Posted this here for the heck of hit , I quit the game after 5 days lol :/
(Made review on 3rd day)
About the game/Intro
Welcome to my review on KartRider global for the PC.
The global version of this game was not released too far back in 07 , where as Korean kart rider , and "pop kart" were amongst us in the 2000's where it continued to grow.
The game was so good , by 2005 korean kart rider had a MASSIVE amount of players and at least 25% of all korea's population had participated in one kartrider race.
wikipedia wrote:
Crazyracing Kartrider (Korean:??????? ?????) is a South Korean online multiplayer racing game, developed by Nexon, which earns revenues by selling virtual items in the in-game Shop, including different types of vehicle and spraypaint. Kartrider not only features fictitious fantasy vehicles but also features branded game models based on real-life cars, developed from Nexon's collaboration with companies such as BMW (Korea). There are an estimated 15,000,000 users of the Korean version of Kartrider, and over 25% of South Koreans have played the game at least once[2][3]. This was also the first game to beat Starcraft in the Korean and Chinese online game market.[4] Nexon America gives Kartrider the slogan: "Catch my drift!"
You may be wondering how Nexon is so rich , with so many free MMORPG's , they are ofcourse free to download and play with no restrictions but their is a cash shop where you can spend real money to accessorize specific things depending on the game , this is where they generate their mainstream revenue. Making millions a month.
Moving back on to kart rider , the initial goal of the game is to become the best kartrider who ever lived !
There are quest's and such along the way , with lots of things to keep you busy.
As you progress and get better , your rank will increase (level) meaning your glove will be moving up a rank.
For example : (5 Fingers showing) yellow glove , once you advance a level it's 4 fingers showing yellow glove , once there are no fingers showing you move on to green glove and so on.
The currency in the game is called Lucci which can be used to buy , characters , karts , accessories , etc etc
There are 4 main Race modes , in which you pitch your skills against others.
Kart rider moves , and tricks are easy to learn and hard to master.
Item Game single + Team
Here you race against others in various tracks , with items little boxes along the way you oculd pick up that would give you a boost , defence or a weapon etc..
The single mode is when you alone try to win , and if you come 1st you win.
The team mode means if your last but someone else in yuor team is 1st you still win.
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* Nitrous Boost - A red box that gives the user a short boost of speed.
* Water Bomb - A water balloon that creates an explosion a good distance up the road. Any player that touches the explosion is trapped in a bubble for a few seconds.
* Homing Missile - Launches a targeted rocket towards an opponent's car, throwing them into the air.
* Wasp - A water fly that traps the opponent 1 rank ahead of you in a bubble for a short period of time.
* Magnet - A large horseshoe magnet that drags you towards a targeted rider (not necessarily an opponent).
* Shield - A 2 second shield that protects against a single attack.
* Smokescreen - Competing Riders will not be able to see the track in the section where it is released. Disappears as soon as a racer passes through it.
* Banana Peel - Drops a banana peel on the road for others to slip on.
* Reversi Devil - Red skulls circle around all opposing drivers, temporarily reversing their steering.
* U.F.O. - A U.F.O. descends upon the highest ranking racer, temporarily slowing them down.
* U.F.O. Zapper - Destroys all U.F.O.s that are currently affecting your teammate(s). Found only in Team Races.
* Suicide Timed Water Bomb - A few seconds after activation, the user explodes as if a Water Bomb had detonated right on him/her. Any nearby player becomes trapped including with the user. Found only in Team Races.
* Angel - A shield that protects all members of the team against attack for 4 seconds. Found only in Team Races.
* U.F.O. Mothership - Similar to the regular U.F.O., it slows down not only the highest ranking racer, but also the people within a small area of that racer. Not destroyable by the U.F.O. Zapper. Found only in the Northeu theme (L3 or higher).
* Siren - In addition of a Nitrous Boost, any player who comes in contact with the user will spin just like slipping on a banana peel. Found only in the Pretion theme (L2 or higher).
* Dr. R - A Reversi Devil that temporarily reverses both steering and accelerate/brake controls. Found only in Reversed Tracks.
* Red Missile - Launches a missile to the highest ranking player. Found only in the Moonhill theme (L3 or higher).
* Boobytrap - Drops a trap which will send the victim flying backwards. Found only in the Factory theme.
* Golden Missile - Launches a golden missile which Balloons (a tool which protects a rider from missiles; can buy in shop) have no effect on. Found only in the Or-ette theme.
* Rolling Water Bomb - A Water Bomb that rolls around and detonates after several seconds. Found only in Flag Games or the Pirate theme (L3 or higher).
* Land Mine - Drops a mine on the road where the victim will be sent into the air as if bombed by a Missile. Found only in Flag Games.
* Super Shield - An item that combines the use of a Nitrous Boost and a Shield. Found only in Flag Games.
* Ghost - An item that hides the user from opponents for several seconds. Found only in Flag Games.
* 5 Missile Set - This gives you 5 Missiles. Found only in Flag Games.
Speed game single + team
Here you shall master the dreaded move "drift" a little gauge in the corner fills up when you are drifting and once full you get a temporary nitrox boost.
Ofcourse its not easy to master drifting could slow or speed you up , drifting in corners and speeding up is a art you need to master.
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In this type of race there are no power-ups. Players may however earn a nitrous boost should they drift-drive enough during the race. Each player has his/her own boost gauge which can be filled by drift-driving. When the boost gauge is filled, the player earns a booster, while the gauge is emptied.
In Team Games, the each of the two teams have a team boost gauge which is filled by the drift-driving of all the team members. Unlike the private boost gauge, The team boost gauge does not give you a new booster, but upgrades every existing standard booster(red) into a longer lasting and more powerful team booster(blue). The team boost gauge fills the number of teammates multiplied by two(e.g. If you have 3 people on your team, it will fill six times as slowly) times more slowly than the private boost gauge, making it more hard to upgrade a booster than to acquire one.
I wont talk about any of the others in depth because they aren't released yet in global , but updates and patches are speeding by every week.
Screenshots
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It's just plain fun thats it , I just cant stop
The game was released 7 years ago , so the graphics are ok , but they are still awesome graphics once your actually playing the game trust me its wonderful.
Pros
- Mario kart replica + so much more
- Interactivity is amazing
- Plain fun
Cons
- There is on criticism for the whole thing ONLY ONE CRITICISM.
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The game has received criticism regarding the similarity of game-play and items to Nintendo's Mario Kart series. Another criticism has been levelled at Nexon America and their extensive delay in releasing the open beta coupled with failure to communicate with their members as to progress made on the Global version of KartRider along the way.
