Drag x Drive

WellPlayedJade Stevenson

8/10

Drag x Drive offers engaging, fast-paced sports action with a reasonable assortment of single-player challenges in addition to online matches. The control scheme, while imperfect, is better than expected, although the ergonomics leave something to be desired. While the game might have benefited from a bit more content, there’s plenty of fun to be had.

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

7/10

Available at a budget price, Drag x Drive is a unique sports game that doesn't boast a great deal of content. Still, it's fun to play as long as you can get along with using your Joy-Cons like mice, and performing some advanced manoeuvres can feel a little hit or miss.

Nintendo LifePJ O'Reilly

7/10

Drag x Drive may lack options with regards to online modes, and its controls take a bit of getting used to. However, if you can give up some time to engaging with this one, if you can get past the barriers in terms of controls and the early frustrations as you find your rhythm, you'll be rewarded with a unique and very well-made sports game that deserves to find an audience of dedicated fans. Add in some pals, and you've got a solid bit of fun for the price.

Game InformerKyle Hilliard

6.75/10

Getting your hands on Drag x Drive for the first time, the instinct is to make fun of its absurd control scheme. Essentially gliding two mice around to move and pantomiming the act of shooting a basketball to score is admittedly not the primary way any logical person would imagine playing a wheelchair basketball video game. But if you give it a little time and move past those initial skepticisms, what you find is a game that is surprisingly functional and is unique. Ultimately, however, it's ...

Loot Level ChillLyle Pendle

6/10

Drag x Drive is a totally unique multiplayer gaming experience, but its lack of hooks, inaccessible nature, and dull visuals let it down.

Impulse GamerGareth Newnham

Drag x Drive is an ambitious, unique, and creative sports title, held back by drab presentation and a severe lack of content and variety.

Final WeaponNoah Hunter

Drag x Drive is a creative and neat take on the game of basketball. The use of the Joy-Con 2's mouse controls is excellently implemented throughout, and the core gameplay loop is quite fun. However, the astounding lack of content and bland visual design leave this a hard recommendation for most players.

GameSpotSteve Watts

5/10

The multiplayer-focused sports game from Nintendo has a novel control scheme but is tiring and feels imprecise.

Game RantDalton Cooper

5/10

The complete lack of charm and content in Drag x Drive makes the game difficult to recommend, even at its budget price of $20. It's the best showcase yet of what can be accomplished with Switch 2 mouse controls, but offers little else. There is some fun to be had with Drag x Drive and perhaps future updates will make it a better game, but there isn't enough at launch to keep Switch 2 owners busy for any serious amount of time.

Metro GameCentralGameCentral

5/10

A bafflingly under-designed multiplayer game that features some classic Nintendo innovation in terms of controls, but deeply unengaging presentation and zero longevity or variety.

TheSixthAxisStefan L

5/10

Nintendo truly are the masters of the controller gimmick, from the dual screens of the DS and Wii U, to the waggling motion controls of the Wii, and detachable Switch Joy-Con. Each one has come with first party games that really showcase their use, and for the Joy-Con 2’s optical sensors and mouse mode, that game is Drag x Drive.

GamingTrendAnthony Pelone

Unscored

While Drag x Drive breeds little contempt with its inspired concept, it fumbles the ball not merely with its paltry offerings but its demanding, and even frustrating, motion controls. An interesting novelty, but ultimately a clumsy showcase for Switch 2's mouse controls.