Kickflipping Trains: Denshattack! Delivers a Wild, Animated Ride Despite Rough Edges

Undercoders' Denshattack! has rolled onto PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Switch 2, offering what Game Informer called "the best post-apocalyptic stunt train driving action sports simulator anime ever created." The game asks players to grind, drift, and launch entire carriages through the air in a colorful Japanese dystopia, a concept so strange that GamingBoulevard noted "It sounded completely ridiculous when I first saw it." Yet reviewers agree the novelty is genuine, with IGN reporting that "Hitting the track and chaining tricks together is a joy."

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"Denshattack is the best post-apocalyptic stunt train driving action sports simulator anime ever created. I haven't done the research to confirm the veracity of that statement because I am confident I don't need to."

The game wears its inspirations proudly, evoking the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series and the Sega Dreamcast era. Nintendo Life called it "a satisfying yet bloated dreamcast homage" and noted that from the first trailer, something about it "had me instantly enamoured." Hardcore Gamer described the experience as "a crazy bag of pure videogame madness," while Somanygames.co.uk summarized the premise succinctly: "Outmatch rival gangs, wreck a shady megacorp, and take back the tracks with nothing but skill, speed, and style."

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But the enthusiasm comes with caveats. IGN warned that "Denshattack's learning curve can be steep, and you're going to make a lot of mistakes before you master its long list of input combos." Gamer Social Club reported that the game is "a one-of-a-kind ride with style to spare, only slightly derailed by technical issues and an underwhelming story." The story, which IGN described as "breezy and enjoyable, even if it does mostly just play the hits," involves a punk rock group of misfits taking down a megacorporation with the power of friendship.

"Denshattack! lets you kickflip a train. That sentence probably tells you whether this game has your attention or not."

Despite its flaws, the core trick system has won over critics. IGN concluded that "if you can get past that, it's an excellent anime-inspired train-tricker, and I enjoyed every second I spent in its world." Game Informer added that "despite clear inspirations... Denshattack is truly novel, and that is a rare superlative to apply to a video game in 2026." The game launched on July 15, 2026, published by Fireshine Games and rated Everyone 10+ by the ESRB.