Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Grand Prix

Genre: Compilation / Top-Down Racing

Players: 1-4 Competitive (Local / Local Split-Screen)

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Review:

(Note: Multiple games included in this bundle are available in other bundles. Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing is also in Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Grand Prix & Rally, along with Rally Rock ‘N Racing, and Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX is also in Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Rally, along with Rally Rock ‘N Racing. In addition, the full contents of this bundle are included in Rock ‘N Racing Bundle 3 in 1, along with Rally Rock ‘N Racing. If any of this seems confusing, you may want to consult with the handy chart on this page.)

Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Grand Prix, released on Nintendo Switch in 2021, is a Compilation of two Top-Down Racing games: Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX and Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing, each separately released on the Nintendo Switch in 2017 and 2018, respectively..

Here’s what I thought of each of the games in this collection:

Game	Genre	# of Players	Grade
Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX	Top-Down Racing	1-4 Competitive (Local)	F
tl;dr Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX is a Top-Down Racing game in the same vein as Super Off-Road. Unfortunately, the controls here are broken beyond recognition, making it less a race against other vehicles and more of a struggle with your own vehicle. Do not buy this game.
Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing	Top-Down Racing	1-4 Competitive (Local Split-Screen)	D+
tl;dr Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing is a Top-Down Racing game that has players racing F1 cars with a visual style that looks a lot like a scale model. While the presentation here is charming, the gameplay is so stiff and unforgiving that it’s hard to enjoy this game. I recommend you skip it and save yourself the trouble.

As you can tell, I think both of these games have some pretty severe issues, and specifically both of them suffer from unwieldy controls that fight against the player, Off Road DX in particular. They also both share some assets, such as a cheesy announcer who says things like “kart your engines”. And while Grand Prix isn’t without some degree of charm, I consider Off Road DX to be virtually unplayable, and what little quality there is in Grand Prix doesn’t make this package worth it at all.

However, perhaps the final nail in the coffin of this compilation is the price, which is actually a penny more expensive than buying these two games separately. This complete lack of value in Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Grand Prix makes it completely fail on every level – not only are both the games included here terrible, but you’re not even saving money by buying both at the same time. As such, there is absolutely no reason to buy this bundle whatsoever.

tl;dr – Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Grand Prix is a Compilation of two Top-Down Racing games, both of them terrible, with unwieldy controls that players will struggle with. And to top it off, this bundle presents zero value – it’s actually slightly more expensive than buying both games separately. So save yourself some money and headache, and stay far away from these games.

Grade: F

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This game has been nominated for one or more of eShopperReviews 2021 Game Awards:

Runner-Up: Most Overpriced

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