The successor to the racing game played by more than half of Korea’s population is here!
On August 18, 2022, a pre-experience meeting was held in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, for the new cross-platform racing game “Kartrider Drift” planned to be distributed by Nexon.
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“KartRider” is a popular racing game from Nexon with over 380 million registered users worldwide.
KartRider Drift, the official successor to KartRider, is set to be released in 2022.
It is compatible with PC (Steam®), home game consoles (PlayStation®4, Xbox One), and mobile devices (iOS, Android), and is characterized by the ability to enjoy cross-platform racing.
In this article, in addition to the overview of the work published in the meeting before experience, let’s present the game information obtained from the actual trial.
Tournaments for each player class will be held!
On the stage of the day, Mr. Yusuke Mochizuki, General Manager of the Business Office, Nexon Business Headquarters, took the stage.
The outline of “KartRider” and the corresponding platform of “KartRider Drift” were said again.
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Next, Mr. Hisayari Abe, the operation director of “Kart Rider Drift”, announced detailed information on the development of “Kart Rider”.
“Kart Rider” is said to be a work played by more than half of the population in Korea, and official competitions have been held over 30 times in the past.
In addition to collaborations with car manufacturers, collaborations with food companies and artists are also taking place.
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In addition, it was revealed that three types of tournaments are planned for “Kart Rider Drift”: casual tournaments, master tournaments, and event tournaments.
The Casual Tournament is a tournament that anyone can easily participate in, and the Masters Tournament is a tournament for experienced players, both of which are planned to be held regularly.
On the other hand, the event tournament is planned to be held irregularly as a tournament where various influencers such as YouTubers can easily participate.
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After Mr Abe resigned, a video message was released by Mr Cho Jae-yoon, KartRider Drift’s general development director.
As a result of researching the roots of the fun of racing games during the development of this work, Mr Cho realized that it was important for players from different platforms to be able to compete under the same conditions.
Due to such circumstances, it appears that this work will be compatible with a wide variety of platforms such as personal computers, home game consoles, and mobile devices.
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In addition, Mr. Seisho Kawamoto, Nexon Marketing Office Manager, said that this game is easy to play with people who are close to you, such as family and friends.
Also, regardless of gender, it will appeal to a wide range of users from late teens to early 20s, and emphasize casualness that will broaden the base of online fighting games.
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And at the end of the announcement, the three members of the production team joined on stage to close the day’s stage.
Featuring simple operation and highly customizable elements
On the trial day, I was able to experience the “speed battle” and the “item battle” that will be implemented in “Kart Rider Drift”.
Speed battle is a simple battle mode where you can acquire temporary speed up items by accumulating a meter that rises while drifting.
You can enjoy a game of skill with a matched opponent without luck.
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On the other hand, the item battle uses various items that can be obtained randomly, and is an important battle method other than the driving technique that competes with the opponent.
Items have various effects, and there are many variations such as things that interfere with other players, things that can be avoided, and things that speed things up. With many items, you can enjoy a flashy production that is different from the speed battle.
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On mobile devices, the car body moves forward automatically after the start of the race. It is possible to operate simply by tapping the display on the screen such as turn right, turn left, use an item, drift and so on.
When using a controller on a home use game machine, etc., you can operate in advance and brake precisely.
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As the title suggests, drifting is a very important technique in this game, and there are many courses where drifting, such as continuous curves and hairpin curves, leads to faster times.
On the other hand, drifting is not difficult in itself, and all platforms allow you to drift by pressing the corresponding button while moving forward.
Even if there are many courses with many difficult spots, if you can get the timing right, you will occasionally be able to finish the course.
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Kart drivers are pop and funny, with many characters appearing, from hero-like youths to costumed people.
There are also skins that change the appearance of each character, and along with the emote settings such as victory and defeat, it seems that each player can express a completely different personality.
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In addition, there are plenty of body customization elements, and the vehicle itself can be changed significantly, and the color of each vehicle can also be changed.
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Vehicles range from sci-fi car bodies to truck-like fire vehicles, as well as aircraft-themed vehicles, and can be customized according to the player’s taste.
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Of course, small parts such as wheels and license plates can also be replaced.
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Like other customization elements, you can also create original stickers and stick them on the body of the vehicle.
In addition, you can use the ready-made illustrations as they are for the stickers, but you can also freely modify them by enlarging, reducing and rotating them.
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The above is the leaked information from the gameplay of the pre-experience meeting. “CartRider Drift” is characterized by a wide range of compatible platforms, as well as being able to enjoy a difficult course with easy-to-understand controls.
Pre-registration has already started, and if you log in within 60 days of the release date, you can get the character Digini, an honor student, as a bonus, so if you’re interested, check it out.
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| genre | racing action |
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| Manufacturer | Nexon |
| Official site | https://kartriderdrift.nexon.co.jp/jp/cbt |
| delivery date | Delivery date undecided |
| Copywriter | © 2021 NEXON Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. |
