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Do you remember Fast & Furious 6: The Game? Released in 2013 on the App Store and Google Play, it immediately established itself as one of the best drag racers for mobile devices, thanks to excellent graphics and sufficiently multifaceted gameplay to guarantee a solid and lasting experience.

Two years later, coinciding with the arrival of "Fast & Furious 7" in cinemas, Kabam tries again, with a product that starts from the same assumptions but tries to enrich the original gameplay in various respects. We therefore move from speed races alone, those in which only engine power and gearbox precision count, to a wider range of events, which include endless runner-style sessions and drift challenges. The incipit is the usual: in the role of a skilled driver, we will have to deal with some characters from the series and we will find ourselves traveling the world to participate in numerous clandestine races, treading the streets of Los Angeles, Miami, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the main mode, Fast & Furious: Legacy also offers a couple of interesting extras, such as single challenges and ranked matches against the ghost of human opponents. There are also some social facets, which materialize in the possibility of being part of a "crew" and thus obtaining useful bonuses to minimize the wait between one attempt and another, given the presence of the usual energy indicator that it empties as we play and recharges over time. It must be said that, thanks to a progression system that at first is particularly generous, rewarding our efforts with frequent level increases, during the tests we did not suffer this aspect of the freemium format.

Fast & Furious: Legacy offers more variety than the average drag racer, and it knows how to entertain

On the track

As mentioned, in the previous Fast & Furious 6: The Game we were limited to drag racing, with two cars having to face each other along a course and the emphasis on upgrades and gear shifting precision. In Fast & Furious: Legacy this component remains, but has been joined by other variants, in this case the races with traditional view from behind the car and those of drifting.

The first phase is the same for all: you have to accelerate keeping the tachometer in a specific range so as not to lose momentum, then immediately press the Start button. Once the car is launched, things change according to the type of race: in drag races you simply have to change gear at the right time, keeping an eye on the engine revs, until you cross the finish line; in "standard" races, on the other hand, you have to change lanes often (by touching the right or left side of the touch screen) to avoid other vehicles, use the nitro and take advantage of any ramps to perform spectacular jumps; finally, in the drift challenges, you are asked to make a slide on the screen to adjust the inclination of the car and avoid excessive loss of speed during cornering. This mix of different approaches guarantees the game an unprecedented variety, which is supported by the omnipresent upgrade system and the possibility of buying other cars during the adventure., using the virtual money earned with each win or putting your hand in your wallet to speed things up a bit. As already mentioned, however, during the first few hours you don't feel the need to spend real money at all, which means that you can enjoy the Fast & Furious: Legacy experience completely for free. On the technical front, an excellent job was also done this time: the cars are detailed and reflect the surrounding environment in a convincing way, the scenarios are varied and well made, the effects give a further inspiration and the musical accompaniment is in line with the atmosphere of the film. The only unknown factor, the sound effects: the roar of the cars was initially very annoying, but with an update it has been reduced and is now more bearable, albeit far from convincing.

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7.7

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5.3

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Fast & Furious: Legacy succeeds in taking the solid structure of the previous tie-in signed by Kabam and enriching it in many ways, adding to the drag races new types of events, single or multiplayer challenges, some social implications and a freemium connotation that , at least during the first few hours, it does not require you to make in-game purchases in order to successfully continue the story. The game therefore manages to offer a fairly varied and multifaceted experience, supported by spectacular graphics and a good amount of scenarios and cars. A great pastime for lovers of the film saga, ultimately.