Mario Kart World review: Getting there is half the game

Free Roam mode shines, but long, chaotic straightaways get a bit grating.

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[Colm]

The only Mario Kart game I've ever played is the original SNES version. Everything after that has been to fluffy and kidsie for my taste.

Now I'm just imagining a grimdark Super Mario Kart with an intro like Max Payne.

 

[Colm]

Yeah, I walked into a Best Buy 3 days after the thing launched and just grabbed one no problem. I did check ahead in advance and the other location near me was sold out of the MK bundle but
still had plenty of base units. I had not bothered checking the local Walmarts or Gamestops, but I can't imagine they were hurting for units either.

Seems to be very regional, I checked a target, a best buy, a wal mart, and 3 gamestops last Saturday (boy did I build a dumb one way loop) and none had units. Guy at GameStop 2 said as far as he knew the only gamestops with remaining were in Manhattan.

On the plus side there was an Auntie Anne's in the mall that pretzel and lemonade hit like thor's hammer. Delicious.