Fast Racing Neo
{{short description|2015 racing video game}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Fast Racing Neo
| image = FAST Racing Neo Coverart.png
| caption =
| developer = Shin'en Multimedia
| publisher = Shin'en Multimedia
{{Video game release|JP|Arc System Works}}
| artist = Martin Sauter
| series = Fast
| platform = Wii U
| released = Nintendo eShop{{vgrelease|EU|10 December 2015|NA|10 December 2015|AUS|11 December 2015|JP|22 December 2015}}Retail{{vgrelease|EU|30 September 2016|AUS|1 October 2016}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Fast Racing Neo (stylized as FAST Racing NEO) is a futuristic racing video game developed by Shin'en Multimedia and released worldwide for the Wii U in December 2015 via the Nintendo eShop, with a retail release in September 2016 in Europe and Australia only. It is the second entry in the Fast series, being the sequel to Fast Racing League. It is often compared to Nintendo's F-Zero franchise.{{Cite web|title = Shin'en hopes to have FAST Racing Neo out in December - Nintendo Everything|url = http://nintendoeverything.com/shinen-hopes-to-have-fast-racing-neo-out-in-december/|website = Nintendo Everything|date = 6 August 2015|accessdate = 2015-11-26|language = en-US|archive-date = 27 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151127052048/http://nintendoeverything.com/shinen-hopes-to-have-fast-racing-neo-out-in-december/|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/11/feature_finding_top_speed_in_fast_racing_neo|title=Feature: Finding Top Speed in FAST Racing NEO|first=Thomas|last=Whitehead|work=Nintendo Life|date=3 November 2015|accessdate=29 November 2015|archive-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126045958/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/11/feature_finding_top_speed_in_fast_racing_neo|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/40920/gamescom-2015-fast-racing-neos-new-tracks-are-a-blast-wii-u|title=Gamescom 2015: FAST Racing Neo's New Tracks Are a Blast (Wii U)|first=Daan|last=Koopman|date=10 August 2015|accessdate=29 November 2015|work=Nintendo World Report|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060423/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/40920/gamescom-2015-fast-racing-neos-new-tracks-are-a-blast-wii-u|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-08-28-who-needs-a-new-f-zero-when-the-wii-us-got-fast-racing-neo|title=Who needs a new F-Zero when the Wii U's got Fast Racing Neo?|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|work=Eurogamer|date=28 August 2015|accessdate=29 November 2015|archive-date=30 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130003404/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-08-28-who-needs-a-new-f-zero-when-the-wii-us-got-fast-racing-neo|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/03/will-fast-racing-neo-fill-the-f-zero-shaped-hole-in-our-hearts|title=Will Fast Racing Neo Fill The F-Zero Shaped Hole In Our Hearts|first=Seth|last=G. Macy|work=IGN|date=3 June 2015|accessdate=29 November 2015|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211053327/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/03/will-fast-racing-neo-fill-the-f-zero-shaped-hole-in-our-hearts|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9232421/fast-racing-neo-direct-feed-60fps-f-zero-like-gameplay-hands-on-preview|title=Direct-feed gameplay from Fast Racing Neo, the Wii U's blisteringly fast F-Zero successor|first=Nick|last=Robinson|work=Polygon|date=31 August 2015|accessdate=29 November 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208041703/http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/31/9232421/fast-racing-neo-direct-feed-60fps-f-zero-like-gameplay-hands-on-preview|url-status=live}}
Fast Racing Neo received generally positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Fast RMX, was released on the Nintendo Switch on 3 March 2017 as a launch title for the system.{{cite web|last1=Dornbush|first1=Jonathon|title=Fast RMX Announced for Nintendo Switch|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/13/fast-rmx-announced-for-nintendo-switch|website=IGN|accessdate=17 January 2017|archive-date=14 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114092903/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/13/fast-rmx-announced-for-nintendo-switch|url-status=live}}
Gameplay
Fast Racing Neo is played using the left stick to steer, A to accelerate, B to brake, X or L to change phases, (colors between blue and orange) ZL and ZR to lean (drift) left and right respectively. Changing phases comes into play when, during a race, either blue or orange set pieces of the track are driven on. You would then change phases respective of the color to get a speed boost if done correctly. There are also phase boost pieces that will give you a boost through the air, or on to another part of the track. (I.e. over a gap.)
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| Destruct = 9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-fast-racing-neo-324776.phtml|title=Review: Fast Racing Neo|author=Laura Kate Dale|work=Destructoid|date=2015-12-08|accessdate=2015-12-13|archive-date=13 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213100843/http://www.destructoid.com/review-fast-racing-neo-324776.phtml|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = Hardcore Gamer
| rev2 = Nintendo Life
}}
Fast Racing Neo received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator website Metacritic.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fast-racing-neo/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u |title=FAST Racing NEO Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=2017-12-12 |archive-date=6 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206040454/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/fast-racing-neo |url-status=live }}
Dermot Creegan of Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4 out of 5 saying, "FAST Racing NEO is challenging and riveting enough to keep players busy for a long while, whether driving solo or with friends." Laura Kate Dale from Destructoid rated the game a 9/10 saying, "Fast Racing Neo made a strong impression right off the bat, and is easily one of my favorite games this year."
DLC for the game was released on September 30, 2016, including 8 new tracks and 10 new vehicles.{{Cite web|title=Shin'en Multimedia GmbH|url=https://shinen.com/press/sheet.php?p=fast_racing_neo(WiiU)|access-date=2021-04-24|website=shinen.com|archive-date=17 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417091637/https://shinen.com/press/sheet.php?p=fast_racing_neo(WiiU)|url-status=live}} A retail version of the game, including the DLC, was released, exclusive to Europe and Australia as a part of Nintendo's eShop Selects series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/fast-racing-neo-steamworld-collection-get-wii-u-retail-versions/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=www.digitaltrends.com|title='Nintendo eShop Selects' Offer Wii U Digital-to-Retail Upgrades|date=26 July 2016|archive-date=12 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412112942/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/fast-racing-neo-steamworld-collection-get-wii-u-retail-versions/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://fast.shinen.com/neo/}}
{{Shin'en Multimedia}}
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