Moshi Karts is a racing game application for iOS devices. The game is free to play, with additional in-app purchases that cost real money.
Background[]
The app was released on February 22nd, 2014 and accompanying merchandise followed in July 2014, with the promise of further trading cards and games to be released in the future. A Katsuma Transforming Track Playset with to exclusive karts and drivers is to come from Hero. Moshi Karts Trickstar Vehicles and Stunt Launchers and also the RC Katsuma Kart are other toys yet to be released.
On February 28th, 2014, promotional material in the form of room decoration items were released on Moshi Monsters. Yukea sells miniature versions of the karts that feature in the game.
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(Note: The Official Game Trailer music is a excerpt from There's No Escape From Sweet Tooth)
Gameplay[]
Moshi Karts is a racing-themed endless runner game where there are forty levels, the object of each being to get to the finish line. Each level is a different length and each level has lots of different obstacles to dodge. The game automatically ends when a player collides with an obstacle. If the player wishes, they may purchase a revive - starting at 40 Rox, the price then doubles after each revive until capping at 800. Once each level is complete, you will get a rating out of three stars, based on how many rox you collected. Rox can be collected from the tracks and can be used to buy new karts and helmets in the shop. Throughout the levels there are endurance challenges and star-gates where you must have a certain amount of stars to pass on to the next set of levels.
Description[]
MONSTERS...START YOUR ENGINES! Rev up that kart and put your paw to the floor as you hurtle through the stunning world of Moshi, dodging and destroying oncoming obstacles to beat evil Dr. Strangeglove’s terrible traps in this blisteringly fast racing game! Go! Go! Go!
- Race through 40 tracks!
- Unlock crazy new karts!
- Use boosts to upgrade your kart!
- Jump, smash and drift!
- Defeat Dr. Strangeglove and his diablolical contraptions!
Soundtrack[]
| No. | Title | Music | Notes | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Theme" | 0:55 | |||
| 2. | "Strangeglove Loop" | The Doctor Will See You Now | 0:14 | ||
| 3. | "Goosebump 1" | Goosebump Manor | 0:26 | ||
| 4. | "Goosebump 2" | Goosebump Manor | 0:28 | ||
| 5. | "Music Island 1" | Music Island | 0:36 | ||
| 6. | "Music Island 2" | Music Island | 0:26 | ||
| 7. | "Lose theme" | 0:04 | |||
| 8. | "Win theme" | 0:05 | |||
| 9. | "Ranking Win" | 0:15 | |||
| 10. | "Comic 1" | The Doctor Will See You Now | 0:15 | ||
| 11. | "Comic 2" | We're In This Together | 0:08 | ||
| 12. | "Comic 3" | 0:10 |
Levels[]
| Level Number | Level Name | Length (m) | Possible 
|
Max
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Training Wheels | 1140 | 3 | 3 |
| 02 | Sundown Sprint | 1600 | 3 | 6 |
| 03 | Cavern Crunch | 1805 | 3 | 9 |
| 04 | Dusk Dash | 1815 | 3 | 12 |
| Stargate requiring 8
|
12 | |||
| 05 | Seaside Slide | 2050 | 3 | 15 |
| 06 | Splatform Skid | 2600 | 3 | 18 |
| 07 | Rockery Run | 2735 | 3 | 21 |
| 08 | Explosive Escape | 3365 | 3 | 24 |
| 09 | Gruelling Gauntlet | 2865 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Endurance Challenge 1 | 7000 | 6 | 33 |
