All-Star Fruit Racing

This game has the worst track designs I have ever seen.

I've played a lot of Kart Games on Steam...And [i]All-Star Fruit Racing[/i] ain't it. Firstly, the enemy A.I is extremely overpowered and unbalanced. Secondly, what the hell are these [b]horrific[/b] character models?? Visually (aside from the characters), the game looks good. The game-play and mechanics are quite fun and I loved the addition of a 'first-person' mode. But aside from that, this games is a hit and miss.

Just a boring and not exciting racing game. Mediocre in every single possible way.

As much as I wanna play this game, it's literally impossible. The game doesn't last for longer than a minute (if even 30 seconds) before crashing. You literally CANNOT play the TUTORIAL before it crashes (if you even get the time to select it) Not worth it, not even on sale

[h2]Steam Review – All-Star Fruit Racing (2018) (3DClouds)[/h2] [b]Played:[/b] ~2 hours • [b]Status:[/b] stopped • [b]Genre:[/b] arcade kart racer • [b]Steam release:[/b] July 13, 2018 [b]TL;DR[/b] Fun, colorful, and most importantly: [b]the karts feel great to drive[/b]. But once the initial “wow” wears off, you realize the package is mostly [b]just (re)racing[/b]—and for me it got old after a couple of hours. If you grab it for a few euros: solid snack. At (roughly) full price: nope. [b]Story & progression[/b] Looking for a story? You won’t find it here. There’s no real narrative campaign—just a [b]career-mode structure[/b] built around [b]cups and different race variants[/b], and you unlock things to customize your kart. The unlocks are fine, but for me they didn’t feel very rewarding: you can “pimp” your ride, yet it doesn’t change the experience enough to keep me hooked for long. [b]Gameplay – where the game shines[/b] This is where [i]All-Star Fruit Racing[/i] scores points: * [b]Handling:[/b] the kart controls feel smooth and intuitive. * [b]Juicer / power-up system[/b] a fun idea where you can [b]stack[/b], [b]combo[/b], and choose between “use now” or “save up.” It takes a moment to get used to, but once it clicks, it works surprisingly well. And the best part: if you fail, you’re usually genuinely better on the restart because you know the track layout. That says a lot about the flow of the circuits. [b]Tracks & variety[/b] The environments look great and are very colorful, but after an hour or two I started feeling like I was seeing [b]the same levels/segments[/b] again. Not badly designed—just [b]not enough surprise[/b] to keep me engaged. [b]Achievements – fun to pick at, heavy to 100%[/b] There are [b]45 Steam achievements[/b]. What you can expect: * [b]Skill-based achievements[/b] like [i]SWAG![/i] (drift for 50+ seconds in one race) and [i]The Perfectionist[/i] (win using only a single Mega-Juice move). * A lot of them boil down to “play the modes, win cups, learn the Juicer,” which is fun… but if you get bored quickly, it turns into more of a checklist than motivation. And if you [i]do[/i] go for 100%: achievement trackers often suggest [b]dozens of hours[/b] (e.g., fastest completion around [b]27h[/b] and a median around [b]36h[/b]). [b]Trading Cards[/b] The game has [b]Steam Trading Cards[/b]: [b]5 cards[/b] for the standard badge (with the usual emoticons/backgrounds). [b]Price & value[/b] I wouldn’t pay “full price” for this, because for me the fun is mostly [b]a few hours[/b]. If it’s on sale for around [b]€2[/b], that’s exactly the kind of price where the game makes sense: a short burst of fun without expectations. [b]Technical / audiovisual[/b] Audiovisually it’s solid: great colors, good music, and decent sound effects. Storage-wise, it’s roughly a [b]3.29 GB[/b]. [h3]Final verdict[/h3] [b]+[/b] Fantastic handling, fun Juicer combos, restarts feel rewarding/educational [b]–[/b]Not much variety after a few hours, unlocks aren’t very rewarding, no story beyond cups [b]Recommended on sale[/b] if you just want a cheerful kart-racing snack. [b]Not ideal[/b] if you want something that stays interesting for a long time—unless you’re genuinely chasing achievements/cards. https://youtu.be/B1o-JpsqZ9s

Any price is too high for a game that does not get past the title screen due to repeated crashes. Do not buy the game until this issue is resolved!

It's...OK? Technically it has nearly everything a Kart racer should have, but it's just lacking something to make it feel worthwhile and fun. If drift boosting gave you more speed, or the AI cheated a bit less, or the courses weren't so restrictive, or the characters were more endearing ... maybe then I could recommend it. But as-is the 'Mixed' review on Steam suits it perfectly.

The devs who made this game stupidly mapped the movement to WASD, when everyone is used to playing racing (on the keyboard) with the arrow keys… The worst part isn’t even that. They don’t give you the option to rebind the keys. It’s not enough that the game is generic—if that were the only problem, fine, you could manage… but generic and inaccessible for people who play with the other hand? Seriously, I’m never buying anything from these devs again.