Buckle up with one of the most OTT racing games on the block. Airplanes, boats, automobiles, and motorbikes can all be picked up with the tap of a button, as you traverse the United States performing time trials and crazy stunts: sick-bag close at hand.

Players begin as rookies, completing races to unveil new challenges, vehicles, and landmarks. In a nod to the vapidity of social media, the more you show off, the more virtual followers will follow you. Even racing videogames are a popularity competition nowadays.

The glut of activity and open world destinations keep boredom at bay. One moment you’ll be flying a fighter jet beneath the Golden Gate Bridge; the next jumping a Porsche off a skyscraper in New York; then racing a speedboat over the Hoover Dam. There are over 120 activities, ranging from treasure hunts, to high speed escapes, to photo challenges. A few events let you switch from boat to car to plane, like a triathlon as imagined by a drunk Elon Musk. It’s a shame this gimmick isn’t used more often in the game.

At high speed, the graphics look great. Slower, they’re one-dimensional. Destructible scenery makes your racing escapades more fantasy than fact. Even driving a car over a cliff and into the Grand Canyon will fail to dent your enthusiasm, although you know it’s not the fall that kills you… It’s the sudden stop.

6/10