IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix review

In the future, we will all race as giant, fighting robots - that much we know. Victory won't depend as much on speed as it will survival via combined team tactics, cunning strategy, and the ability to crush a helpless enemy so far into the asphalt that their face melts.

The Immortal Grand Prix is the year 2049's answer to our generation's NASCAR Chase for the Cup, with the redneck factor ratcheted down a few notches. As Team Satomi, you're put square in the middle of the maelstrom of a rocket-fueled mechanized death race circuit, pitted against rivals of wildly varying skills and approaches.

The main arc of the game is the Grand Prix mode, where the goal is simple - advance through the beginner leagues all the way to the top of the IGPX food chain to claim the crown as robot racing's champions of the world. Satomi teammates Takeshi, Liz, and Amy (with cyber kitty cat Luca in tow) are split up into a fearsome squad set to conquer the nefarious metallic clubs that stand in the way of their destiny. Structured as a speedy forward, bulky defender, and balanced middleman, respectively, you can take control of each of them at any time, depending on which rival you feel like butchering.