I might have described the multiplayer racing recreation Faaast Penguin numerous methods. It’s Fall Guys meets Snowboard Youngsters. It’s Diddy Kong Racing however all of the programs are water slides. It is Cool Runnings however there are 40 penguins as an alternative of 4 Jamaicans. Okay, that final one is a little bit of a stretch. However principally, sure, this brightly colored free-to-play knockout racer looks like that one Tremendous Mario 64 degree the place you race the massive penguin down a slide, solely this time there are a ton of different gamers attempting to beat you to the key shortcut. It is popping out subsequent week.
Taking inspiration from the squabbling ruthlessness of actual world penguins, gamers are inspired to assault one another. By bouncing off your opponent’s rubbery physique you will be launched into the air, gaining the peak wanted to succeed in some helpful shortcuts. You will additionally be capable to activate a paraglider sooner or later (howdy Mario Kart) and experience an Orca for a violent increase. “The end result of the race stays unsure till the very finish!” say builders Historia.
You’ll be able to play as a celebration of 4, and there is crossplay with different platforms. I make the comparability to mass impediment course knockout recreation Fall Guys principally as a result of these cartoonish flightless birds appear to have the identical dinky, enthusiastic glee to them. That, and you may gown up your penguin in a bunch of various costumes, plus unlock emotes, which I am guessing is the way in which this free-to-play racer goals to earn cash.
It comes out September nineteenth. “New programs and costumes will probably be added every season,” say the builders, although it is not clear how lengthy these seasons will final. Additionally they add one final proviso: “An Epic Video games account is required to play the sport.” An on the spot annoyance for some, I wager. However not a dealbreaker for me, I like penguins, and would by no means do something to hurt them.