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Drag x Drive is another one of those crazy Nintendo bets that works really well and becomes fun as you understand and overcome its difficulty curve. A bold and inclusive, and above all innovative gamble. The Joy-Con 2 response in mouse mode is a delight, and its mechanics are fun for passing time with casual matches. It can become frustrating if you run into experienced players, but the foundation and learning are there.
Aug 13, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Drag x Drive is a decent showcase for the unique capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2's JoyCon mouse, but frustrating controls and shallow gameplay leave a lot to be desired outside of its cheap-ish price tag.
Aug 13, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
The idea for Drag x Drive is clearly inspired by Rocket League. Nintendo makes a unique and entertaining sports game out of it, that delivers a neat use of mouse and motion controls of the Joy-Con 2. But although it's much more than a clone, the game can't nearly reach its apparent template, especially concerning adaptability and other individualization options.
Aug 13, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Drag x Drive
Released On: Aug 14, 2025
63
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Drag x Drive is another one of those crazy Nintendo bets that works really well and becomes fun as you understand and overcome its difficulty curve. A bold and inclusive, and above all innovative gamble. The Joy-Con 2 response in mouse mode is a delight, and its mechanics are fun for passing time with casual matches. It can become frustrating if you run into experienced players, but the foundation and learning are there.
Aug 13, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Drag x Drive is a decent showcase for the unique capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2's JoyCon mouse, but frustrating controls and shallow gameplay leave a lot to be desired outside of its cheap-ish price tag.
Aug 13, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
The idea for Drag x Drive is clearly inspired by Rocket League. Nintendo makes a unique and entertaining sports game out of it, that delivers a neat use of mouse and motion controls of the Joy-Con 2. But although it's much more than a clone, the game can't nearly reach its apparent template, especially concerning adaptability and other individualization options.
Aug 13, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
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12% Positive
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5 Reviews
88% Mixed
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
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Aug 13, 2025
Drag X Drive is a title that stands out for its love of different sports. The game encourages you to practice and be creative to score as many points as possible, rewarding you for every step of your learning process. It is lovingly designed, but its hardware prevents it from shining as brightly as it could in terms of control. Even so, I can't think of a better title to highlight the new Joy-Con 2 feature.
Aug 13, 2025
Drag X Drive focuses solely on gameplay and its mission to demonstrate the potential of the mouse-based Joy-Con controller, forgetting to convey its undeniable depth of gameplay with the graphic and artistic tools that Nintendo usually masters, and which are almost a distinctive signature. It's not a "gimmick game": the idea works, the technique is well-executed and promising, but it would have deserved a series of more thoughtful, enriched and varied touches and modes.
Aug 13, 2025
Drag X Drive feels like an excellent prototype more than a full package. The control scheme proves to be more than just a gimmick and makes the act of moving engaging. Combined with the twist that playing basketball in wheelchairs has on a familiar sport, the result is a very solid and enjoyable time. But with only that one mode to hang its hat on, I don’t see Drag X Drive rising above a novelty.
Aug 13, 2025
If you have the friends to play this, along with the required vigor in your arms, go ahead and maybe add another half-star or more to this review. It’s a decent price for what could be a good time. It’s a creative, good-faith effort on a fun concept, but it won’t be a good fit for everyone.
Aug 13, 2025
With the proper setup, Nintendo’s take on wheelchair basketball is a lot of fun and controls surprisingly well, but Drag x Drive sadly lacks enough content, variety, and personality to build around those fundamentals.
Aug 13, 2025
Drag x Drive delivers some moments of frenetic multiplayer fun, but an inflexible and physically-demanding control scheme, lack of personality, and dearth of content severely limits the game's long-term appeal. Drag x Drive could have been a solid addition to a larger Wii-Sports-style collection designed to show off the Switch 2's mouse functionality, but on its own, the game is far from a slam-dunk purchase.
Aug 13, 2025
Drag x Drive offers a theoretically clever way to simulate wheelchair basketball on the Nintendo Switch 2, but unengaging controls and dull graphics negate much of the game's charm.
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Summary A new 3v3 game experience, Drag x Drive challenges players to use both Joy-Con 2 at the same time to intuitively steer, speed up and make plays.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch 2
Initial Release Date: Aug 14, 2025
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