Warped Kart Racers is a kart racing video game developed and published by Electric Square under licensing from 20th Century Games. It features properties from four different animated television shows by 20th Television Animation, including: Family Guy, American Dad!, King of the Hill and Solar Opposites. It was released exclusively through Apple Arcade on May 20, 2022.[1][2][3]

Warped Kart Racers
Developer(s)Electric Square
Publisher(s)Electric Square
Platform(s)iOS, macOS, tvOS
ReleaseMay 20, 2022
Genre(s)Kart racing

Gameplay

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Warped Kart Racers consists of kart racing gameplay similar to Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing. The game features 16 tracks and 20 playable characters from several 20th Television Animation series. The game includes an eight-player online multiplayer mode, as well as a single-player campaign with daily challenges. By completing these challenges, players can unlock new characters, skins, karts, and customizations.[4]

Development

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Warped Kart Racers was announced by Apple on May 3, 2022, with animated characters licensed from four different animated shows by 20th Television Animation.[5][6] It was released as an exclusive through Apple Arcade on May 20, 2022.[1]

Reception

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Kotaku's Zack Zwiezen noted that although the game was a clear Mario Kart clone, it was also a "fun and well-made mobile kart racer" and that the lack of microtransactions that are present in most mobile games because of the Apple Arcade subscription model compared favorably against Mario Kart Tour.[7] Pocket Tactics's Kayleigh Partleton praised the game and called it a "fantastic mobile kart racer" in a positive review.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Shelby Brown (April 6, 2022). "Apple Arcade: New Games and Updates This Month". CNET. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Warped Kart Racers Featuring Characters From 'Family Guy' and 'King of the Hill' Coming to Apple Arcade Archived 2023-02-26 at the Wayback Machine by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2022-05-03.
  3. ^ ✨ Launching This May ✨ Get ready for Badland Party, Goat Simulator+, Warped Kart Racers, Pro Darts 2022+, and more. Archived 2022-07-29 at the Wayback Machine by Apple Arcade, Twitter. 2022-05-03.
  4. ^ "Warped Kart Racers: Release date, trailer, all characters & platforms". Dexerto. May 4, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Warped Kart Racers Featuring Characters From 'Family Guy' and 'King of the Hill' Coming to Apple Arcade by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2022-05-03.
  6. ^ ✨ Launching This May ✨ Get ready for Badland Party, Goat Simulator+, Warped Kart Racers, Pro Darts 2022+, and more. by Apple Arcade, Twitter. 2022-05-03.
  7. ^ Zwiezen, Zack (May 27, 2022). "Cursed Mario Kart Clone Starring Peter Griffin Is Actually Pretty Good". Kotaku. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Partleton, Kayleigh (May 23, 2022). "Warped Kart Racers review – victory is mine!". Pocket Tactics. Retrieved March 15, 2023.