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Overdrive
by inspiration from peepuddle36
Slipstream with the gloves off. Drive through the boxes scattered round the circuit and you get something to use: a boost, a shard to fire at whoever is in front, an oil slick to leave behind, a shield, or a bolt that drags down everyone ahead of you. What you get depends on where you are in the field, so being last is not the end of it. Three laps across twenty circuits, bots on three difficulties, and a Clean mode if you would rather just drive. Inspired by a suggestion from peepuddle36.
Tip: turn your phone sideways for more room
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How to play Overdrive
A top-down kart racer. Drive through boxes on the circuit to pick up an item, and what you get depends on where you are in the field, so last place gets the better ones.
Modes
A race against bots on one of 22 circuits with a choice of eight cars. Bot difficulty can be changed, and clean mode switches the items off for a plain race.
Controls
Arrows or W A S D to drive, Space to fire the item you are holding, Shift to drift. On a phone, hold the left or right side of the screen to steer (the car accelerates by itself), hold both sides to drift, and tap the item panel to fire.
Scoring
Your finishing position decides the race, and winning one pays out Shards.
Playing it well
Item boxes matter more than a perfect racing line. What you get depends on where you are in the field, so the further back you run, the stronger the item: being last is annoying, but it hands you the missiles, triple shots, ghosts and swaps that bring you back into it.
Fire offensive items from behind a rival on a straight, where a missile has a clear line. Keep drifts short on wide corners, and if you keep leaving the track, switch to an easier bot difficulty and learn the circuit before you chase the win.
Tips
- Use the boxes, they matter more than a perfect line.
- Clean mode removes the items if you just want to drive.
- Try an easier bot difficulty first.
About this game
Overdrive came from a suggestion by a viewer, peepuddle36, who asked for a kart racer. It runs on the same engine as Slipstream, with items added.
Playtime only counts while you are actively playing: a hidden or idle tab earns nothing.