The game does offer a set of power ups, as is mandatory for this type of racer, and they aren’t really that well balanced. There’s no upgrading, very little customisation and really nothing to get excited about. The game offers a tutorial mode, offline championships (a set of four races per championship with four difficulty levels to attempts) and a welcome but entirely unpopulated online mode. Which is fair enough in so far as this is an arcade racer but there’s very little to grasp onto here.

There’s no story here, no reason to care. The tracks are set it colourful but bland locations such as a beach, a castle and so on but they all feel much the same while the characters you race again really are just names. You’ll learn that the best way to take these turns is to exercise a little caution going in but we’re used to games with good controls that left you drift so this all feels a little stilted to the point where it really affects any enjoyment you might have otherwise had from the game.Īlso, for a game that is trying to match Mario Kart‘s whimsical cartoonishness, and fun, the game really lacks charisma. Tracks with really tight turns can be a bit of a nightmare to get through and it is very easy to go from an easy first place to last when presented with anything like a narrow ninety degree turn. It does allow for you to keep your speed up but there is a cost to it. The only real nuance to the controls is that if you corner while boosting, you’ll not lose momentum. So don’t expect much in the way of precision here. There’s no gear changing and not even a hand brake. Taking its cues most obviously from Super Mario Kart, VR Karts offers simple driving larks with just the basic controls – accelerate, brake, boost and steer – and a selection of power ups that allow you to turn a race in your favour. DriveClub VR and DiRT Rally VR cater for fans who want a more serious simulation but VR Karts, from VR specialists Viewpoint, is your standard kart racer for those of us who may know how to drive a car but have next to no idea how the things actually work. Given that VR games translate better to seated situations (hence the silly number of turret/rail shooters on PSVR), driving games are a relatively easy way to show off the tech while giving you a better, more natural, view of the action. Jin PSVR tagged driving / karts / mario kart / PSVR / racing / vr karts by Richie

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