F1 Race Stars Preview: F1 Meets Mario Kart

Pete Walsh August 22, 2012

Eurogamer have posted a positive preview of F1 Race Stars, describing it as F1 Meets Mario Kart that may even mirror aspects of the real world series (not the driver’s big heads of course!):

F1 Race Stars plays fully as you’d expect a Mario Kart clone to, though it’s surprising how well those disparate elements come together. The half-baked observation that F1′s becoming more like a video game in recent years is revealed to have a fair bit of weight: Nintendo’s template fits as snugly around the technical intricacies of the sport’s contemporary make-up as a nomex glove.

Races are brash and chaotic, and while the handling lacks some of the depth of a Mario Kart, F1 Race Stars has it where it counts. There’s character in abundance, and it should make for a disarmingly charming offshoot of Codemasters’ official series.

F1 Race Stars looks to be an excellent way to share the fun of virtual racing with family and friends.

Read F1 Race Stars Preview: F1 Meets Mario Kart at Eurogamer