Star Wars: Galactic Racer is lastly out, and thus far, it’d simply be among the finest Star Wars video games ever made. The brand new racing sport has a horny MSRP of $60, however should you’re trying to seize it for the low worth of nothing, you may play it without cost via Amazon Luna beginning right this moment.
Amazon has introduced that Prime members can stream the single-player marketing campaign without cost via Amazon Luna. “We have all the time believed Luna gamers should be within the motion from day one, and Star Wars: Galactic Racer makes {that a} actuality for the primary time,” Jeff Gattis, Head of Gaming at Amazon, stated in a weblog put up. “Luna gamers can soar into the single-player marketing campaign right this moment without having to personal a console or await a prolonged obtain. It is precisely the form of expertise we wish to ship on Luna, and we predict gamers are going to adore it.”
Should you’re unfamiliar with it, Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming service and platform out there to Prime members. A rotating number of video games seems each month via Luna, and members may also declare a number of downloadable PC video games. These will be redeemed via storefronts just like the Epic Video games Retailer and GOG. Final month was notably good, as members might declare a number of of Id Software program’s critically acclaimed Doom video games, together with the 2016 reboot and Doom Everlasting.
Set early in the course of the period of the New Republic, Star Wars: Galactic Racer follows gamers as they participate within the Galactic League, a high-stakes underground racing circuit. What units the sport aside from different racing titles is its roguelike gameplay mechanics, which evolve the usual racing formulation right into a dynamic expertise. Developed by Fuse Video games–a studio based by racing veterans from the Burnout and Want for Velocity franchises–Star Wars: Galactic Racer at present has a metascore of 88 on GameSpot’s sister website Metacritic.
“Galactic Racer is these completely excellent 10 minutes expanded right into a full sport. Each second feels joyfully quick,” Jordan Ramée wrote in GameSpot’s Star Wars: Galactic Racer assessment. “Each choice carries the load of rigidity. And each run is a rewarding probability to study, enhance, tinker, and adapt, whether or not it ends in success or failure. I can’t wait to maintain enjoying what’s been my favourite racing sport in years.”