Do rockets go after any other players? Because I definitely got hit by every single one I'm pretty sure. :D jk lol... kinda.
Real tho, this game looks and sounds amazing. Super great job on that. The boat feels very slidey but that's probably intended since it's a water vehicle. The other racers are mean af. It seems like they have some more movement options than I do since they're kinda zipping around. Also the shield seems pretty weak compared to everything else. I'd recommend having the shield just be active until it blocks one thing.
For the levels, I'd recommend having the arrows visible all the time so you can see when a turn is coming up. There were times in the first level where I'm coming to a crossroads and then at the last second an arrow pops up pointing to the right so I drift turn and slam into the wall. For the underwater level, it would have been very nice to have indication on what's not allowed to be driven through. I tried to take a shortcut and boosted straight into a wall :(
Speaking of the underwater level tho, those dark sections are neat. I think having a bigger dark section would be fun and would be a cool addition. I would love to see more put into this for a release.
Great job on this :)