{"id":134679,"date":"2023-09-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-155131"},"modified":"2023-09-08T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T05:00:00","slug":"surprise-lego-2k-drive-now-has-a-switch-eshop-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/08\/surprise-lego-2k-drive-now-has-a-switch-eshop-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! LEGO 2K Drive Now Has A Switch eShop Demo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3ff6bd6982a45\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3ff6bd6982a45\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"FLlAWZVy-tw\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"youtube-watch\"><a title=\"Open This Video on YouTube.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FLlAWZVy-tw\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Following the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/lego_2k_drive\">LEGO 2K Drive<\/a> on the Switch earlier this year, 2K Games has now rolled out a free demo on the Switch eShop in the US and UK.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1699482604012007473\">Nintendo&#8217;s socials<\/a>, players will be able to cruise around Turbo Acres &#8211; the introductory biome of Bricklandia.<\/p>\n<p>When LEGO 2K Drive launched on the Switch earlier this year, we called it a fun and colourful racer but didn&#8217;t feel this version was quite as good in terms of optimisation. If you are curious to see what it&#8217;s like yourself though, you can now give it a go!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The foundations of a really great arcade racer are here, but poor optimisation in this Switch version and certain design decisions mean it&#8217;s unlikely to overtake the competition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"22838\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/22838\/155131\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/22838\/100x100.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"LEGO 2K Drive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/switch-eshop\/related-articles:149791 @ 2023-09-09T02:30:08+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be downloading this demo? Already played the full game? 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