Are you passionate gamers who like to scrape together your savings when a new console is launched? And do you like to take a day or two off before the release date of a new Triple A title? Then the now published game for the upcoming theatrical release of “Fast X” aka “Fast and Furious 10“Probably NOTHING for you…
…because while the movie series has stepped up its game from part to part to bring even bigger explosions, even faster cars and even crazier stunts to your audience, the game now takes you in a completely different direction. The motto here is very clear: less is more.
officially announced the release via Twitter – here’s the game – and will probably not appeal to classic video gamers who have an Xbox X/S or PlayStation 5 in order to gamble in the best possible quality. The target audience here is more fans of classic arcade games who like minimalist games. It is, after all, an 8-bit gamein which you can race around the world like Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Co.
Similar to the retro trailers for “Fast & Furious 1-9” that Universal Pictures released before the big trailer for part 10 came out, there’s now another way to get audiences to the Theatrical release of “Fast X” on May 17, 2023 agree.
But instead of investing millions of dollars in a ‘real’ game, they opted for an economically less risky variant – luckily! Because the author of this article took a quick look to see what the game is all about. And while that looks incredibly cheap, it’s almost like it’s been brought straight from the ’80s to the present day. However, this simplicity also greatly increases the fun factor – and thus harbors an almost addictive potential.
… in any case, FILMSTARTS editor Daniel already knows what he’s doing during his lunch break today: he switches to the fast lane to get to the finish line as quickly as possible between explosions and potholes!
“Fast & Furious 10”: it’s finally here!
However, the extent to which the game actually serves as a preparation for the upcoming film can be doubted. In it, the weather becomes particularly spectacular, as the trailer of “Fast X” makes very clear.
Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see what kind of film will emerge from the troubled production. In the end, he lost director Justin Lin at the start of shooting – who was eventually replaced by “The Transporter” creator Louis Leterrier. Last but not least, this circumstance caused the film’s budget to explode to such an extent that “Fast X” is now one of the most expensive films of all time with production costs of more than 340 (!!) million dollars counts. To be a success, the tenth ‘Fast’ chapter must deliver much more than its immediate predecessor, which fell far short of expectations at $726 million…