Old London has a timeless appeal, and it’s barely stepped off our screens in one form or another. But these screens tend not to display video games.
In the past two years alone we’ve seen Holmes & Watson, The Alienist, Mary Poppins Returns, Belgravia, Bridgerton and countless other visions of a bygone English capital. But no game.
Until we stumbled across Old London Street Car Racing. This nostalgic Adr_gamedevelopment runner puts you firmly in the era of cobblestones, pea suppers, and lighted “suspenders” (that’s Cockney’s slang for “races”).
In terms of gameplay, Old London Street Car Racing is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: racing through the streets of Old London, trying to get as far as possible while avoiding collisions with rickety old cars and cars. drawn by horses.
The further you go and the fewer vehicles you hit, the more coins you earn to spend on new features and specifications. Points are awarded based on a variety of factors including total distance, number of near misses, time spent at a certain speed, and time spent driving in the opposite direction.
Old London Street Car Racing offers four different modes: one way, two way, time limit and quick bomb. Between them, they’ll give you countless hours of drag racing fun, and each mode has its own score to pursue.
There are also several vehicles to choose from, including the ZIS-101, the classic Bugatti and the timeless Ford Prefect E493A sedan. If you already know what these cars look like, this is definitely the game for you.
On top of all this, Old London Street Car Racing offers three distinct gameplay scenarios. There is sun, rain and night. They’re all completely different too, with burning buildings lighting up the night run mode and colorful flowering trees festooning the sunny runs.
You can download Old London Street Car Racing from the Google Play Store at present.