Anki Overdrive: Fast And Furious Edition

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The cars fared better in our durability tests, though rear spoilers did pop out and have to be reattached. The base set works straight out the box.

The manufacturer’s recommended age range is 8 to 15 years old. My 8-year-old enjoys this game, but he gets frustrated when the cars have a glitch. My older boys intuitively understood the various levels and weapons components. They also like that they can use it by themselves or with each other. Also, I’ve never needed to help them navigate the game. There wasn't an explicit warning in the instructions not to do this, or that it can permanently damage the Arc Air powerbase. All this comes at a greater cost though, which means more detriment in terms of money wasted if you choose the wrong set. While the supplied instructions are text-heavy, they are clear and easy to follow. By the time we'd got used to how to change the speed and braking settings for our cars we were doing it as fast as an F1 pitstop.We got the Overdrive and Scalextric Arc Air working in the end, but they both had teething issues that hampered our enjoyment. When setting up OVERDRIVE / OVERDRIVE: Fast & Furious Edition, the app will guide you through the process of setting up your first account. Additional accounts can be created by: The Overdrive cars didn't drive that fast in our tests. Unless you were using a boost there was no jeopardy of falling off. Whether you're after a fun race with friends and family this Christmas, or the perfect gift to give a budding hobbyist, a slot car racing set is the ultimate big-kid present.

Compatible with Scalextric spark plug where you plug a dongle into the powerbase to control cars with your smartphoneThe app didn't work smoothly, we found an iOS phone just couldn't join a race being hosted by an Android phone, for example. Carrera digital is also relatively expensive compared to the other slot-car racing systems. It's bigger in European countries and the USA. Prices are more expensive here and if being shipped from abroad, beware import charges.