The Switch 2's best launch exclusive might not be Mario Kart World, but another racing game (and it's under £15)

If, like me, you were excited about the Switch 2 but also couldn’t see much truly new stuff beyond Mario Kart World, then I hope you like racing games as I’m currently having a jolly good time with one of the few Switch 2 exclusives that isn’t from Nintendo.

Fast Fusion, the latest entry in the now four-game Wipeout-esque futuristic racing series that began as a Wii Shop Channel game in 2011, is glorious. In fact, judged only on pure exhilaration, I’m having a better time with Shin’en’s racer than I am with Mario Kart World.

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Don’t jump to the comments section just yet, put your barbed retorts away for a moment, and I’ll explain. Mario Kart World has been fun (at the time of writing I’ve only managed to put about an hour into it, and only in two-player split-screen), but so far it’s not given me the adrenaline rush that Fast Fusion has.

If you haven’t played any of the three previous entries in the series, this is a Wipeout/F-Zero/Hydro Thundery feeling sci-fi racer, with breakneck speeds, loads of boosts, gorgeous scenery, and some outrageous jumps. It’s arcade fun, but with enough depth to clearly split the lark-havers from the time trial enthusiasts.