Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

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  • Summary: Control a real-life Mario Kart with Nintendo Switch and watch it come to life in the game. Race a real-world Mario Kart™ through your home! Use the Nintendo Switch™ system to control your kart and watch as it reacts to what’s happening in the game as you boost and drift to victory. YourControl a real-life Mario Kart with Nintendo Switch and watch it come to life in the game. Race a real-world Mario Kart™ through your home! Use the Nintendo Switch™ system to control your kart and watch as it reacts to what’s happening in the game as you boost and drift to victory. Your in-home course comes to life on-screen with a view from right behind the driver’s seat.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2021
    95
    Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit has brought my sons more smiles than any other toy I've ever bought them. [Issue #49 – November/December 2020, p. 63]
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  2. Areajugones
    Oct 27, 2020
    85
    Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is one of the biggest surprises in 2020. It's a product that works perfectly fine from a technological point of view and that has a good design so it can avoid some restrictions derived from being a RC car. The biggest problem of this revolution is that it comes with a big price to pay, so it's not suitable for every wallet.
  3. PCMag
    Oct 14, 2020
    80
    With Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, you drive a physical toy kart across virtual tracks that you design around your home. It's not a full-on Mario Kart experience, but the augmented reality game offers plenty of racing thrills.
  4. MGG
    Oct 22, 2020
    80
    The idea is absolutely brilliant and brings to life the childhood games of many players. If the execution lacks a little something to make the experience unforgettable, we must still praise the ingenuity of this new use of the Nintendo Switch. Perfect to gather the family around the elaboration of the craziest possible circuit, MKL struggles to convince on the long run. The limitations of the concept are quick to show.
  5. Video Chums
    Oct 20, 2020
    75
    Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit does nearly everything it can to offer a commendably fun-filled AR racing experience. Although it has its inherent limitations, it's definitely a novel concept with a lot of promise, especially if you want to create your own real-life courses.
  6. COGconnected
    Oct 22, 2020
    70
    Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a unique experience that is really impressive at first glance. I enjoyed putting the courses together and exploring the variety of Grand Prix’s, but after a while, the experience does lose its charm much faster than normal Mario Kart experiences.
  7. Digital Trends
    Oct 14, 2020
    60
    At its core, there’s a solid Mario Kart game here, and I hope the environmental and gate effects are brought over to the main series for the proper ninth installment, as I think those additions could add something to the franchise. Still, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit has too many little annoyances that can only be alleviated by having a perfectly sized, perfectly lit space — like the one in Nintendo’s promotional materials. This might still be a hit with children, or anyone else less interested is Home Circuit as a game than a toy, but anyone hoping for depth or replaying the game will be disappointed.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32
  1. JollyPostman
    Oct 18, 2020
    10
    I think the critics are a little out of touch on this one and missing the magic. This game is like playing something straight out of yourI think the critics are a little out of touch on this one and missing the magic. This game is like playing something straight out of your imagination. It does rely on your own creativity, and, as with many things in life, the more you put into your tracks, the more you’ll get out of it! Maybe those who are getting easily bored/ citing repetition as the main drawback just aren’t harnessing their imagination and getting creative... they’re battling through the experience to write a review and not sitting back and engaging with the game as intended.

    Have fun, break the rules and push the tech to its limits. I guarantee you’ll have a great time!    … Expand
  2. Nxgamer
    Mar 2, 2021
    10
    It’s so much fun to create courses it’s the mario maker for mario kart,it’s also fun with both friends and on your own
  4. Syhlcam
    Nov 14, 2020
    9
    C’est une idée incroyable, qui encourage énormément à faire preuve de créativité. On doit vraiment applaudir Nintendo pour cette idée. LaC’est une idée incroyable, qui encourage énormément à faire preuve de créativité. On doit vraiment applaudir Nintendo pour cette idée. La course contre l’IA est amusante comme toujours, même si jouer avec d'autres joueurs est plus intéressants, le mode exploration qui consiste à conduire à travers la maison avec le kart vous donne cette nouvelle perspective intéressante de votre maison à partir d’un petit kart et de jouer avec vos animaux.
    Le jeu est très bien fourni avec de nombreux élément connu de la série des Mario Kart mais le jeu apporte une nouvelle variété d'éléments, d'environnement et d'items. Ces nombreux éléments permettent de créer diverse course et de ne pas avoir une redondance au bout d'un certain temps. Après avoir fait la campagne avec les coupes et de débloqué tous les éléments et il vraiment possible de personnaliser l'ensemble des éléments de courses (portique, environnement et kart) pour variété les expériences.
    Le jeu fonctionne très bien dans un environnement bien connecté et lumineux et répond extrêmement bien aux commandes sur une bonne distance. Néanmoins jouer entre plusieurs pièce peut commencer à être plus difficile avec les murs s'ils sont plus ou moins épais. L'autonomie est très bonne et permet de bien jouer avant de devoir le recharger pendant quelques heures. Et fixé bien les portiques avec des poids, ils bougent très vite dans l'action d'une course.    … Expand
  5. TheBestMarioFan
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    +The game feels like a Mario Kart game. Controls are great!
    +Being able to build you own tracks is amazing.
    +There is enough to do with the    +The game feels like a Mario Kart game. Controls are great!
    +Being able to build you own tracks is amazing.
    +There is enough to do with the Grand Prix
    +A lot of things to unlock

    -Not a lot to do after the Grand Prix. It is pretty long, but if you have a small room, you possibly can't really do the 150cc and 200cc.

    Overall, the game is a lot of fun and it is definitely something you'll come back to every once in awhile, because creating your own tracks is so fun!    … Expand
  6. Coolic
    Nov 7, 2022
    8
    Pretty good game, a bit expensive, but it's understandable due to the rc car. Wish there was a game box though.
  7. GamingT2009
    May 12, 2022
    6
    This game I find to be fun, I think Nintendo put the technology to good use. The idea of turning your house into a Mario Kart track wasThis game I find to be fun, I think Nintendo put the technology to good use. The idea of turning your house into a Mario Kart track was amazing. Plus there is a ton of customization with what gates hold items or problems. You can also change the number of laps, the speed at which you are going, and even the music, which comes from other Mario Kart games. The game also has multiplayer. I have never experienced it, but from videos on YouTube, it looks like a blast to play with friends and family. Now that's all fun and games, however, we have to address some elephants in the room. First, this game cost $100, which is way too expensive, maybe $60-80 dollars would've been a least somewhat forgiving, but 100???? The next is that not everyone can play this game, most people don't have the space to play it. That wipes out a large number of players who wanted this game. And it's not like you can send the game outside, the bloody sun will make it impossible to see anything. So yeah, this game is fine, but only if you can play the game, which for most people isn't the case. That is a massive problem.… Expand
  8. KrillerBomb
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    One of the very worst games to have ever graced this horrid Earth. Do not get it.

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