| 11 | Shore Shark Redemption | 2860 | 3 | 36 |
| Stargate requiring 25
|
36 | |||
| 12 | Mind the Glump | 3020 | 3 | 39 |
| 13 | Pesky Passage | 2900 | 3 | 42 |
| 14 | Terrifying Traffic | 3150 | 3 | 45 |
| 15 | Rox Rally | 3235 | 3 | 48 |
| 16 | Endurance Challenge 2 | 7375 | 6 | 54 |
| 17 | Are We There Yet? | 4325 | 3 | 57 |
| Stargate requiring 45
|
57 | |||
| 18 | Roller Rage | 3445 | 3 | 60 |
| 19 | Death Valley | 3545 | 3 | 63 |
| 20 | Endurance Challenge 3 | 7435 | 6 | 69 |
| 21 | Goosebump Manor | 2850 | 3 | 72 |
| 22 | Creepy Corridors | 2960 | 3 | 75 |
| 23 | Wacky Woods | 3000 | 3 | 78 |
| Stargate requiring 60
|
78 | |||
| 24 | Cemetary Japes | 3225 | 3 | 81 |
| 25 | Highrise Horror | 3000 | 3 | 84 |
| 26 | Trick or Treat Trail | 2700 | 3 | 87 |
| 27 | Ghastly Gravestones | 2950 | 3 | 90 |
| 28 | Dangerous Dash | 3100 | 3 | 93 |
| 29 | Travel Trouble | 2700 | 3 | 96 |
| 30 | Endurance Challenge 4 | 7150 | 6 | 102 |
| 31 | The Crypt | 2380 | 3 | 105 |
| Stargate requiring 80
|
105 | |||
| 32 | Haunted Highway | 2900 | 3 | 108 |
| 33 | The Winding Way | 2700 | 3 | 111 |
| 34 | Phantom Feud | 2850 | 3 | 114 |
| 35 | Spooky Sprint | 2920 | 3 | 117 |
| 36 | Endurance Challenge 5 | 7000 | 6 | 123 |
| 37 | Scary Scurry | 2930 | 3 | 126 |
| Stargate requiring 100
|
126 | |||
| 38 | Track of Terror | 3000 | 3 | 129 |
| 39 | Chilling Chase | 2975 | 3 | 132 |
| 40 | Endurance Challenge 6 | 7125 | 6 | 138 |
Shop[]
The shop in Moshi Karts sells ten of both karts and helmets. By default you are given the Boom Buggy kart and Wild Kat helmet at no expense. Prices of karts increase from 2,000 up to 20,000 rox and prices of helmets increase up to 10,000 rox. Once you have bought a kart/helmet it is yours to keep and you can change between karts/helmets at no expense.
Karts[]
| Name | Rox | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Boom Buggy | Default |  |
| Green Machine | 2,000 |  |
| Blue Bandit | 3,000 |  |
| Crimson Cruiser | 4,000 |  |
| Super Scorcher | 5,000 |  |
| The Phantom | 7,000 |  |
| Crypt Kicker | 10,000 |  |
| Camo Hawk | 12,000 |  |
| Moshi Missile | 15,000 |  |
| Clawsome Kart | 20,000 |  |
Helmets[]
| Name | Rox | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Kat | Default |  |
| Great 8 | 300 |  |
| Blue Blaze | 500 |  |
| Stars 'n' Stripes | 1,000 |  |
| Moshimo 4000 | 1,500 |  |
| Great White | 2,000 |  |
| Skeleton Crew | 4,000 |  |
| Jet Set | 6,000 |  |
| Moshinaut | 8,000 |  |
| Neon Shadow | 10,000 |  |
Version History[]
| Version | Date | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.2 | 3rd June 2014 | We've been tinkering under the hood so you MONSTARS can have an even better experience! |
| 1.0.1 | 22nd February 2014 | We've been tinkering under the hood so you MONSTARS can have an even better experience! |
| 1.0 | 12th February 2014 | (initial release) |
In-App Purchases[]
Replay races to earn Rox or buy some below. Buying Rox will cost real money.
| In App Purchases | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Rox | Cost | Price per 1,000 rox |
| Handful of Rox | 1,000 | £0.79 | £0.79 |
| Box of Rox | 3,000 | £2.29 | £0.76 |
| Case of Rox | 6,000 | £3.99 | £0.67 |
| Crate of Rox | 24,000 | £14.99 | £0.62 |
| Vault of Rox (Best Value) | 55,000 | £32.99 | £0.60 |
Credits[]
The following are credited on the 'about' section of the settings.
