Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Rally

Genre: Compilation / 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. Rally Rock ‘N Racing is also in Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Grand Prix & Rally, along with Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing, and Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX is also in Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Grand Prix, along with Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing. In addition, the full contents of this bundle are included in Rock ‘N Racing Bundle 3 in 1, along with Grand Prix 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 & Rally, released on Nintendo Switch in 2021, is a Compilation of two Racing games: Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX and Rally Rock ‘N Racing, each separately released on the Nintendo Switch in 2017 and 2019, 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.
Rally Rock ‘N Racing	Arcade Racing	1-4 Competitive (Local Split-Screen)	C
tl;dr Rally Rock ‘N Racing is an Arcade-style Racing game that’s only partly a rally-style Racing game. This is largely a decent but unspectacular entry in the genre – it’s flawed, but not in any way that outright ruins the game, and the gameplay is okay, but doesn’t really stand out in any way.

In short, what we have here is one average but unspectacular Arcade-style Rally Racing game, and one absolutely atrocious Top-Down Racing game. While I suppose you could at least credit the pairing as having some good variety, it’s hard to see it as a value when one of the two games is absolutely horrible, and when this package actually sells for a penny more than it costs to buy the games separately.

With this being the case, there is no good reason to buy Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Rally. If you want the best out of this package, simply buy Rally Rock ‘N Racing and skip the other game altogether. However, know that neither of the two games is all that fantastic. But definitely spare yourself the torment of having to play Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX, that game is just abysmal. In any case, don’t buy this compilation, no matter which way you approach it, it’s simply not worth it.

tl;dr – Rock ‘N Racing Bundle Off Road & Rally is a Compilation of two Racing games, the decent but unspectacular Rally Rock ‘N Racing, and the absolutely terrible Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX, all for the value price of… a penny more than it costs to get the games separately. In other words, don’t bother with this bundle – it’s not worth it.

Grade: D

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