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‘KartRider Rush+’ Worldwide Release Coming Soon For iOS + Android

<p class="">After last year revealing that KartRider: Drift was coming to PC and Xbox One, the massively popular KartRider is also now going to release on mobile for western audiences.</p>

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After last year revealing that KartRider: Drift was coming to PC and Xbox One, the massively popular KartRider is also now going to release on mobile for western audiences. 

KartRider: Rush+ is a free to play mobile game that features, as you’d guess kart racing. 

The game will be available on both iOS and Android on May 31st. The release could be earlier, but that is what the iOS store page currently has listed. Pre-load is available on both storefronts at the moment as well.

Currently, if you pre-register your interest in the game you’ll be working towards unlocking in-game rewards with other players. 

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There’s milestones and rewards for the when pre-registration reaches the following amount:

  • 500k players – 500 lucci (in-game currency) 

  • 1mil players – 1,000 lucci and 3,000 K-coins (in-game currency)

  • 1.5mil players – Star Driftmoji (emoji)

  • 2 mil players – Angel Wing Headgear (outfit)

  • 2.5 mil players – Slugger Dao (outfit) & Turbo Crystals X5,000 (in-game currency)

  • 3 mil players – Skelemech (kart) 

Also if you pre-load you’ll get the following:

  • Android – Prism Plate & Prism Helmet

  • iOS – CA Plate & CA Goggles 

KartRider: Rush+ will feature more than 50 tracks and 20 karts at launch. The game shall also include a brand new story mode, a homeworld for you and friends to socialise and a mentorship program where you can team up with a better play to earn rewards together.

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Here’s the full list of modes that shall be available to play:

  • Speed Race Mode: This mode challenges racers to compete against each other and uses their drifting skills to earn EXP that can unlock more challenging tracks

  • Arcade Mode: Whether playing solo or in teams, this mode provides additional gameplay modes such as Item Race, Infini-Boost or Lucci Runner 

  • Ranked Mode: From Bronze to Living Legend, players can rank up tiers and earn rewards such as K-Coins to purchase a variety of items in the Shop

  • Story Mode: Players can join Dao and his friends to save the tracks from Lodumani’s evil deeds

  • Time Trial: Racers will beat the clock to become the fastest racer

KartRider: Rush+ is a global release, whereas the original KartRider: Rush was a short live U.S version of the base KartRider game that is super popular in countries like Korea.

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KartRider: Drift is still due to release sometime in 2020 and if you’d like to read about that, we have a preview HERE

Find out more and pre-register for KartRider: Rush+ at THIS LINK.

Let us know if you’re excited for some this release in the comments below.

Dylan Blight
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Dylan Blight

[He/Him] Dylan Blight is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Explosion Network, an independent Australian publication covering video games, film, television and pop culture. Since founding Explosion Network in 2017, Dylan has written and produced reviews, news, interviews, features and podcasts across the entertainment industry, while overseeing the publication's editorial direction and content.

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