This shouldn’t come as especially surprising, though, and aside from the occasional frame-rate hitch during an explosion or a busy sequence at a goal, these visual issues, though disappointing, are relatively easy to ignore. The silky smooth gameplay is so wildly engrossing, even in short bursts for the most casual players, and the benefits of the portability are so strong that it’s hard to Rocket League Crates hold the graphical foibles against Panic Button Studios (who were also responsible for the acclaimed recent Doom port for Switch).

Though for the most part this version of the game is unchanged from prior iterations, even coming complete with the nutty basketball, ice hockey and experimental play modes that were added as updates to the base game, Nintendo fans will no doubt get a giggle out of the Mario, Luigi and Metroid cars available, the former two of which emit the iconic Mario jump sound effect every time your car vaults into the air. It’s delightful, as you’d expect.