Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit feels like magic. It&s;s expensive to play multiplayer, but if your imagination (and house) is big enough, there&s;s plenty of fun on offer."

"It’s an expensive gadget that becomes boring quickly, but I appreciate the risk Nintendo takes. Mari Kart Live is far from perfect, but in a few years… Maybe we’re witnessing the birth of a new type of toy? As many …"

"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;s definitely a novel concept with a lot of promise, especially if you want to create …"

"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 …"

"If Mario Kart Live Home Circuit plays well and feels fresh it also has some awkward limitations. First, the connection between the kart and your Switch is too short. Then, if you live in a small flat, it&s;s complicated. Finally, …"

"Nintendo&s;s toys-to-like experiment can feel like magic, but also requires a sizable living space to work effectively."

"While it doesn&s;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"

"Nintendo&s;s augmented reality kart racer – which involves a miniature kart – works better as a creative toy than a traditional racing game"

"Hindered or enhanced by your imagination, Nintendo&s;s latest mad project is still a well-designed and madly charming new entry in its beloved karting franchise."

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is heavily dependent on the amount of free floor space you have available. If you have a large home, space to drive under the sofas, no extra rugs or thick carpets, Mario Kart Live: Home …"

"Mario Kart Live is a wondrous and magical toy that combines real world and digital play in an incredible way. It&s;s a shame though that not everyone will have the space, or the money, to experience it."

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is an entertaining take on the classic franchise. The mixed reality format allows player creativity to shine, as the ceiling for possibility is practically infinite. Nintendo is able to expertly weave staple Mario Kart features …"

"The game is ideally suited to enthrall the younger generation, but older gamers are not immune to the charm of the idea either. Mario Kart: Home Circuit is a really fun affair that allows Nintendo to play the creative muscles …"

"At its best, Mario Kart Live Home Circuit can be a truly novel and unique experience for young and old gamers to enjoy together. The way the augmented reality aspects help bring the real-world elements to life is incredible; and …"

"While the tech used for Mario Kart Live is undeniably impressive, most people will get more out of the £100 required to play it by getting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a few years of Switch Online instead. The way …"

"It&s;s one of the best applications of AR I&s;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 …"

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit&s;s course creation and in-game tracks are a blast held back by some key limitations."

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit feels like a technology and toy that can work in the right conditions."

"There may be just as many, though, that open up the box and begin setting up the game only to find that their home just isn&s;t a great fit or they don&s;t have others around to enjoy it with. Without …"

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is immersive, addictive and refreshingly fun - a fresh way to interact with the living space; blending a traditional toy with that intense Mario Kart action! Throw in those familiar items, themes and chirpy music …"

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a gleefully successful experiment for Nintendo and Velan Studios...though some minor elements hold it back from exceeding expectations."

"It’s interesting and innovative for sure, but what it brings in terms of magic and child-like wonderment, it loses something in the repetitive nature of each course being in the same space of your house over and over. While kids …"

"Mario Kart Live Home Circuit is magical, but not flawless. While being a bit pricey, the quality of the tech behind these karts can&s;t be denied. It is a joy to race on your own courses, although finishing is always …"

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is the most unique take on the series that since Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on GameCube. It&s;s a blast to play, and it feels reminiscent of games like Wii Sports, where players will immediately want …"

"There&s;s real magic at the heart of this brilliantly faithful AR take on Mario Kart, but a fair few caveats abound."

"Very well made proof of concept that Mario Kart can be fun to play in AR."

"My time with Home Circuit was fun, and I’m sure I’ll set up a new course sometime in the future when I’m feeling particularly inspired. I just wish there were two karts in the box so I could play with …"

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit provides a fresh and unique gaming experience, which feels hard to come by these days. The kart is cleverly designed and well put together, responding to every precise movement. Whilst the core gameplay might get …"

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is Nintendo at its toyetic peak, with a magical AR effect that nonetheless requires some elbow grease to find the fun."

"After a couple different track designs and laps, we’d had our fun with the tech, but I’d imagine children wouldn’t tire (pun intended) of Mario Kart Live Home Circuit‘s novelty quite as quickly. It’s largely targeted for that demographic, we’d …"

"Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit brings back that sense of wonder we all felt when we cracked open our first video game and realised there was another world behind the screen. Only now that other world is in our living …"

"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 …"

"Mario Kart Live Home Circuit is fun, fun and more fun! Again, there&s;s so much fun to be found in this game plus lot of track creating. However the game feels like you&s;re racing in a virtual Mario Kart title …"

"You&s;ll be fully immersed so it&s;s easy to forget that there&s;s an actual kart driving around your room. The price of this game is not exactly low, especially if you&s;d like to race with more players. Despite some real world …"