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Table Top Racing: World Tour

Table Top Racing: World Tour

Playrise Digital · released May 3, 2016

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Table Top Racing: World Tour is a high-octane combat racer from Nick Burcombe, the co-creator of the Wipeout series. Get yourself behind the wheel of one of twelve fully-customisable miniature cars and attempt to master 24 race tracks in Championship mode. There is a series of Special Events to beat, or you can head online and challenge up to 8 friends to determine the ultimate racer. [Playstation.com]

57
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence
55%
Press
55%
Player sentiment
43%
Backloggd
65%
Xbox store
836
Ratings

PC 57 · Xbox 66

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How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)5520
All-time Steam reviews0
Metacritic user ratings6370
Backloggd ratings43183
Xbox store ratings65166
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)0
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 0 reviews sampled · 0 total reviews in window · weighted 0 up / 0 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (12)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 40
    trust 69May 7, 2016

    Sure, it'll probably provide you with a cheap thrill for 10 minutes or so, but look any further, and you'll realise that this is just the chassis of a far better game.

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  • 50
    trust 65Jun 13, 2016

    For what could be an exciting arcade racer Table Top Racing: World Tour fails to make an impression. It's an acceptable racer but it does little to distinguish itself leaving it feeling standard and boring.

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  • 60
    trust 65May 10, 2016

    Although very enjoyable in small doses, Table Top Racing: World Tour doesn’t carry quite enough substance to make it past the finish line with flying colours.

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  • 60
    trust 61May 7, 2016

    It also has no local multiplayer, which seems bizarre as it would really boost the game’s lifespan but hopefully this will come in a future update. Until then, you may as well give it a try while it’s on PlayStation Plus, however, Table Top Racing: World Tour remains an entirely forgettable experience, full of caveats and missed opportunities.

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  • 65
    trust 61May 6, 2016

    Table Top Racing: World Tour mixes humour and frenetic gameplay with multi-player madness.

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  • 60
    trust 59May 27, 2016

    In the end, Table Top Racing: World Tour is a serviceable combat racing game.

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  • 66
    trust 57May 19, 2016

    Table Top Racing World Tour fails of its essential purpose: be funny without any complications.

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  • 70
    trust 56May 11, 2016

    The overwhelming sense of Grandpa Mario racing around his garage lingers in the back of your mind as you twist and turn your way through these short tracks.

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  • 46
    trust 50May 13, 2016

    This is yet another one of those games that suggests easily accessible racing fun in the tradition of Maicro Machines or Mario Kart, but fails to deliver on a wide scale.

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  • 68
    trust 48May 4, 2016

    It has a fun, solid base, but it lacks the spark that makes a game like this one unique.

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  • 40
    trust 47May 25, 2016

    Table Top Racing combines the mini game that is Micro Machines with the battles in Mario Kart, but it forgets to also add the fun aspect of these titles.

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  • 50
    trust 40May 9, 2016

    Table Top Racing: World Tour is a forgettable experience, undermined by poor gameplay and questionable graphic quality.

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