Customer Ratings & Reviews

This isn’t the best Mario Kart ever, but it’s easily the one that pushes the franchise in a very different direction. I’m not going to act like free roam is important or even all that much fun. But, this mode allows us to explore the Mario universe in a very different way with zero limits. Knock mode is my favorite mode of any Mario kart game ever made. The only 2 things that’s holding this game back in my opinion: 1. Customization took a huge step back from Mario Kart 8, the only Mario kart I think is better overall by the way. You have zero customization across the karts. 2. While the game is HUGE and the tracks offered are all excellent I feel that they need to add more tracks. Does this mean the whole world needs to expanded? Not necessarily. They can have races and tracks that take place elsewhere too without needing to add to the map. They can for example add a huge arena that changes tracks for example.

Despite all of the controversy involving its pricing, Mario Kart World is a fun diversion. I, for one, love the free roam mode and exploring and searching for all of the itesm scattered throughout the world. The races are also super fun with a large variety of tracks.

I have a few reservations about some of the things Nintendo is choosing to do with the new generation switch to console but it’s one and only new first party launch title is a home run! The intricately interconnected courses and diverse gameplay make it very easy to replay over and over again and still have fun. Nintendo plans to introduce more courses, and characters over the years as downloadable content which make the $80 price tag a little bit more digestible as long as Nintendo follows through on its promise to continue to support the game for years to come. I would recommend this game! Not that you really have any other option, until Donkey Kong Bonanza comes out if you want an all new game that was made specifically for the console. Either can’t go wrong with this. It’s got multiplayer fun for the whole family and friends. If you already have a switch 2, I don’t know what you’re waiting for!

Like your friends? No you don't, because you bought Mario Kart! Mario Kart World is a welcome new entry into the series, mainly because it gets more right than it does wrong, which may or may not change with future game updates. The true question you have to ask yourself is: are you fine with paying $80 for a 8 year (or more) piece of entertainment? + Knockout Tour is terrific. With or without those friends you may have lost buying this game. + Playing up to 24 racers at once truly ups the chaos. + Both the animations and the soundtrack are amazing. - Free Roam Mode is lacking. As interesting as it is, there simply isn't enough to do in free roam and there's less incentive to do so, less you like Photo Mode or just want to soak in the world's details. - Ballon Battle Mode areas are mostly housed in huge racing courses and not closed off arenas, like absent legendary arenas like Skyscraper and Block Fort. These huge courses keep the chaos uneven. On multiple occasions, I drove around for a complete minute and saw no one, despite it being a free for all with 23 enemies.

Great game overall. Knockout races are the standout and make the game stand apart from past iterations.

This Mario Kart is simply spectacular! Very good, but it needs some extra roads.

love this game!! yes the price is more than normal and yes we all know how mario kart plays. but on the new switch and the new open world it’s worth the price and great for game nights

Mario Kart World on the Switch 2 is the ultimate evolution of the series, blending classic racing with a massive, open-hub twist. It’s easily the most ambitious Mario Kart ever made.

I love the Mario Kart series, but having an $80 price tag is a gut punch. Thankfully the game is fantastic! The new open world mode is simple but fun, especially in shorter bursts. Plenty of secrets to find and challenges that may not give great rewards but still feel rewarding. I do think there are not enough traditional linear tracks, instead favoring the non-linear "every lap is a different area" formula with a 4:1 ratio. The knockout mode plays better into these kind of tracks but most people are here for the traditional Mario Kart cups and racing with friends/online. Fun items, HUGE soundtrack, great graphics and controls. It is unlikely to be my favorite Mario Kart but it is very fun so far. $80 is pretty darn high though; maybe with a little bit of free DLC (like new karts or characters/costumes) I will feel less bitter but for now it keeps me from giving it a full 5 stars.

Mario Kart World is a fun and fast racing game that is easy to pick up and play. The controls feel smooth, and the races are exciting from start to finish.

I picked this up on launch, with the console, and I enjoyed it quite a lot when I didn’t have anything unlocked, and I had people to play with. But once you unlock everything, and if you don’t have people to play with, it loses its charm and fun. But pushing aside all of that, it’s a phenomenal family and friends game, for sure

The long and short of it is that this is the best feeling Mario Kart game there has been, the racing itself is fun, but in terms of the Open World thing it’s pretty lacking. Feels similar to when Fallout 76 was released with uhh.. not that much to do. Again, it’s fun to play so it beats 76 out there, but I’m sort of hoping they will like.. add reasons to play the Open World part of the game? It’s very charming but sort of aimless. Would not personally recommend it right now until they add some more meat to it which I’m sure they will.

Great gameplay and performance, good graphics, love the new mechanics

I’ve played Mario Kart over the years and it’s very fun to race against opponents and use items to steal their position for 1st place. This game takes it on a new level by making it an open-world racing game. Really love how vast the world is, the many costumes to unlock, the track design, and the soundtrack. The modes like Knockout Tour definitely give this game an F-Zero experience which I enjoyed. Missions are back and I did enjoy searching for them and completing them. However, despite the praise I gave, this game isn’t worth the $80 price tag. If you like Mario Kart, I highly recommend thinking about the price before you buy the game. Overall, good game.

This Mario Kart almost gets a perfect rating for me. I won't dock it a star but the biggest gripe is the lack of being able to race tracks normally as circuit (AND THEY EXIST) but it forces you to do track to track racing which is REALLY awesome but it deducts so much from the race so when you finally get to the track you want to race at it's like 1 lap. No joke. So yeah they really need to figure that out and patch that for people who want multi lap circuits (Which do exist in the game coding) Content needs update for sure.

Such a wonderful game to start the new switch era, better than other racing games on the market, establishing a now and then in racing games, but after a few races it may seem repetitive at a point. Otherwise it’s a very fun game to play with friends and family or at a party.

Great game. It completely changes everything you knew about Mario kart.

What a great follow up to Mari cart 8 plenty of characters and skins to unlock a lot of courses with better performance also it looks awesome.

This game is amazing, the pick up was easy and simple. Staff was great and im very happy to have made this purchase at Best Buy. Great job!

GOOD Game i do not like when lakitu take your items when you fall but beside that the game is great love free roam