
Release Date: October 16, 2020
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is an original racing game using augmented reality technology, in which we drive a real toy car. The game was developed by Nintendo.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a very unusual racing game that combines virtual competition and elements with a real toy that we ride around our home using the Nintendo Switch console. The game was developed and released by the Japanese company Nintendo, which is also responsible for all other game in the Mario Kart series.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a very unusual racing game. The competition is not only taking place in the virtual world. The player uses his Nintendo Switch console to control a small toy car, which he can use to drive along his own route (during the game, the track is seen from a third person perspective, thanks to a camera on the vehicle) in his own home or another place.
The game puts virtual elements that are only visible on the console screen, such as backgrounds (e.g. jungle or snowy peaks), but also the amplifiers and obstacles affecting the game. The toy we control reacts to these things properly. This makes the game more exciting and deeper, reminiscent of what we know from the regular instalments of this cycle.
In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit we can play alone or with others. In multiplayer mode, we can be accompanied by up to three other people (each of them must have their own controlled car, which is included in the game set).
Graphic design of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit uses augmented reality technology ( Altered Reality). On the console screen we see the place where we have prepared the racetrack - e.g. our room. Nintendo Switch applies virtual elements to this image, creating a coherent picture.
Platforms:
Nintendo Switch



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Highly popular series of arcade racers with characters from the universe Mario Bros. The series was created by the Nintendo corporation as a spin-off of the brand Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart Live Review - An Expensive Gimmick
Mario Kart Live sounds like a revolution on paper: unfortunately, this revolution ends after two hours, slaughtered by boredom, repetition and technical challenges.
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February 1, 2021
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October 16, 2020
Game Ratings for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Video Game.
Mario Kart Live Review - An Expensive Gimmick
Mario Kart Live sounds like a revolution on paper: unfortunately, this revolution ends after two hours, slaughtered by boredom, repetition and technical challenges.
Game Informer: 7.5 / 10 by Brian Shea
While it doesn't deliver a flawless performance, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a novel concept that provides a unique twist to the well-established racing experience
Daily Mirror: 4 / 5 by James Ide
It's one of the best applications of AR I've got my hands on and features some impressive tech. The kart is a joy to drive and responds as closely to the game as physically possible, with multiplayer adding even more fun into the mix. Mario Kart Live Home Circuit is a fantastic blend of mad Mario Kart action in your own home. It's awesome seeing your home from the shifted perspective while you are zag zagging through your coffee table and under the sofa while dishing out red shell revenge.
IGN: 7 / 10 by Janet Garcia
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit's course creation and in-game tracks are a blast held back by some key limitations.
Average score from votes.