Riptide GP: Renegade Reviews

I really enjoy jetski racing games a lot, and Riptide GP: Renegade delivers on two of its most important aspects: gameplay and track design. A racing game with bad controls is doomed from the start, but the jetski's control very well in my opinion and I never really had trouble avoiding obstacles or hitting walls. Instead, I was able to stay on-course constantly and execute tricks for extra boosts with few issues, them mostly being my own as I sometimes miscalculated the time it takes to execute tricks before hitting the water again. The gameplay is solid with few to no complaints. The complaints I would have comes down to the vehicles themselves being story-locked, so you can't really choose yourself if you want a jetski that excels in speed or control. You're pretty much stuck to the best jetski you can get at that point in the game, not allowing you to have a choice. It's only a minor nitpick since the jetski's you get throughout the game are balanced pretty well. I would have liked to see more unlockables with level-ups instead of mostly tricks however, but the ones that are there do still provide you with a nice speed boost. The track design also feels very good, though unfortunately there are only 9 of them. I appreciate the ''quality over quantity'' approach as these stages are filled with good alternate pathways and great graphical design, but it does get a little tiresome to have to race through the same exact track for the 7th time in career mode. The alternate modes like slalom and freestyle do mix it up a bit but not enough to warrant it constant revisits. They could probably have ported over the stages from the previous games and that would already have made a huge difference. Speaking of the previous games; I have played Riptide GP 2, but it has been too long to accurately compare it to this game. They are both in a bundle and from what I can remember, they are both worth playing. Renegade also offers a good amount of customization to your vehicles and riders which I definitely appreciate. Definitely one of the better Jetski racing games on Steam so far!