All-Star Fruit Racing has certainly taken the scenic route on its journey to Nintendo Switch, with the online portion of the game seeing a bumpy road to release. Initially, developer 3DClouds said it wouldn't be bringing online play to Nintendo Switch, before eventually reaching out to Epic Games to find a way to make it all work. Well, that move seems to have paid off, as online support is now available.
We praised the game's unique take on racing weapons upon release in our review, with combinations of different gauges helping to create fusion-style attacks which actually go beyond what the Mario Kart series offers, but ultimately felt that the asking price was a little high for the overall amount of content on offer. Naturally, adding online options is a nice step towards providing more fun for players, and certainly one headed in the right direction.
The new online section becomes available by performing a software update for the title - it all falls under Version 1.01 so make sure your game is up to date. The game's publisher PQube has said the following about the new update:
Whether you want to matchmake with random racers online, create custom lobbies with friends or experience local area network play, all of this functionality and more is available right now for the Nintendo Switch version of the game!
We thank everyone for their support for All-Star Fruit Racing and we hope these new features allow you to have even more fun with the title!
Did you play this when the game first launched earlier this summer? Will you consider giving it a go now that online play has been implemented? Let us know your thoughts on this one below.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe killer. Said no one ever.
£35 for that game? Really? head in hands
Why? When Mario Kart 8 exists in the world!
poor mans mario kart no thanks
@mist because when something sells well somebody else will try n sell the same thing. it happens in every industry
I don't see the point in this game being on the Switch (especially at that price). Is it going to make people switch from Mario Kart? No. It makes sense on other system as they don't have an experience like it.
@BladedKnight
Agreed. Disney missed that boat big time
@Bunkerneath It's called a facepalm
Although this is expensive. Nintendo only players want mario kart and nothing else. Third parties should not release any other kart racers.
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You already posted this.
35 euros ? That's too much when Mario Kart 8 is there
I have nothing against playing some other karting games, I love that, but 35e is really too much
EDIT : Looks like in France the game cost 40€, while the price is fixed at 25e on Steam ... That's even worse than I first thought
@LightBeam Hello, the price doesn't depends from the studio, but from the resellers: we don't decide anythings in these terms.
We know there's Mario Kart 8 on Switch too, but our game is available for all the consoles (Ps4, XboxOne and PC) and so also for Switch.
@1UP_MARIO as we already said, our game is available for all the console: why we shouldn't release any other kart racers on PS4, XboxOne and PC? Maybe someone is looking for a different kart racing game from Mario!
@3DClouds I’m glad it’s released on the switch. More games the better some might prefer this game more. My initial comment I was sarcastic hense the S at the bottom
@1UP_MARIO oh sorry!
This game would be great if it was 20 euro's.
@3DClouds Ok so that's good to know
I have tried your game on PC, it looks fun
Keep releasing games, who cares if Mario Kart is already there, I hope you will have success
It looks like a step up from the shovelware Kart games. But it still looks a little too rough for me, and there's nothing that makes it different enough to stand out for me.
I'm also not desperate for a Kart racer, since I'm not burned out on MK8D yet, so that doesn't help. I'd rather wait to see how Team Sonic Racing turns out, since I'm interested in the team mechanic.
Nice. I'll consider giving this a shot now. Maybe it will hold my interest until Sonic. I'm not too big with MK8.
So funny when people at first hate a game entirely and question each and every decisiom the dev made. Then the dev shows up and they are like: "Uuuh, I like your work, please keep doing your thing. Maybe I'll try your game at some point." Kids, just don't be so hateful on everything you see and don't be so overbearing to think you know everything better then anyone - then you don't have to apologize afterwards and you will become all square! (Which actually will help you in your whole life)
Are there Blue Apples in this game?
You know some kid's soul will be damaged forever when he opens his Christmas present and finds out Santa bought him this All-Star Fruit Racing instead of Mario Kart.
I must be the only person who didn’t like Mario Kart. There is no single player game (I have zero gaming mates), nothing to make progress in and so no sense of reward. I find the ‘random’ weapons annoying, and I’ve seen most of the courses before. Basically, I’d much prefer something like Diddy Kong...
I’ll check out All Star Fruit Racer to see if it’s more my cup of java. I must admit, the title meant I’d never considered the game before.
@Bondi_Surfer Many people including myself prefer Diddy Kong Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for the same reasons that you mentioned. Team Sonic Racing is the one on my radar now.
All-Star Fruit Racing is gonna be the new name for my naughty videos folder.
Why would I even consider this next to something like Mario Kart 8? No kart racing game comes even close.
As someone who is currently playing All-Star Fruit Racing(gamefly'd it), its not a bad game and most of the technical issues were patched out as was the AI issue.
Is it MK8D? No. Is it completely worthless? No. This would be a fine game for little girls(who I think are the target audience).
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