By Racing Toward Trouble
Tried Cruis’n Blast on Switch yet? We rarely cover it since Nintendo holds the rights, yet it’s spectacular. Seriously, it’s off-the-charts brilliant.
Raw Thrills—the studio behind a handful of Fast & Furious coin-op cabinets—also crafted the 2022 entry. That release feels just like Cruis’n Blast: absurd tracks jam-packed with explosions and stunts everywhere you turn.
The port is now ripping its way onto PS5, courtesy of GameMill Entertainment.
Yes, the menus scream ‘freemium mobile game’ and the visuals aren’t exactly high-budget. Fair points, but with racers this wild you have to lean into the mayhem—it’s a throwback to simpler times, back when Ridge Racer reigned supreme.
Mark the date: it blazes onto shelves 24 October, and the official word is as follows:
“Burn rubber across every original arcade course alone or split-screen with another daredevil and uncover breakable scenery, branching shortcuts, and sneaky alternative routes that reward the bold. Face off against titanic objectives such as stopping a missile above the Swiss Alps or forcing a plane down over neon-lit Hong Kong.”
Expect something as bite-sized as Cruis’n Blast. The blurb touts car tuning, couch co-op, and secret routes, so don’t bank on it devouring hundreds of hours.
Licensed metal is confirmed—think Dodge Charger, Ford GT, and Shelby GT500 KR—and so long as the frame-rate locks to 60 fps, we’re in day one. Count us sold. How about you?
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Sammy, Editor of Push Square, has spent more than a decade and a half dissecting the PlayStation ecosystem, spanning PS3 to PS5 and beyond. He lives for PS Studios scoops, industry chatter, sports sims, and gacha whales when time permits RPG binges.