{"id":4280,"date":"2020-10-31T16:17:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T20:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecranpartage.ca\/mario-kart-live-home-circuit-2\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T17:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:14:56","slug":"review-mario-kart-live-home-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecranpartage.ca\/en\/review-mario-kart-live-home-circuit","title":{"rendered":"Review: Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Check the fuel-controlled Mario Kart toy provided and run errands in your living room by following it on the Nintendo Switch screen with Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit!<\/p>\n\n

\"Mario<\/td>Release date: <\/strong>16 October 2020Developed by: <\/strong> VelanPublished by: <\/strong> NintendoPlatforms:<\/strong> Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch LiteType of game:<\/strong> Race gameAverage duration of a game:<\/strong>30 minutesTopics:<\/strong> Kart racing, competitionBusiness model: <\/strong> Paying for acquisitionKart and accessories available in physical format The game is only digital and available on the eShop for download.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
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Possible configurations of the Nintendo Switch:<\/p>\n\n

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Age<\/sub><\/strong><\/td>3+<\/strong> <\/sub><\/td>7+<\/strong> <\/sub><\/td>12+<\/sub><\/strong><\/td>16+<\/sub><\/strong><\/td>18+<\/sub><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
New players<\/sub><\/strong><\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td><\/tr>
Intermediate players<\/sub><\/strong><\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td><\/tr>
Experienced players<\/sub><\/strong><\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td>\"\"<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Very easy to drive, accelerate, brake, left and right. Several difficulty modes are present.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

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Replayability<\/h5>\n\n
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Infinite game, as long as you want to unlock the different costumes and items for Mario<\/p>\n\n

Difficulty<\/h5>\n\n
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Several difficulty modes are present. They are represented by the speed of the karts: 50 cc, 100 cc, 150 cc, 200cc.<\/p>\n\n

Violence, fear, nudity?<\/h5>\n\n
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No problem.<\/p>\n\n

Language level used<\/h5>\n\n
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baby talk<\/p>\n\n

Positive message<\/h5>\n\n
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Just racing, there is no story mode, or not much text.<\/p>\n\n

Minimum reading level required<\/h5>\n\n
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The child can be guided in very simple menus. Most of them are icons that help you navigate.<\/p>\n\n

Additional costs ?<\/h5>\n\n
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No microtransactions<\/p>\n\n

Minimum level of execution on the controller required<\/h5>\n\n
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Very easy to drive, accelerate, brake, left and right. Acceleration can be put into automatic mode to facilitate (Smart Steering).<\/p>\n\n

Principle of the game<\/h2>\n\n

The player connects his Kart-shaped toy to his Nintendo Switch. He places the doors of the game in his living room. And he races Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit on his Switch, running the Kart virtually, and actually at the same time. <\/p>\n\n

Very good explanatory video here:<\/p>\n\n

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