Mario Kart tour gets a landscape mode

Mario Kart tour has responded to a recurring request from the community: to offer a landscape mode to its players. Since its release in September 2019 on Android and iOS, this mobile game could only be played in portrait mode. A lack of flexibility that players have long criticised.

It took almost a year to finally be able to play horizontally. Now you have no excuse to explain your off-roading and skidding!
Otherwise, in parallel, the exploration season has started and it allows you to get 2 new drivers and several exclusive vehicles.

Landscape mode for Mario Kart Tour : a long-standing request

The difference between portrait and landscape mode is not only a question of comfort or aesthetics. Thegame experience is really different, since playing horizontally gives you a much wider view.
This way, you can better anticipate and calculate your trajectories, to avoid natural obstacles and those set up by opposing players. Depending on the orientation chosen, the controls will also be adapted.

For those who prefer portrait mode, the choice will still be available, so don't worry! You can even choose an automatic mode that will switch from vertical to horizontal depending on how you hold the phone. Everything is set in the options menu.

An update to get the ball rolling?

Mario Kart Tour sector needs this landscape mode to get going again. This adaptation of Mario Kart on mobile worked very well when it was released, especially with the possibility of playing online multiplayer easily. A feature that was missing from the first handheld versions of the saga.
In 2019, it was the most downloaded game on the App Store. But with the explosion of the mobile sectorthe competition is tough. So you have to work hard to stay on top.

Since then, the hype has died down a bit and the game has received mixed reviews. The game has been criticized for being too much of a rehash of what already exists, without offering any real novelties... If it's not a revolution, this landscape mode is still a good start to seduce the fans of Mario Kart Tour!