Last week’s State of Play event included the reveal of Stuntman: Hollywood — the return of a series that hadn’t existed since the Xbox 360 era — and the first hands-on previews have been going live this week.
For those who aren’t aware, Stuntman is a series where you drive fast vehicles in high-octane action sequences as a film director gives you instructions on what to do, and this latest entry is looking particularly ambitious!
Here’s what the first previews are saying about Stuntman: Hollywood so far:
Stuntman: Hollywood is nothing if not a brilliant use of intellectual property. The execution, based on playing Stuntman: Hollywood at Summer Game Fest this past week, is a little less exciting. But there’s a strong idea at the heart of Saber’s new Stuntman, and I hope they pull this trick off.
I’ve come away from my brief time with Stuntman: Hollywood eager to play more. The gameplay on offer was a lot of fun, and I can absolutely see myself addicted to desperately trying to nail that perfect take. With a roster of great movie tie-ins, a clean and modern visual presentation and an engaging, arcade driving model, Stuntman fans are in for a real treat.
If you enjoy seeing classic movies in a video game or like a more objective-focused arcade racing game, Stuntman: Hollywood likely has something for you, although I need to see more before I’m completely sold.
At the time of writing, Stuntman Hollywood doesn’t have a release date, but after my short time with the game, I’m convinced it’s going to be worth the wait, however long that may be.
Stuntman: Hollywood admittedly comes with a bit of a steep learning curve. The physics are a lot more flowy than you’d expect, and make sure you all knowledge of racing games out the door. Speed is not the goal here. But once I got the hang of how it all works, I became a lot more engaged with trying to flawlessly complete the challenges. We don’t have a date on this quite yet, but I’m eagerly looking forward to more.
As you can see, there’s some cautious optimism here from most of the outlets that have tried Stuntman: Hollywood so far, although Polygon in particular seems slightly concerned about the “execution” of the idea it’s going for.
We don’t have any kind of release date for Stuntman: Hollywood yet though, so there’s loads of time for it to be polished further ahead of its eventual Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S release. We’re very excited for this one!
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Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.