Parents' Guide to Traffic Racer

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android Free Racing Games
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Common Sense Media Review

Chris Morris By Chris Morris , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 10+

Been there, done that endless driver with in-app purchases.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 10+?

Any Positive Content?

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Privacy Rating Warning

  • Unclear whether personal information is sold or rented to third parties.
  • Unclear whether personal information are shared for third-party marketing.
  • Personalised advertising is displayed.
  • Data are collected by third-parties for their own purposes.
  • User's information is used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
  • Unclear whether this product creates and uses data profiles for personalised advertisements.
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What's It About?

Users press the right side of the screen to accelerate and the left side to break, while tilting their devices left and right to steer through traffic. There are four courses to drive, though only two are unlocked at the outset of the game. The further players get without getting in a wreck (and the higher their speed), the more dollars they earn. This money can be used to unlock additional features or further customize their vehicles (or buy new ones). The Nov. 14, 2014, update included police chases.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say : Not yet rated
Kids say : Not yet rated

Traffic Racer smartly borrows from one of the most popular formulas in the app world -- the endless racer -- and adds fast-moving cars. It's a peanut-butter-and-chocolate-type combination that some people will adore, but others will notice that there's nothing especially new here, aside from the object that's always on the move.

The game is certainly attractive enough, and it smartly offers a customization option to keep fans hooked. However, at the end of the day, Traffic Racer travels the same road as so many other Temple Run clones that it never quite hits its stride. There's nothing objectionable about the game per se, unless a parent has reservations about the speeding and crashing elements.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the dangers of driving too fast. What should a person do to drive carefully?

  • Families also can talk about the responsibility that comes with getting a driver's license, even if that's several years away. How does a person get and keep a license?

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