Mario Kart Tour Finally Hits Mobile In Beta Form, A First Look

Catch These Shells on the Go! The Mario Kart Tour mobile beta test finally hit Android platforms, so you know what that means. You can catch these blue shells on the go. We’ve been waiting for this to drop since they announced the project over two years ago, and for a mobile game this is pretty solid. The game starts off with players shooting off a pipe and receiving a randomized character and kart. I received Toadette (my sworn enemy in these streets) along with a basic pink kart. They start you off with a tutorial to show off the controls and menu navigation. The developers were sure to give players a walk-through of each component in short bursts to give time for players to navigate on their own and not overbear them with too many instructions at once.

Keep Your Hands on the Wheel at All Times Before you start a race, you have the ability to choose between karts, para gliders, and an array of characters (that you may unlock throughout the game). The incentive to get to first place is rewarded with coins and stars so that players may receive tour gifts. These gifts are sometimes characters and emeralds. Players may trade in emeralds for a shot at the pipe in order to receive characters, karts, and para-gliders. (Emeralds are also available for purchase if you do not have enough for the pipe. Hearts are also available for purchase when you run out and want to keep playing races). Players are also able to unlock faster courses (100cc-200cc) the higher their level is. Increas…