Bears Can't Drift!?
Put your paw to the floor and power slide between the pines as you face-off against up to three friends in multiplayer split screen. Collect weapons and power-ups to blast your opponents off the track and take the lead. Bears Can’t Drift!? is retro karting action with a modern look and feel.
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August 8, 2016
9 years and 360 days ago
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Mixed57 reviews64.9%
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22 itemsAbout the Game
Bears Can't Drift!? is an action packed Kart Racer set in a beautifully stylised world. Race across a variety of tracks and game modes with up to four player split-screen. Time to find out if Bears really can Drift!
Put your skills to the test in a drive only, infinite time trial. Use the action button to quick restart if things go wrong and try to beat the top times and friends with four player splitscreen.
Single Race
Race against up to 8 AI opponents and 3 friends (with 4 player splitscreen) over three laps in this hectic battle for first place. Use the pickups found throughout the track to give you the edge.
Picnic
This twist on the battle arena will have you and your friends dashing back and forth between picnic baskets in a fun filled fight for food. Use the pickups to hit other players and steal their food but be careful not to get hit yourself!
R1/R2 - Accelerate
L1/L2 - Reverse/Break
B - Drift
A - Action Button (use pickup)
Y - Look back
Left Analogue stick/ Dpad - Turn
Right Analogue stick - Look around
Start - Pause
Game modes
Time TrialPut your skills to the test in a drive only, infinite time trial. Use the action button to quick restart if things go wrong and try to beat the top times and friends with four player splitscreen.
Single Race
Race against up to 8 AI opponents and 3 friends (with 4 player splitscreen) over three laps in this hectic battle for first place. Use the pickups found throughout the track to give you the edge.
Picnic
This twist on the battle arena will have you and your friends dashing back and forth between picnic baskets in a fun filled fight for food. Use the pickups to hit other players and steal their food but be careful not to get hit yourself!
Pickups
Its time to get tactical, there are four different weapons to choose from. The Salmon (Forward attack), Bee (Rear attack), Hedgehog (Shield) or Bird (Boost). But it doesn't stop there, either use your pickup or combine it to make an even more powerful attack!. In total their are 8 different weapons to choose from.Hub world
The hub world is where it all starts. From here you can add players, change bear, difficulty, track and game mode, but only the flag "bear"er gets to choose what you play.Controls
GamepadR1/R2 - Accelerate
L1/L2 - Reverse/Break
B - Drift
A - Action Button (use pickup)
Y - Look back
Left Analogue stick/ Dpad - Turn
Right Analogue stick - Look around
Start - Pause
