Crazyracing Kartrider

Crazyracing KartRider (or simply KartRider; Korean: 크레이지레이싱 카트라이더) is an online multiplayer racing game developed by Nexon Korea Corporation. It is part of the Crazy Arcade franchise. It earns revenue by selling virtual items within the in-game shop, including different types of vehicles and spraypaints. KartRider not only features fictitious fantasy vehicles but also branded game models based on real-life cars, developed in collaboration with companies such as BMW Korea. About 25% of South Koreans have played the game at least once.[1]

Crazyracing KartRider
Developer(s)Nexon Korea Corporation
Publisher(s)Nexon Korea Corporation
Nexon America Inc.
Tiancity
Gamania
Innova
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • KOR: June 1, 2004
  • CHN: October 1, 2006
  • TW: December 19, 2006
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game offers a variety of game modes, primarily based around item races using power-ups (comparable to Mario Kart), or so called Speed racing which requires the player to drift to gain boost items.[2]

Development

A closed beta for an English version of KartRider began in America on May 1, 2007 and ended on May 31, 2007. The open beta began on October 2, 2007 and ended on March 19, 2008. It was then closed without an official statement by Nexon America; the website was eventually removed and all references to the game were subsequently removed from the companies website.

A Vietnamese version was known as BoomSpeed, and the Chinese version is named PopKart (Chinese: 跑跑卡丁车).

On March 11, 2011, Nexon America released a version of KartRider for the Apple App Store under the name KartRider Rush.[3][4][5] This version closed later on as well. A KartRider client released for Facebook called KartRider Dash has been shut down as of April 15, 2014.

On May 12, 2020, KartRider Rush+ was released on Google Play and the iOS App Store.[6][7][8] It surpassed 10 million downloads globally after its first two weeks of release.[9][10][11]

Lifetime of the different regional KartRider clients (excluding Asian mobile app versions):

KartRider: Drift
KartRider: Drift
Developer(s)Nexon Korea Corporation
Publisher(s)Nexon Korea Corporation
Nexon America Inc.
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Release
  • WW: 2020
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

On November 14, 2019, Nexon announced an updated global version under the name KartRider: Drift for PC and Xbox One at Microsoft's X019 which will be released worldwide in 2020.[12][13] This is the first time the franchise is released on console and have cross-platform capability.

Closed beta began on December 5, 2019 and ended on December 8, 2019.[14]

On May 13, 2020, Nexon announced a second closed beta period, which would last from June 3, 2020 to June 10, 2020. Sign ups would be open until June 8, and invites would start being sent out on June 1 and 2.[15]

References
  1. Kbs Global Archived 2007-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "KartRider Game Modes Guide". Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110311005839/en/Nexons-KartRider-Rush-Races-iOS
  4. "App Store - KartRider Rush". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. "NEXON MOBILE, KartRiderRush". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. VGR (2020-05-30). "KartRider Rush+ Review and Giveaway Announcement". VGR. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  7. "KartRider Rush+ Is Live With Multiple Modes & 45+ Tracks". Android Headlines. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  8. "KartRider Rush+: A SuperParent First Look". SuperParent. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  9. "KartRider Rush+ Races Past 10 Million Global Downloads". Android Headlines. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  10. "KartRider Rush+ Downloaded Over 10 Million Times In Just Two Weeks". TheGamer. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  11. "Nexon's 'KartRider Rush+' gets a massive 10 Million download in two weeks". Micky. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  12. "Grab the Wheel in the Newest Online Cross-Platform Kart Racing Game, KartRider: Drift!". www.businesswire.com. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  13. "X019: The Legendary PC Racing Game, KartRider: Drift, Coming Soon to Xbox One". Xbox Wire. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  14. "Sign Up for Closed Beta | Official KartRider: Drift Website". KartRider: Drift | Official Website. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  15. http://kartrider.nexon.net/en/news/article/56227
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