This game is great for any Mario fan. I can imagine so many other mobile apps out there which have pretty much half of the content available from the main console or PC version. But this app changes it all. First off, Mario Kart is completely free, meaning that you don’t need to pay to play the game which is something everyone loves! There are also a vast variety of different cups to choose from, allowing hours of fun gameplay. The fact that Nintendo managed to fully incorporate the same character, glider and kart customisation is one of the most brilliant aspects of this app. So already a massive well done for all that! One new thing that has been introduced in this game that wasn’t actually in the previous console version is prize pods. Note that these are completely dependent on luck, so don’t expect anything too great, however, you can unlock all sorts of rewards from these-whether it be characters, gliders, or even karts! There also in app purchases which I would say are slightly over priced, but I don’t want to go into this since it isn’t that much big of a deal. The last point I want to mention is that you need to link a Nintendo account to play the game, and you need to pay £5 a month for multiplayer. This is obviously annoying since everyone would want to be able to play multiplayer without paying but this is the only flaw. Otherwise I highly recommend you download this game!

I was dubious about this game launching on IOS after what I felt was the terrible Super Mario Run. I thought Nintendo are just going to release another game based around an old classic and not give players what they’re expecting from the title. Perhaps it was just me but I never thought SMR was worthy of the hype. I wanted a classic platformer starring the famous Italian brothers like in the good old days. So with this version of Mario Kart I was genuinely worried about what Nintendo would do with this classic. Firstly it’s free to download which doesn’t bode well and once you open the game up there seems to be a huge array of in app purchases. HOWEVER unless you have the coordination of a 2yr old and the eyesight of a 92yr old then I believe there is little or no need to spend any actual money in this game. I have played it pretty solidly for 4-5 days now and have obtained all but 2 or 3 stars available in all of the available tours without spending a penny. The gameplay is fantastic (I wouldn’t recommend the purely drift steering control setting however) the level design and graphics are superb and I’m a little ashamed to say that I’ve found it totally addictive. So I would 100% recommended downloading this game and giving it a go. Ignore the negative comments about overly monetising the game through aggressive IAP requests because it just doesn’t matter. There are far worse games guilty of these tactics and none of them have the free playability of this title.

The hate was at least SOMEWHAT understandable when gacha pipes were still a thing but now it’s just unnecessary. The game has the most courses,characters,items,music,karts,gliders,missions,challenges,etc out of any Mario kart game. The characters are easy to access if you just get good (and not very good just below average good) No money is required to unlock most things and if it is then it will come back in a later tour and won’t require money. Battle mode is here now and so is multiplayer, Grand Prix mode and time trials. Reverse, trick and reverse trick variants of courses now exist and some remix courses. Many past game tracks have returned and some have higher resolution than mario kart 8 deluxe’s base game tracks (eg. Rainbow road 3ds) the new courses are amazing in both the music and the tracks. My personal favourites are Singapore speedway, Vancouver velocity, ninja hideaway, merry mountain, Berlin byways, Los Angeles laps, London loop, Bangkok rush, Sydney sprint, Amsterdam drift, Tokyo blur, New York minute, sky high sundae and Paris promenade. Not all new courses have even released yet. It is very easy to get everything in a tour and the only bad part is the controls which you get used to quickly if you play for two-three tours. Also, could you please add toad’s factory? I really miss that course from Wii. Thank you in advance.