Grip: Combat Racing

Grip: Combat Racing is about exactly what it says in the title. It's mostly a racing game, but you can ram other racers, as well as acquire pickups to shoot them, protect yourself, or go faster. Your car also has an incredible amount of speed and downforce, allowing you to drive on any wall or ceiling. That's about the extents of the gameplay. It's a racing game, and it's simple, as they tend to be.
You got a dozen or so different levels, difficulty settings, cars (which differ by the usual stats like speed and acceleration - fundamentally all the same), a free-play mode, and a campaign which tries to create a progressively more difficult experience.

Grip puts a lot of effort into the aeshtetics of the game. It looks great. The lighting, the moving parts of the cars, the levels, as well as the music and sounds, which I felt were very fitting. Sadly, that's about where the quality ends. In terms of gameplay, the wall/ceiling-riding gimmick adds little to the game, the combat isn't all that new nor exciting, and the racing element is pretty average.
My biggest problem is how the game constantly disrupts my flow. I hit a wall because I can't understand where the track is headed, or take a jump at the wrong angle, or hit some weird crevice or bump in the level, which shouldn't be there in the first place. Of note is that there is virtually no aerial control, which is dumb for a game where you often exit a tunnel in the air or take off from one of the hundreds of ramps on the level. Sure, you could attribute these to my personal messups that wouldn't happen if I played better, but I feel there is far too much skill required for a smooth and satisfying experience - most everyone should be able to enjoy it.

Overall, Grip isn't a bad racing game, but it has its flaws, and it's really nothing special. If they put heavy work into making the tracks as well as the car handling (in the air, and in the transitions from one surface to another) better, it could be a solid game, but the current implementation can't earn a recommendation from me.