Vector Unit makes their aquatic racing series bigger and better in Riptide GP: Renegade [$2.99]. The aquatic racing genre is a small one with few new contenders to the Riptide GP [$0.99] throne. Which is easy to see why ? there's water physics to contend with, not to mention the challenge of creating engaging courses. Yet, Vector Unit has excelled in this genre, from Hydro Thunder Hurricane to the Riptide GP games. Now with Renegade, they take the series from mobile to console and then back to mobile. And the game is well worth the wait ? the formula here is still incredibly strong, with some interesting new iterations to the franchise, and some clear improvements from the console scope of this one.

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Thematically, the big change with Riptide GP: Renegade is that instead of racing through water racing courses, you're racing more through more improvised courses. The tracks include city rivers, fountains, amusement parks, et cetera. It all kind of hints at a somewhat post-disaster setting for the world of Renegade. This setup means there are some interesting courses with some new designs that sometimes have dynamic aspects to them. And you really have to be on the lookout for shortcuts in areas that look otherwise impassable. The game's main career mode has a story line where you were arrested for illegal racing by your rival, so once you get out of prison you decide to climb back up the ranks and get your revenge...while do...