it may not have any unforgivable faults, but it doesn't earn any commendations either.