<s>
Joy	B-Application
Ride	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
(	O
through	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
)	O
.The	O
player	O
controls	O
their	O
avatar	O
as	O
they	O
drive	O
vehicles	O
in	O
a	O
combat	O
racing	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kinect	B-Application
Joy	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Joy	B-Application
Ride	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
added	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
100	O
titles	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
list	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
player	O
avatars	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
review	O
specifically	O
mentioning	O
the	O
animations	O
as	O
a	O
high	O
point	O
of	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
gamepad	O
controller	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
high	O
praise	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
strong	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joy	B-Application
Ride	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Application
Joy	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
,	O
which	O
utilized	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
game	O
modes	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
locally	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
via	O
split-screen	O
or	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
online	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Joy	B-Application
Ride	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
is	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kinect	B-Application
Joy	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
,	O
its	O
roots	O
span	O
back	O
to	O
E3	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
simply	O
as	O
Joyride	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
title	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joyride	O
Producer	O
Andy	O
Lang	O
stated	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
to	O
"	O
enhance	O
 [ their ] 	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
retail	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
hardware	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Kinect	B-Application
Joy	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joy	B-Application
Ride	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
was	O
later	O
outed	O
via	O
a	O
rating	O
on	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
added	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
100	O
titles	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
list	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joy	B-Application
Ride	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
week	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
it	O
placed	O
seventh	O
in	O
weekly	O
total	O
sales	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Jeff	O
Cork	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
slight	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Application
Joy	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Ian	O
Bonds	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
Joy	B-Application
Ride	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
"	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
,	O
either.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Rudden	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
US	O
had	O
similar	O
opinions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
expressed	O
frustrations	O
that	O
the	O
minigames	O
from	O
Kinect	B-Application
Joy	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
were	O
excluded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rudden	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
improved	O
using	O
a	O
gamepad	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
used	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
