REVIEW: Horizon Chase 2 brings a lot of speed and personality to races around the world

Directly from Aquiris Game Studio arrives Horizon Chase 2, a racing game full of emotion, speed and a lot of nostalgia. Stay with us to find out what makes this Brazilian game one of the most fun releases in recent times.

An enviable trajectory among developers in the country

It is not new that Brazil has shown itself to be one of the countries where speed is a national passion in the field of games. Since the 16-bit era, we have been one of the countries where games like Top Gear they were more successful and it is natural that those who grew up playing games and became developers, like the people at Aquiris Game Studio, from Rio Grande do Sul, came to launch something with a clear influence from the Kemco classic.

In 2015, the first Horizon Chase It arrived with a bang on cell phones and was later ported to practically all gaming systems, a worldwide success that put the team on the map as one of the best-known and respected teams of independent developers. The game, a racing arcade of the best quality, it ended up receiving an expansion a few years later in 2021, starring none other than the driver Ayrton Senna, in a very affectionate portrait of his illustrious career in Formula 1.

When Horizon Chase 2 was finally announced, the only doubt that remained was how Aquiris would surpass itself, since the first one is such a fun and addictive game, but, incredible as it may seem, the guys surpassed themselves, bringing something even better than what was seen before , thanks to some very welcome news. This is a sequel that, even though it repeats the formula of the original, has cool features that reward the player and keep their attention for a long time.

Run fast and without regrets

Much like the first game, Horizon Chase 2 takes you to race on original tracks around the world in its career mode, which starts in the United States and makes stops in Brazil, offering fast, short races, but not without emotion and an incredible sensation of speed. One of the biggest attractions of the year is the awarding of new parts that you can equip in your cars, not to mention attribute upgrades, with which you can make your garage personalized especially for your style of play.

Other than that, there are new ways to challenge yourself as you advance in your career, through races against time, changes to the track design to make you relearn them, and also, if you're feeling brave, a more difficult mode, to really complete the game with a flourish.

But the good news doesn't stop there: there is a modality that is constantly evolving, seasonal challenges, special phases that all players can participate in real time, placing their best scores on global tables. These are special races with the most varied requirements, some that make them easier at first glance, like the almost infinite use of nitrous, as well as other really crazy ones, like finishing a passage without a single crash.

For those looking to make the most of the game long after completing the single-player mode, these are welcome challenges, and it's not just there that there will be a continuation of your gameplay. If you have friends also playing, or even if this is not the case, there is also a way to play against them in the form of single races or even tournaments between players over the internet. On the other hand, if you just want to create a championship and play against the computer, you can also do that in Horizon Chase 2.

Colors, light and speed until you say enough

Say that Horizon Chase 2 is a beautiful game and oversimplifies what, in reality, is a visual revolution of what was already extremely neat in the first game, elevating the presentation to an even higher level of quality in this sequel. From race to race, the variety is huge and what is most important in a racing game, the feeling of speed is constant and very vibrant in this game.

Do you remember your first time enjoying a racing game in an arcade, or even on an old-school home console? It's the kind of illusion that happens here, only even more intensely, without tiring your eyes. The camera, always behind your car, puts you in the middle of the action and at the same time shows what's to come, ensuring that your foot can keep pressing the accelerator, with the speedometer needle not leaving hundreds of kilometers per hour.

This would all be nothing without a cool soundtrack, and that's what Horizon Chase 2 also gets a lot right. With heavy doses of nostalgia, the game's songs feature instrumentation reminiscent of those of Top Gear, but they manage to be unique and memorable in their own right. This balance is such that the feeling of playing a kind of contemporary arcade is constant here, and for someone who grew up with it like the person speaking here, it is the purest delight.

Where and how to play Horizon Chase 2

Horizon Chase 2 It is available on virtually all current gaming systems and even on the iPhone. As this is an exclusive game from Epic Games on PC, on this platform you will have to download the application Epic Games Store both to buy and to play the game. Its price there is currently discounted, R$90,00. 

On consoles, you can get the game on both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation. At eShop, the game's label says R$112,50, and we imagine that the price will be the same on PSN and in the Microsoft store, in the versions for PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One e Xbox Series S | X which have not yet been updated due to the fact that the game had not yet been released on them during the production of the article, which took place before the 31st.

So, is Horizon Chase 2 worth it?!

The answer to that question is a resounding yes! Regardless of whether you like racing games or not, Horizon Chase 2 It's pure fun, requires no prior experience in the genre and is extremely easy to play. The amount of content is surprisingly large, guaranteeing virtual pilots plenty of fun for a long time.

It's clear that the team at Aquiris Game Studio really put all their talent behind the game, to make it not only a quality sequel to their great success, but to raise its level even further, which, let's face it, is what We always want to see what happens when a new game is released. With it, the video game scene is consecrated with another great launch made entirely here, in our country!

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Text proofread by: Pedro Bomfim