Good Game
The game was great. The graphics where simple, but used very well for this type of game. It reminded me of my days of Super Sprint. And the control was excellent. Not once did I feel any log or delay in the games play.
Being able to race to yourself based off your best time was a nice touch. If the game lacks other AI based racers and online play, this is the next best thing. It gives you a goal to work for. Plus, it adds a challange due to the evolving of the shadow racer. The better you get, the better your best times are, thus the challange to beat yourself never really dissapates over time.
The game does lack a plot but that's ok. I don't see anything wrong with games that are just pointlessly fun.
However, I did find one bug. I used the little round orange car, in the level with the tunnel. I crashed into the wall at the very second it changed screens (comming out of the tunnel) and my car was stuck behind the tunnel and unable to move. I figured that was just a freak inccodent so I clicked the button at the top that took me to the main menu. I then chose a diffrent car (the blue rocked thing) and went to the same race track. I did one lap and then the "final lap" message appeared on the screen. No matter how many times I raced that track from that point on, I was only allowed to do 2 laps instead of 3. Not a big deal, but I figured it was worth pointing out.