I bought Race for Your Life. It reminded me of an old PC game called Race. It is a good remake of this game, and can be fairly fun. The controls are very simple - joystick in the direction you want your car to travel. This is a lot easier than the traditional "radio control car" left and right control style I find and it is so easy to use even my 6 year old daughter could play.

I noticed the car would "spin out" when nearing the side of the track sometimes, I'm not sure what triggers this compared to just crashing into the side? It seems like it needs adjustment. The spinning out is more like something that would happen if you run over an oil slick (no oil slicks exist).
There are boosts you can use, but I found often I would be chugging along feeling bored. Maybe I need 4 players?
Some smaller things like choosing your car colour I couldn't find in the game.
Also it says "cross platform". What other platforms is this game on?
Only 4 tracks to play on. Either needs more tracks or a track editor to build your own.

Currently I gave it 3/5 stars. Liked it, but is still very basic. Worth the $3.