Graphics: 5/5 Much like the legends series itself, this game practically pioneered the 3D look in anime video games, much like Mario 64 pioneered 3D gaming in general. Even 25 years later, this game still has a very unique charm to it with its graphical presentation, all of which was masterfully crafted based on the limitations of the PS1 hardware. Sound: 4/5 The music has a few bangers here and there, but others aren’t as memorable. Sound FXs are as impactful as you’d expect from this franchise. But as always, where this game really shines in the sound department is with the voice acting. Coming back to this, Im honestly amazed how well the voice acting in this aged so well, unlike many other games and anime in the 90s. Most of the cast is great, but the stand out star is obviously Teisel. It’s honestly a shame his VA eventually turned out to be a very VERY terrible person, but I’d be an absolute liar if I said his acting was shit. The ONLY other thing I find a bit of an odd choice was the voice actor for Bon Bonne; In Japan, they were played by Ikue Otani (Pikachu in Pokemon, Chopper in One Piece). While Legends 1 and 2 kept Ikue’s lines since, much like Pikachu, all Bon Bonne says is “Ba Bu”, in this game, her lines were instead replaced by another voice actor saying the same “Ba Bu” words. … I know, it sounds absolutely silly to be comparing this in context since it’s just 4 letters, but hearing how off the voice acting is and how you DO hear her lines in Legends 1 and 2… it just makes me wonder why they didnt just use her lines again. Gameplay: 3.5/5 The game is divided into several missions you can play to eventually gain the cash you need. The puzzle games are pretty damn fun and some of them do require a lot of thinking, while the exploration mode is just as entertaining. But the game gets especially fun during the dungeon battles and missions against the cops, along with the final battle… … is what I would say if the controls sadly didn’t age like cheese. Unfortunately, the circumstances that led to this control scheme was due in part to the dual shock not being a mandatory thing until a bit later in the PS1’s lifespan. As such, turning the gustaf and firing your weapons can be a bit of a chore. It’s something you can eventually get use to, but it does throw things off all the same. Story: 4.5/5 You are the sky pirate Tron Bonne, and along with your army of robot children known as the Servbots, you’re working to do pirate things to essentially pay off the debts that your brother Teisel has amassed. Thats a very basic summary of the story, but again, the voice acting and general presentation just makes it charming, despite it being simple. Difficulty: 3/5 (Moderate) There can be some tough spots in this game, but really, it’s nothing that a bit of training and upgrades can’t fix, along with some health items. BOTTOM LINE: 4.5/5 This was on my backlog to replay for a very good while, but seeing Jason Steele (Creator of Charlie the Unicorn) play this on his daily streams gave me the push to check this out sooner than later. And quite frankly, Im glad I replayed this. The game did end up being fairly short, but I think this is the case for most Legends titles anyway. But despite that short length, this game provided a lot to do, and during the 2nd half, I really couldn’t help but keep playing till the end! It’s really a lot of fun to play. At the time of this writing, this game is nearly impossible to legally play unless you somehow own the originial disc (Which goes for more than 300-500 clams) or you managed to purchase this via the PS3 store (Which you still can, provided you’re able to go through some quick backhanded routes to add funds to said store). But the efforts to play this game is well worth it IMO. Defienetly try it out sometime, or hell, even watch a stream of it if you can! Tron’ s Misadventures must be known to all!

Graphics: 2.5/5 When the Switch can handle the processing power on the models of the car or the room you’re driving in (more on that later), this game can looks fairly decent. But it’s clear as day compromises were made to make this game barely run on the Switch and it’s sadly noticeable. Sound: 1.5/5 There’s barely any music in this game, much less anything that would make it iconic or memorable. Plus, the sound fxs can be lazy as all hell in this and kinda bewildering too. I distinctly recall getting KITT in this game, but his visor and button sound fxs would just decide to play completely at random with no rhyme or reason. I appreciate said sounds were in there, but I’d like to have more consistency with that so I know how or when it triggers. Gameplay: 2/5 Ok, where do I begin? So. The actual racing in this game can be good once you get use to the controls. Drifting can feel so satisfying when you pull it off and surpass the entire pack. But my god are the physics just completely against you anytime you go airborn. If you angle it even a TAD bit off (Which the controls seem to encourage) you’ll easily go off the track, and you’ll need to force a manual respawn. Why this game doesn’t do an auto respawn is beyond me. In addition, everything about this game feels like an absolute slog. I can’t tell if it’s because of the switch hardware, but regardless, loading takes forever for any part of the game you want to get to and even looking up items for your room can be a complete hassle. The courses are also a bit all over the place. You’re encouraged to decorate your house in game so that the courses look a bit different in the background, but really, it doesn’t hide that well that these courses are almost the same, but with different twists, turns and unfair jumps. Also, the fact that this game has seasons is also a bit quirky too, as while the items are neat, the game never gives you a clear cut way to actually purchase the season pass unless you start in the beginning of it. Lastly, while the selection of cars is nice, so many of them seem to be locked behind coin purchases or loot boxes. Im fortunate enough to have been able to get the cars I wanted, but I hate to imagine the kind of bs kids would have to go through to get a car that’s locked behind a season or through the loot box system. Story: 0/5 I suppose the career mode would constitute as a “story” but literally it’s just a board game-like structure with challenges to do and the same repetitive kind of courses to take. There’s nothing else beyond that, and the dlc is essentially just new skins for these board games. Difficulty: 2.5/5 (Easy) Once you get the right car and understand how to navigate through the courses, pretty much the game itself is easy as pie. Though fighting those controls during jumps will always add a bit of an unfair challenge BOTTOM LINE: 1.5/5 The reason why I bought this game in the first place was because I was a bit of a Hot Wheels kid back in the day, and seeing that they put in real Hot Wheels toys in this game intrigued me; Having so many crossover cars including KITT was the final nail in the coffin for me to buy this while it was on special. I gotta be honest; I regret buying this. Even at 20 bucks. Maybe the PS4/PS5 XBone and PC versions are better in terms of graphical processing, loading and general presentation. I’ll personally have to check some comparison videos in the future to see for certain. But I have to imagine the gameplay while racing and the course designs would still give me a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. Even for the core demographic this is designed for, I have to wonder if kids would even enjoy pushing through all of these negative quirks. If it was me, I’d rather just play Mario Kart for my racing fix on the Switch. Overall, I have to give a hard pass on this title on Switch. Maybe the other versions are better, but again, I can’t say for certain out of my own experience.