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Lightstream Racer – Racing Game Review
Lightstream Racer is a Racing/Action/Sports game from Virtual Arts Limited, first launched in 21st April 2018.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 1,836+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Lightstream Racer Stand Out
Futuristic anti gravity racing! Bring the fun to the real world using Augmented Reality!
Enjoy all modes, tracks and cars available.
Grab screenshots and share stickers on iMessage.
Featured as Game of the Day on the App Store! (28/06/2018)
Editor’s Choice Award – AR Critic (28/06/2018)
“Lightstream Racer is a fantastic augmented reality racing game and it’s definitely the best AR racing game I’ve played to this date.” – AR Critic (9.2/10)
“Sci-fi graphics done in a futuristic style” – PDALIFE (9.7/10)
"A racing arcade with augmented reality" – [email protected] (8.5/10)
“An AR Take on Wipeout crossed with the classic MicroMachines" – VRFocus
"If you've ever missed playing with the Hot Wheels track you once had" – Pocket Gamer
“one of the most convincing AR titles seen on iPhone and iPad” – iPhon.fr
"the track can completely encircle the player, providing a new perspective on the racing action" – Techristic
AUGMENTED REALITY RACING
See tracks appear in the real world using ARKit with iOS 12 in any location! Share your screenshots with #LightstreamRacer (Please stay safe and be considerate to others.)
PLAY WITH FRIENDS – MULTIPLAYER AR MODE
Get 2 devices and race side by side in AR! One player places down the track in AR, the 2nd player joins and its game on! This mode uses ARKit 2 on iOS 12.
TAKE ON RIVALS IN ONLINE MODE
Online mode lets you race against other player times on your device, the seeker takes on their time as you strive to overtake on every turn! Online mode features exciting 5-Lap and Hot Lap races.
RACE IN OUTER SPACE – MOBILE MODE
Mobile mode lets you race in outer space! Complete all tracks, unlock all cars and compete online across all 5 lap and Hot lap races! Try controlling the camera view with your device gyroscope to take control of the action!
PLACE FUTURISTIC CARS IN THE REAL WORLD WITH CUTTING EDGE GRAPHICS!
Get close to the action and see the stunning graphics with real-time lighting effects. Take a screenshot and share with your friends in AR Showroom mode! #LightstreamRacer
RACING GAMEPLAY
Anti gravity racing in short circuit bursts, experience exciting arcade entertainment as you drift around corners, use the Mag Grip to hold tight! Extra momentum, awarded as you complete each lap, increases your top speed – making each lap faster than the last!
PLACE TABLETOP AND 360 DEGREE TRACKS
Tabletop tracks appear as a race track in front of your eyes! 360 degree tracks let you choose where you want to stand, the whole track will surround you in this room scale experience! Don’t worry though you won’t need a large living room as you can simply turn around to keep pace with the car. (Please take care and be aware of your surroundings.)
COMPLETE CAREER MODE
The path to earning your racing stripes! Compete against the Seeker in offline mode, to hone your skills in the virtual world. You’ll progress across multiple tracks and unlock new difficulties with faster cars. These then also become available in online mode.
GO FROM NOVICE TO INTERMEDIATE TO EXPERT
As you rise in difficulty, more advanced cars with progressively higher top speeds are unlocked! Lap times come down, but the risk of drifting off the track increases!
PERFECT YOUR DRIFTING CONTROL
Streamlined, two button control system is super intuitive to use while offering a huge amount of depth as you perfect your racing line. Momentum fills with every successful lap in race modes increasing your top speed making timing your acceleration critical.
BECOME A LEGEND
Prove your mad skills and climb the Online leaderboard against other players! The leaderboard is available across all 5 Lap Races and Hot Lap track modes.
BE PART OF AN AWESOME COMMUNITY
Challenge other player race times and make some new friends. Enjoy Lightstream Racer together!
Facebook,Twitter: LightstreamRace
Web: Lightstreamracer.com
Further information available in our FAQ:
http://lightstreamracer.com/faq
This Racing game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Lightstream Racer is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 2nd September 2019
Recent improvements include:
RACE ANTIGRAVITY FUTURISTIC CARS EVERYWHERE IN AUGMENTED REALITY
- Race against a computer controlled opponent and test your ability in the new Skill Challenge mode!
- Introducing a brand new on-boarding tutorial to teach you how to become the Lightstream Racer Champion!
- Fixed an issue where you couldn't exit on-boarding
If you haven't yet, check out Garage Mode and iMessage stickers, share your screenshots with #LightstreamRacer
You can now also race in non-Augmented Reality mode in outer space!
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Download & Availability
Lightstream Racer is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
There seems to be no ar mode even though it has no ar mode its still a cool racing game. Written by a 10 year old kid.
We got through the tutorial and uninstalled. Hold a button down constantly and occasionally push another button. Thats the game.
Bad enough youre prompting us to pay to remove ads before Ive seen more than one car nor more than one track, but when neither yes nor no actually do anything and we have to keep re-loading the game to get past it, youre just not ready to be out of private beta-testing.
We like the game but there are only 3 cars and they look the same no multiplayer and the AI are so easy.
Great idea of an AR game, but just way too many ads.
We were 5 MINUTES into the game and had to watch 3 ads. We loaded up the game for the first time and pressed start, AND AN AD PLAYED. The amount of ads is unbearable and makes the game way less fun. Not like the game was that fun anyway.
The ads are SO aggressive that this ends up being a big vacuum of 30s video ads and very little game play. Find something else.
There was several times that we were able to click through a menu without getting another 30 sec ad. Can we please fill up that gap with more ads.
The game is simple and not that interesting except as an AR demo. But the ads are way too obstructive. There's a30 sec add for every menu tap. So you'll have to sit thru 90 sec of ads before your can even play a race. We get they need to make money but it's not worth it for this lame game.
We love car racing so much we love this game.
We try to go to tutorial but it logged us out of the game. And also the singleplayer. We know it doesnt work becuase we tried many times. So Im nit going to waste our time on the other ones. The game doesnt work.
The game itself is great the regular mode is great the Ar is not so great tho but its not bad either.
Was trying to play against our daughter in AR and there is no height option, or orientation option. She couldnt see the track so despite implementing a currently cutting edge technology, a simple flaw ruined it.
Really cool game and now we get the AR thing.
There are so many ads in this game, it makes it virtually unplayable. You have to watch two 30 second ads just to jump into a quick career race.
This is the AR game you are looking for.
Very difficult to play. Track doesnt seem to stay in its place either. Save your dollar for something else.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.5.3
- Size: 431.94 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Virtual Arts Limited
Last updated: 2nd September 2019 | Genre: Racing, Action | Developer: Virtual Arts Limited