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Kart Rider: Freebie Review
iDano84 | 9:54 AM on 01.08.2008 4 comments





Greetings once again Dtoid Nation…

A few weeks ago, I was roaming around the site and ran across an Advertisement for a free game called KartRider. It looked fairly entertaining so I decided to give it a try. Surprisingly, it’s a fairly decent game.

If you have ever played Mario Kart, this is basically a clone, however, it’s online. It also has MMORPG elements, as in you can rank up your driver to new levels by obtaining experience points when winning races. Are there any true benefits of Ranking up your Driver? No. You get some Lucci Loot and can buy a few little things, however, it doesn’t give you any type of real advantage in the game. It just make 1 of the 7 little characters you chose from look even more ridiculous than it already did.



There are basically 2 modes of gameplay, Speed Mode, which I have yet to play, but consists of having the fastest lap times. Then there is Item Mode, which is what I enjoy playing. Item Mode is basically the Mario Kart clone of this game. You drive around one of around 20 tracks and pick up items to impale your opponent with or give yourself a much appreciated speed boost.

Graphically it’s pretty bland, although the colors are nice, and you have a slight Japanese anime impression when playing (probably intentional, if you are like me, you just install and play).

I know this sounds like a rushed review for KartRider, however, it’s really not. The game is as shallow as the kiddie pool at Six Flags. In the end, it’s still fun and worth the free download.

As Always,

Have a great Day Dtoid Nation..

And Happy Gaming!



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ShadowXOR's Destructoid Blog
The game doesn't control very well, it has no support for a controller with analog, and the upgrading is lame because you only "rent" your items and must keep repurchasing them every month. These people make a lot of games like this and if they just put a bit more effort in they could be really good games but as it is right now I didn't enjoy it. The tracks are also fantastically designed (visually) but offer extremely boring gameplay. Wasted potential.
iDano84's Destructoid Blog
I thought the controls were nice after you got used to them.
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
I've heard its awful
ShadowXOR's Destructoid Blog
@king3vbo:

That is pretty close to the truth.


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