Today, I’m adding more games to the list of games that have seen improvements when played on Nintendo Switch 2. Let’s have a look!

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Cruis’n Blast

Genre: Arcade Racing

Players: 1-4 Competitive Split-Screen (Local, Local Wireless)

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Review:

Cruis’n Blast was just recently delisted from the eShop, but you can still track down a physical copy if you look. With this being the case, I felt it was a good time to see how well this game runs on the Nintendo Switch 2, since it will double as a nice reminder of what we stand to lose if videogames go all-digital.

Well, for the most part, the Nintendo Switch 2 doesn’t have much effect – as far as I can tell, the framerates and resolution, which were never a major issue in the first place, remain so here. The game looks good (if a bit dated), but no better than on Nintendo Switch.

However, there is one absolutely massive improvement – loading times. On Nintendo Switch, it took me 1 minute 55 seconds to load to the main menu, and another 1 minute 2 seconds to load up a level. On Nintendo Switch 2, it took me 12 seconds and 5 seconds. Wow. Just wow.

For a fast-paced arcadey game like Cruis’n Blast, knocking down the loading times so severely makes a huge difference, getting you to the speedy fun in a speedy way. It may be the only improvement on Nintendo Switch, but it is a much-appreciated improvement.

tl;dr – Cruis’n Blast is a family-friendly Arcade-style Racing game that plays like a roller coaster ride, with every second of gameplay packed with thrills and eye-popping sights to see, but with extremely shallow gameplay. This is still a magnificently fun experience to play, and perhaps the perfect game for younger racing game fans, but not everyone will appreciate this game’s dedication to magnificent spectacle above all else.

Grade: B

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Disney Speedstorm – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Genre: Kart Racing

Players: 1-4 Competitive (Local Split-Screen), 2-8 Competitive (Online)

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Review:

WARNING: THIS GAME HEAVILY PUSHES MICROTRANSACTIONS

Disney SpeedStorm may seem like an odd choice for me to do in a Nintendo Switch 2 Difference review at this point. Because… well, I’ve already done it. About a year ago, the game was updated with a patch that improved the game in multiple ways on Nintendo Switch 2, improving the framerates, resolutions, various other graphical improvements, and loading times. So why revisit it? Well, the game now has an official Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (free-to-play, just like the Nintendo Switch version of the game), and it advertises… well, many of those same improvements. Wait, is this the same thing? Let’s have a look.

First things first, it should be noted that this isn’t just a graphical update. This release increases the local split-screen multiplayer count from 2 to 4, which is already a very welcome improvement. If nothing else, that’s a nice bonus. As for everything else? Well…

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition boasts an improvement to the framerates as well as an increase to 1440p in docked mode, which… yeah, the previous patch already did both of those things. Back then, I wrote:

As for the quality of the visuals, I already felt like Disney SpeedStorm was a graphically-nice game on Nintendo Switch, but the Nintendo Switch 2 patch does indeed make a noticeable difference – the smooth 60FPS framerates in particular are a wonderful upgrade, and the higher resolution makes for much cleaner visuals overall too. The other improvements are more subtle, and I’m not sure how much you’ll notice them in an intense race, but they’re nice to have all the same.

And… yeah, I think all of that still holds true in this release. It’s a very good, instantly-noticeable improvement that makes the game look much better, cleaner, and smoother on Nintendo Switch 2.

What about loading times? Well, the original Nintendo Switch release has been updated multiple times since I checked these last, so both the original Nintendo Switch times and Nintendo Switch 2 Edition times will be a bit different. This time, on Nintendo Switch it took me 1 minute 2 seconds to load to the title screen, and another 27 seconds to load into a race (both longer than last time I checked), while on Nintendo Switch 2, it took me 37 seconds and 8 seconds (a bit longer and a tiny bit shorter, respectively). Still, it’s a good improvement over the Nintendo Switch version, in any case.

Overall, much like last time, the improvement to the visuals is wonderful, and makes a lot of difference. But as far as new stuff in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition release, we now have local 4-player play too. So this wasn’t just a bit of branding to try and grab attention, it’s a genuine improvement over the last Nintendo Switch 2 patch, even if a minor one. In any case, this is still a wonderful Racing game, and absolutely worth checking out on Nintendo Switch 2.

tl;dr – Disney Speedstorm is a free-to-play Kart Racing game featuring high-tech races with courses and racers inspired by classic Disney franchises. I have some issues with the microtransactions here, the lack of courses, and the rubber-banding… but despite those numerous flaws, this is still a wonderfully fun, fast-paced racing game with an outstanding presentation (greatly-improved over on Nintendo Switch 2 compared to the original Nintendo Switch) and a great soundtrack. As long as you can tolerate this game’s flaws, I think you’ll find it to be a great addition to your Racing game collection.

Grade: B

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I hope you enjoyed this latest batch of Nintendo Switch 2 Difference Mini-Reviews, and found them to be helpful! Want to see all Nintendo Switch 2 Difference comparisons? Check out this page for links to every article where I’ve included these comparisons!

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