It’s super cool-give me your phone.” I did, and before I could ask which friend and why he needed my phone, my son had set everything up, got the “supercars” charging, downloaded the Anki Overdrive app, and was perusing the various attributes of our cars as well as new ones he would soon be asking me to buy him for Christmas. “You didn’t say it was Overdrive,” said my 12-year-old boy. When I told my boys that I was getting a race car set to try out, they were intrigued but not as excited as I expected. Read on to find out if this robotic racecar and video game hybrid is a win or if it crashes and burns. The cars aren’t just cars either they’re “supercar robots,” and while you ostensibly are racing the two vehicles around the track, there are also virtual, high-tech elements that add to the complexity and fun of this activity. My kids-I have four boys from age 14 down to 8 years old-also love cars, so when I came across the Anki Overdrive Starter Kit, I knew they would be ideal test subjects for this toy. Many kids love anything electronic, fast-moving, battling, and that incorporates a phone while playing.

Keep reading for our full product review.

We purchased the Anki Overdrive Starter Kit so our writer could put it to the test.

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