| Credits | |
|---|---|
| Role | Credited Individual(s) |
| MIND CANDY LTD | |
| Mind Candy Limited is a company registered in England & Wales with company registration number 05119483 and with its registered office at 15 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4DN. | |
| Chief Executive Officer | Michael Acton Smith |
| Chief Operating Officer Chief Finanical Officer |
Divinia Knowles |
| Chief Product Officer | Chia Chin Lee |
| Chief Business Development Officer Chief Licensing Officer |
Darran Garnham |
| Chief Community & Safety Officer | Rebecca Newton |
| PRODUCTION | |
| Producer | Gareth Mills |
| Associate Producer | Ben Milsom |
| MARKETING | |
| Head of Marketing | Andy Matjaszek |
| Marketing Creative | Dino Burbidge |
| CREATIVE | |
| Director of Moshiology | Steve Cleverley |
| Original Characters | Vincent Bechet |
| Head of Art | Jeff Hall |
| Writer | Toby Starbuck |
| Lead Audio Designer | Dean Hendriks |
| Music | Tim Van De Laar Sanj Sen |
| Comicbook Artists | Lucien Hoare Meelis Silem |
| Karts Modeller | Hoai Tran |
| Additional Art | Trevor White Ant Gardner Neil Porter |
| Ops and Creative Assistant | Megan Kane |
| USER RESEARCH | |
| User Researcher | Mary Henley |
| LEGAL | |
| General Counsel | Jennifer Swallow |
| FINANCE | |
| Head of Management Accounts | Alex Cram |
| Management Accounts | Mark Bishop |
| BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE | |
| Business Intelligence Engineer | Vincent Delorme |
| QUALITY ASSURANCE | |
| QA and Release Manager | Darren Loveless |
| QA Engineer | Ioannis Lefkaditis |
| Additional QA Support | Testology Ltd. |
| LICENSING | |
| Head of Consumer Product Development | James McKnight |
| Product Development Manager | Sian Renaud |
| SPECIAL THANKS | |
| Ed Perridge, Ram Kanda, David Bishop, Lance Winter, Erica May, Rebecca Langton, Mirtha Nandoo, Gina Clarke, Drew Betoni, Liz Macfie, Marcus Thornley, Supna Chavda, Kirstie Marsh, Andrew Inwood, Ben Christey and all of the other Mind Candies past and present. FMOD Sound System, copyright Firelight Technocologies Pty, Ltd., 1994-2014 | |
| PLAYSIDE STUDIOS | |
| Chief Executive Officer | Gerry Sakkas |
| Director of Coroporate Strategy | Mark Goulopoulos |
| Director of Finance | Aaron Pasias |
| Business & Development Manager | Tejesh Munusamy |
| Lead Engineer | Scott Wickens |
| Engineer | Andre Spierings |
| Lead Artist | Adam Bax Patrick Delmastro |
| Artist | Rhyl Mayes |
| Junior Artist | Kristel Villegas |
| Design | Nick Merritt |
| Audio Designer | Danny Armstrong |
| Art Intern | Ryan Hopwood Wafik Salim |
Merchandise[]
Merchandise has been released to celebrate the launch of Moshi Karts.
Moshling Racers[]
- Main article: Moshi Karts Moshling Racers Figures
The Moshling Racers figures are Moshi Monsters figures of Moshlings in Moshi karts. One series of twelve figures has been released, and it is unknown if a second series will follow however possible art for the in-game items has been found.
Katsuma Trickster 360 Spin[]
- Main article: Moshi Karts Katsuma Trickster 360 Spin Vehicle
The Moshi Karts Katusma Trickster 360 Spin Vehicle is a playset featuring Katsuma in a kart which can be pulled back and once released Katsuma will accelerate forward and perform a 360 spin.
Moshi Karts Sticker Activity Book[]
- Main article: Moshi Karts Sticker Activity Book
The Moshi Karts Sticker Activity Book is a sticker activity book made to promote the Moshi Karts app. The book was originally listed to be published in September 2014. Due to Moshi Monsters' drop in franchise activity through mid-2014 and 2015, the fate of this book remains uncertain.
Katsuma Track Playset[]
- Main article: Unreleased Merchandise#Katsuma Track Playset
The Katsuma Track Playset is a playset similar in appearance to Katsuma's default kart and opens up to reveal a race track for the collectables to race on. Little information is known about it as it is unreleased and it is uncertain if it will actually release.
Promotional Items in Moshi Monsters[]
Moshi Karts Karts
- Main article: Moshi Karts Karts
The Moshi Karts Karts are sold at Yukea and are in-game versions of the karts that appear in the Moshi Karts app.
Boom Buggy
Moshi Missile
Clothing Items Multiple helmets and jackets have been made available for sale at the Marketplace.
Moshi Karts Moshlings
- Main article: Moshi Karts Moshlings
The Moshi Karts Moshlings are exclusively available via Secret Codes from the Moshlings Racers toy packs.
Possible second/other series
The following images have been found on Moshi Monsters artists' website and may be in-game items for a second/other series of the Moshlings Racers figures. They appear to have a neon theme.
Development Artwork[]
Trivia[]
- The name of the app was revealed at the London Toy Fair 2014.
- Moshi Karts was mentioned in Issue 39 of the Moshi Monsters Magazine.
- The main monster featured in Moshi Karts is a Katsuma.
- The initial concept of Moshi Karts was scrapped but then returned.
- The brand is designed to reach a slightly older fan base including boys aged 12 and over, but will also appeal to Moshi Monsters fans of all ages.
- Unlike the majority of Mind Candy's other mobile applications, Moshi Karts has not been released for Android devices.
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