I absolutely loved the original Mario Kart game. I played it until my controllers wore out. So it was pretty well a given that when a new game in the series came out, but this time in glorious 3D, I was all over that action.
The game is a lot like its 2D predecessor, you take your favorite Nintendo-themed character around some courses in a race against other Nintendo characters. The better you finish, the more points you get, and after the circuit is over, the racer with the highest score wins. It’s all pretty straightforward, and nothing’s really changed that much.
I didn’t like this game as much as the original. Sure, the 3D was great, but the control left a bit to be desired. When I turned left or right the back end of the kart would kind of slide instead of a hard turn. But the power slide was refined a bit, which was a bit of a tradeoff, I suppose. I still got some enjoyment out of it, though, which is the important thing.