2024-09-10 17:00:00
Phantom Spark is a futuristic hovercraft racing game very reminiscent of the Wipe Out games of yesteryear.
Spark phantom It is a title developed by Ghosts studio. It’s a small Icelandic developer based in the city of Reykjavík (can’t write without copying). This team was founded in 2021 and Phantom Spark is their first work.
The game is a classic “arcade” hovercraft racing game very much in the style of Wipe Out, the legendary PS1 game that won our hearts and word for word owes much of its profits to the 90s. We can say yes Spark phantom It is practically a arcade. This becomes more obvious in that the game has almost no history to give it context. We will literally be running on tracks and our only argument is about beating the clock.
Arcade game on all 4 sides.
The first race on each circuit will be against us for the best time. After finishing it, the second lap will be on the same track where we will compete with ours ghost spell done before and rival. This opponent will dominate the area we are in. To contextualize we will have to 3 zones each with a boss, which we will face every time we finish a race.
Other color arc The distance is fast and short its tracks. The short duration of their races is quite similar to that of arcades. Some last only 30 seconds. It is true that the final tracks of each of the three sectors are much longer. Some last up to two minutes, but are still generally very easy to complete due to their short route and how easy it is to memorize the route 33 songs which will give us about 4 hours of gameplay without focusing on completing it 100%.
Another of the great aspects of arcade is its playability. I Spark phantom Basically we will use two buttons: acceleration and braking. Together with the joysticks they are the only thing we will have to do. Therefore its gameplay is quite simple and economical. There is no time to be bored as the duration of the title is quite short and we will be focusing on beating the weather.
An ambiguous arrangement.
However, you lose some nitro button, some possibilities to “hunt” the exit to get an advantage, which will not happen since you can accelerate when the traffic light starts charging, and even then it will always the perfect exit. As for the graphical part, the game works well, there are no great graphical displays and the situations or tracks are quite fair in terms of details. However, it is true that they work well and provide a good feeling of speed.
They have some areas of jumps and other areas of obstacles that animate the races, but in general they are quite concise in terms of graphics and details, with a lot of sand and some parts of water that leave us with that feeling of being halfway between a futuristic area and medieval with magical overtones.
CONCLUSION
Spark phantom It’s a good faster aircraft racing title. It is perfect for lovers of this genre who have been looking forward to a new Wipe Out for some time. However, some others may be disappointed by its very “arcade” approach with short tracks, no story or gameplay that works but is quite balanced.
Another of its undoubted weak points is its duration, which is that you can easily complete almost 100% of the achievements and tracks in just 4 hours. Still, his technical performance yes without faultwithout bugs, with great fluidity and a very successful sense of speed. Until Wipe Out is reborn from its dug grave, we can enjoy this Spark phantom.
Spark phantom
19,99€
Advantages
- A sense of speed and vertiginous
- No bugs and impeccable performance
Cons
- Short duration
- A somewhat limited game
- Small detailed cases
- Absence of address thread
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