The karts themselves can also be customised, as each different kart allows the chance to change the wheels, all the panels and even the colour of the flame when the boost is activated. Once you had chosen your character from a choice of three, each character then had different outfits they could wear. The amount of customisation available, even in a beta, was a joy to behold in Drift. This mode is perfect for trying out the different karts and learning the best racing lines through all the circuits, and trying to beat yourself is surprisingly engaging. The racing is so close that it only takes one mistimed slide, one misjudged corner or a collision with a wall to go from first to last place in an instant.Īnd then last, but not least, the third race is Time Attack, which charges you with setting a pace time around of any of the tracks, then racing your ghost and hopefully beating it. The winner here will be the best driver, and knowledge of your kart and the track is vital. The second race type was that of Speed Race, which features no power ups and does exactly what it says on the tin. There is no better feeling in KartRider: Drift than drifting round the last corner of the race, triggering a boost as you barely straighten up and blasting past the other racers. Those attacking opportunities feature the usual suspects, with missiles and banana skins, water bombs and obstacles placed on the track, while defensive options include shields that block incoming attacks and boosts to your speed. As you tear around the track, various containers can be opened to give your Kart a power up, either in offensive or defensive form. The race can be played either in 4v4 Teams, Duos, which unsurprisingly features four teams of two, or Solo, which is every man for himself. The first, Item Race, is a classic Mario Kart like game mode. In the recent closed beta, three main race modes were available to test out. Until someone drops a smoke bomb, that is! The circuits feature animated backgrounds as well, with leaves falling and clocks striking the hour, and nicely, already in the beta, the draw distances look fantastic. They are multi-level too, and feature shortcuts to find and exploit, so learning the tracks is going to be absolutely vital here. The tracks themselves are a good range of sizes and feature the usual Kart racer tropes ice tracks, tracks set in towns, others taking us to forests and so on. However, the music is largely forgettable, to be brutally honest, and the screeching tyres and buzzing engines will just about hold the majority of your attention in race. Everything looks so shiny and hi-res, and the animation on the karts themselves and their drivers is absolutely silky smooth. The first thing to acknowledge with KartRider: Drift are the visuals.
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