The Switch has plenty of kart racers to choose from, some of which even star major gaming stars like Mario, Sonic and Crash Bandicoot, but that hasn't stopped Garfield from returning to the genre with Garfield Kart Furious Racing.
Yes, a brand new Garfield racer is headed to Switch this November, serving as a sequel to Garfield Kart on 3DS. The game will see the world-famous cat taking on Jon, Odie and friends in 16 tracks from the world of Garfield including Palerock Lake and the Pastacosi Factory. Players can compete in online races with up to eight players, and split-screen races with up to four players.
The game features a number of characters and karts which can all be customised with "dozens" of accessories and all come with their own driving style. You'll need to pick the setup that feels best for you before getting out on track and using crazy bonus items to secure the win - there are Grand Prix, Single Race and Time Trial events to enjoy.
The game is launching on 7th November in Europe, and slightly earlier on the 5th November in North America. Garfield, Odie, Jon, Nermal, Arlene, Liz, Harry and Squeak have been confirmed as playable characters.
Room for one more racer on your Switch?
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The fact that this has online Multiplayer blows my mind.
This could entice people... if it's free-to-play.
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!
Bullet Bills don't work, Jon
In all fairness, it doesn't look bad. Visually it's a big step up from the PC Garfield racer, now if only it plays well too. If it actually plays good, and has some nice track variety, then I may get my hands on it for some online co-op.
Garfields the name, lasagnas my game!
Best case scenario: It turns out to be a pretty fun kart racer.
Worst case scenario: I become the world champion of Garfield Kart on Switch. My Track speedruns will be unrivaled.
Team Nermal all damn day.
Garf-Kart! Get Bill Murray for the voice of Garfield?
Lets just wait until we see the review, for all we know it could be a Mario Kart beater
Thank you Jim Davis for bestowing this greatness among the mortal world. Now, where could my pipe be?
@NullPointerExcep - You beat me to it.
Furry-ous racing.
@westman98 Save that for the Bubsy Kart Racer
Game of the year 2019-2029
It's honestly about time Mario gets put in his place
As if Garfield has the energy to go Kart racing.
Game of the year, 10/10 best game, praise be to our omnipresent lasagna overlord
Haedox is going to have a field day with this. (If he ever comes back to youtube (PLEASE COME BACK) )
I'm getting Knack 2 flashbacks from this.
@NullPointerExcep “Sorry Jon....”
FYI, don’t look up Sorryjon on reddit. They’ve demonized Garfield lol.
On topic - Long time Garfield fan, and would totally buy an Action/Adventure/RPG Garfield game. Or even a good Sim. But I’m gonna Hard Pass on a kart racer, I barely play Mario Kart as is.
Wouldn't "Apathetic Racing" have been a more fitting title?
OMFEWFGE9QUHFAOSHFSA GARFIELD KART SEQUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@patbacknitro18 Unrivaled you say? Not unless you find the ultra shortcuts, compadre
@TheFanatic You think you can rival my speedruns? I'll have you know I am in one of the highest-ranking players who actually wants to speedrun the time trails in this game.....Even if there's just 2 people on that list at the moment
I honestly had no clue this was a thing. But the more options, the merrier I guess
@patbacknitro18 Yes, but I have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Garfield movies starring Bill Murray. Pretty sure that’s checkmate.
FINALLY my Garfield karting prayers are answered!
Sheldon better be in this game. Also it's amazing that they never made a "Pokemon Kart" where instead of karts you ride pokemon, it could be like Diddy Kong Racing where you ride Land, Water, and Flying pokemon in different modes
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"HEEEEEYYYY KIDS! It's Binky the Clown! And you just read this in my voice!"
@GrailUK ditto
@Deanster101 I can cross this off my wishlist
Someone get Haedox.
This hurts me.
I ate those food
SCREW CTR AND MARIO KART 8 DELUXE! This and hello kitty are GOTY 2020!
I love Garfield. But I don't see how beyond the characters themselves this could be stretched into a full game. I haven't played the 3DS game, but what kind of recognizable worlds does Garfield have that could be made into memorable tracks? Garfield barely goes anywhere in the comic strip, so what would the developers have to pull from? All the screenshots just look so bland.
@Gravitron They did, it's called Pokemon Dash... be glad you've never heard of it.
If this game runs in 60fps on Switch then I'm so ashame of Sega and Activision.
Day one for me. Hopefully they pull out stops for characters. Orson’s farm please
U.S. Acres characters PLEASE. I wanna be Sheldon and Orson!
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I’m boycotting this game for the furious pun alone.
You should check out Quinton Reviews' new video on lost Garfield strips. it's fascinating.
GARFIELD KART 2 BABAY
GAME OF THE YEAR
Game of the year
@commentlife Nah. I'm shipping that fool to Abu Dhabi. Lol
Hmm it doesn't look bad. I hope it has wireless play which MK8 Deluxe and Team Sonic Racing both have. CTR was also supposed to support wireless play or so it said on the eshop up until the game released but didn't end up having it😒. I'll keep an eye out for reviews first. Hopefully it doesn't end up being disappointing like Nickelodeon kart racers.
Meh.... I tried to like other Mario kart clones as well, but it's just not the same to me. Sega All Stars racing for example.... some nice levels, but I just couldn't be bothered to replay it again. Mario Kart N64 I still play it. Mario Kart Gamecube also a great Kart game. Well each his own
Garfield for smash
Perfect, just perfect
If it's fun, why not?
@link3710 it came out in 2004 so that makes sense. It does looks terrible. That was around the time when I was "too old for Pokemon" if it wasnt for XY I probably never would've went back to it.
@NullPointerExcep
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Wow... the first one did well enough for a sequel?
Won't it come out on a Monday?
I'll be really happy if this turns out to be a good game. I'd love to have those characters in a great game!!
Meh. With the Switch already having Mario Kart, Sonic Team Racing and Crash Team Racing, a low tier kart racer like this is really of no interest.. If it was free to play, I would probably give it a try though.
I just crapped my pants. God has given me his son, Garfield. Thank you God. Thank you Garfield. "Sobs"
I wrapped up raw chicken legs for Jim Davis when I worked at a meat counter in a grocery store when I was in college. He seemed cool.
Crikey, those tracks look wide.
Never knew there was a 3DS, which isn't a good sign for the Switch version. It'll be interesting to watch, as I've always loved Garfield. Go Nermal!
For the... 3 people who wanted this? I could see this as a budget title for like... 15 dollars at best.
Hmmm... Well I was expecting kart racers to come along since Mario Kart 8 DX, Sonic and CTR (And maybe Hello Kitty for younger players with less cash) have all been doing well, but not in the form of Garfield... Was expecting something like Disney to make a new one, or perhaps a Team17 title.
@BionicDodo As long as none of those days are Monday.
This could be cool, but is it just me or do the characters lose too much of their charm when you mostly only watch them from behind?
PHYSICAL RELEASE PLEASE!!! xD
@Dethmunk
I like the aesthetics. Mario Kart is way too colorful and over-ornamented for me. All that matters in the end is having fun.
I'm not really a big Garfield fan, but, if the online racing's good and it's cheap enough I might pick it up.
I wonder if Garfield eats lasagna while driving!
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