Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a fabulous looking and frantically fast anti-grav racer that gets a little repetitive thanks to its heavy reliance on repeatedly revisiting the same slim selection of planets, but has successfully lit the afterburners on a long-dormant slice of the Star Wars universe.

Galactic Racer is those absolutely perfect 10 minutes expanded into a full game.

Both a surprisingly fun Roguelite campaign and a racing treat for Criterion fans, this is just wonderful stuff.

As a way of shaking up the racing game format, the run-based structure of Galactic Racer is more successful than the open world of Burnout Paradise.

The best thing about Galactic Racer's multiplayer is that it feels like Galactic Racer's single-player.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer absolutely nails what it is trying to do. It is a high-octane racer that's endless fun to play, and it looks fantastic. This would have been a great game with a standard single-player mode, but what is here is inventive and engaging. I'd have loved a few silly classic characters and another planet or two, but this is a game I'll return to for a long time.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a thoughtfully designed triumph. The excellent handling and eye-popping presentation would be enough to recommend the game alone, but I also love its buildcrafting aspects and roguelite campaign.With a breathtaking sense of speed and planets that demand you think differently about your approach, this is one of the better racing games available on the PS5.I think the release could be a little quicker at getting you behind the wheel, and of course more planets would always be appreciated. But minor nitpicks aside, I really can't recommend this highly enough.

Even when it was pissing me off, Star Wars: Galactic Racer made me feel alive.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a fast-paced arcade racing game that truly captures the feel of racing in the Star Wars universe. Supported by roguelike elements to keep you coming back for more, there is a lot to like here, with very few pitfalls.

Does Star Wars Galactic Racer recapture the need for speed Episode I's Podracing instilled in us or is this racer as cursed as Ben Quadinaros?