The game’s Career mode makes up the bulk of the gameplay in Mini Motor Racing X you’ll race your way through championships, unlocking more courses along the way, in addition to new vehicles and upgrades. This often means you’re stuck with no weapons at your disposal if you happen to use them too soon. Weapons take the form of wrenches, rockets and more, and instead of picking them up as you drive around the course, they’re handed out each time you cross the starting line. It takes a bit of getting used to, and even then it can be a tad too fiddly for our liking. They have an incredibly floaty feel to them, and so you need to be careful when taking corners so you don’t oversteer and end up facing the opposite direction. The way the vehicles themselves handle is a bit iffy, at least at first. Keeping to the ‘mini’ theme, these tracks are generally quite short, and so often compensate for this by featuring four or five laps. There are an abundance of tracks to choose from, with some located on tropical beach resorts, and others in African grasslands, complete with giraffes and rhinos. Taking the approach of a more accessible, simplistic experience, Mini Motor Racing X feels like a bit of a cross between Micro Machines and Mario Kart, featuring blocky, toy-like vehicles alongside abilities like nitro boost and various weaponry. There’s plenty to sink your teeth into on the surface, but dig a bit deeper and there’s actually very little on offer here that hasn’t been done before. Mini Motor Racing X is a fine arcade racer with smooth gameplay and decent graphics, but it just doesn’t do anything to sell itself. With so many options available, from realistic sims like GRID Autosport to, well, Mario Kart, there’s pretty much something for everyone. It takes an awful lot for a racing game to stand out from the crowd these days.

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