Maxi-Geek

View Original

Chocobo GP gets a release date, story mode and a lite version

Square Enix announced Chocobo GP was coming to Switch next year and now we know when, fans of the yellow bird can look racing around as him and his friends on March 10 next year, check out the new trailer for the game below.

The game will of a Story mode, plus a 64-player knock-out style tournaments, that can both be experienced within the games GP Mode, if that wasn’t enough, the game will also offer up the following:

  • Time Attack: Players can challenge themselves to beat their personal best times on various courses. Players can also asynchronously race against others from around the world* to get the best time.

  • Series Race: Players will compete for the top spot in a series of four races; can be played alone or with friends.

  • Custom Race: Players can create their own challenging races with custom rules, both alone and with friends.

Pretty standard stuff there, but what is interesting is the game will offer a Lite offering, similar to what they did with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered, let’s just hope the game can play online this time.

With Chocobo GP Lite, racers can play through the Story Mode prologue in single player mode and can participate in both local and online multiplayer races with up to eight racers, if hosted by a friend with the full version of the game. Chocobo GP Lite players can also test out the fast-paced 64-player tournaments in Chocobo GP mode. Additionally, save data can be carried over from Chocobo GP Lite to the full game, ensuring players can seamlessly keep any items or currency obtained into their greater racing adventure.

The game is set to blast onto Switch on March 10, so there is still a few months to go.