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Realistic kart racer coming to XBLA/PSN/PC

by Scott Jon Siegel on Dec 13th 2007 8:00AM

Okay, we're a bit confused. We've always assumed that kart racing games were better suited to zany characters, wacky power-ups, and fantastical tracks -- rather than a Gran Turismo sense of realism. Developer Blimey Games, however, seeks to prove us wrong, with their high-definition racer tentatively titled Kart Attack.

The name suggests that red shells and banana peels would fit right in, but the work-in-progress screenshots make us doubt that they'll be anything out of the ordinary about the game. Blimey states that Kart Attack is being developed for Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and Games for Windows Live, and will feature "stunning next generation graphics", and online mutliplayer.

We'll keep our fingers crossed for at least some Road Rash-style kart-to-kart attacks. How much fun could realistic virtual kart racing actually be?

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Tags: blimey, blimey-games, kart-attack, PC, PS3, psn, xbla, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (41)

Mario Cart Rippoff lol

Look, a nut!

If it doesn't have "speedy speed boy" on the soundtrack, I'm not interested. 'Nuff said.

If it doesn't have that angry kid from the Geico commercial as a character, I'm also not interested.

Custom soundtracks FTW

Graphics ain't bad at all for an XBLA game. Agreed though, I don't want a plain ol' racing sim with karts replacing kars, let me punch/kick/chain/pipe any karter that komes near me.

Oh you know how to make me happy. That picture was orsm

"How much fun could realistic virtual kart racing actually be?"

Erm...very? Traditional racing games with their fat, heat, soft cars are all well and good, but with a kart sim you'll get super-precision and zippy cornering. Sounds like a proper laugh to me.

"How much fun could realistic virtual kart racing actually be?"

Erm...very?

...Yeah, if you're actually doing the racing sitting in the kart yourself, and NOT sitting in your home with a controller in hand. There's a reason this is the first game of it's kind (kart simulation). And if the developer is making this game for the sole factor that it IS the first of it's kind would be sad on so many levels...

"There's a reason this is the first game of it's kind (kart simulation)."

Wait. What?

There have been several go-kart simulator games.
Here's one from 1996:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/manickarts/index.html?tag=tabs;summary
First line of the review:
"Virgin Interactive's Manic Karts is yet another entry into the already crowded go-cart racing genre."

I realise that there might not have been one in a while and 1996 might be before most of you were playing games, but you just pulled that comment out of your arse.

"Yeah, if you're actually doing the racing sitting in the kart yourself, and NOT sitting in your home with a controller in hand."

Couldn't the same be said about any computer simulation game? If it's fun, it's fun. If you don't like racing games, chances are you'll hate this kart game, but if you're a racing sim freak like me, this will (hopefully) be a welcome diversion from the unoriginality which has clouded car games for about 10 years.

And if this has online multiplayer, it could well become a (minor/major?) cult hit.

They defiantly look like they are approaching the sound barrier!

Defiantly? Or Definitely? This has to be the most miss spelled word out there. I know I used to get it wrong all the time, and spell check never seemed to help.

Andy, your rediculous

Kart games are only fun and popular BECAUSE they're unrealistic. Realistically.... go-karts kinda suck. The only reason they're fun at all is because you're actually in them and they feel like they're going fast, since they're small and low to the ground. You lose all that when you're sitting on your couch watching it on the big screen. What made Mario Kart so good was the arcade-style action - power slides and powerups and fantastical tracks.

That's the one thing the current generation of consoles has really failed at - making a FUN racing game. I don't care if it's authentic, I want to laugh out loud with my friends. None of the current gen racing games do that. They require way too much precision for pick-up games with friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEk62HViIA

"How much fun could realistic virtual kart racing actually be?"

As fun as any other realistic racing game...

So not very fun at all?

Exactly.

"How much fun could realistic virtual kart racing actually be?"

As fun as any other realistic racing game...

Oh boy! A Kart Racing sim! Just what...well...somebody...I'm sure...always wanted.

with a name like Kart Attack it better have some sort of Attacking.

This game is going to be awesome. I better be able to punch people in the neck and kick their tires though. Chains, cattle prods, and nunchakus and fire extinguishers would be a plus.

So... basically, it's ROAD RASH... with karts? :x

I suppose. Maybe if you could dive off your kart and onto an opponents kart, then wrestle them off while going a blazing uh... 35mph then that might be cool too.

I'm out of ideas...

I think this is one of those times where the real thing is much funner than a video game.

Sure, people enjoy car racing games because you can go as you want without risk of injury, but with cart racing, there's no risk of injury. It's like playing a walking simulator.

... Dude, you haven't seen that episode of CSI with the go-karts, have you?

real kart racing is fun as hell. If this sim can capture it XBLA/PSN will have a real hit here. I'm looking forward it!!

"So... basically, it's ROAD RASH... with karts?"

ah, Road Rash. Now THERE'S something that needs to be (re)made!

it is being remade. By the good ol'owners of the IP.. EA! ....

Kart racing is fun in real life because IRL you can throw soda cans at your friends while racing.

Umm but you might get banned from the park. And arrested. Probably.

lmao at the pic caption. The M&M kart racer video is forever burned into my psyche.

This looks and sounds like a fun idea. As long as you can attack the other racers, I'm sure it'll be fun.

My brother used to race karts like those.

And then he was decided flying sail planes was much more fun.

This will be a great game because it has the revolutionary online mutliplayer.

*Typo is not accidental.

Don't worry Scott, I got the M&M Kart Racing reference. I found it hilarious.

eh, i dont see how this could be much fun without the arcade style play that doesnt look like it would fit with this games aim. it sure is pretty to look at though!

and why the hell dont we have a next-gen (or current-gen if you wanna be a dick) Road Rash yet? i completely forgot how fun that game was. a remake with updated graphics would be great (but then again, it is an EA game...). im about to go boot up some emulators and play it right now!

Look! A dud!

You know some racing karts will go 115mph. We're not talking the go-karts down at the mall most of you have probably driven.

Kart Attack gave me a Heart Attack.

Obviously none of you have seen Capeta

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