Atari announced this week that they're resurrecting their 1976 arcade racer Night Driver as a "free-to-play, fast-paced endless driver jammed full with excitement and speed" launching for both iOS and Android devices. Gamers of a certain vintage may recognize the name Night Driver right away, but if you're like me this is one Atari game that just doesn't ring a bell. Apparently it was the first or among the first racing titles to use a behind-the-car view with the racing track rushing towards the screen. Here is a nice video of the original arcade version. The mobile version, as you might imagine given how many of these mobile revivals from big companies have gone over the years, the new Night Driver has very little in common with the original. Here's a teaser trailer.
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That trailer doesn't do a very good job of showing what the new Night Driver is actually like. It's a behind-the-car racer with one-button controls that's somewhat reminiscent to SMG Studio's Thumb Drift [Free]. Press and hold the screen to accelerate and drag your thumb left or right to turn. Also while holding the screen you can swipe downwards to enable the drifting mechanic which is essential in some of the game's tight curves. It's not quite as polished of an experience as Thumb Drift, but after inverting the steering in the options screen and giving the game a bit of time the mechanics finally started to feel right after initially feeling ver...