Stick it.

Redout 2 is futuristic racer that demands perfection. It’s basically WipEout if WipEout was even more difficult, and had a control scheme that, at times, made you want to punt your DualSense off the nearest wall. This is just about as hardcore as anti-gravity racing games get, and while we can appreciate the challenge — and the joy of overcoming said challenge — Redout 2 almost feels like it’s designed to push you over the edge.

It all starts with the tutorial, which kicks off a lengthy campaign mode stuffed with time trials, races, and more specific events. Simply put, this tutorial does not prepare you for what comes next. Its incredibly brief teaching methods barely register, to the point where your first real race is all but guaranteed to kick your arse. Redout 2’s difficulty curve is steep, and it remains steep until you’ve committed every track and every hairpin turn to memory.

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