{"id":177716,"date":"2025-06-12T06:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/177716\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T06:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:41:10","slug":"round-up-the-reviews-are-in-for-mario-kart-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/177716\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Mario Kart World"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, what did other sites have to say? The team at Vooks<\/a> gave the game 5\/5 and called it “peak” Mario Kart:<\/p>\n

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“We\u2019ve never seen Mario Kart look, run, and sound this good. Mario Kart World is peak Mario Kart.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The folks at IGN<\/a> awarded the game 8\/10 but weren’t quite as taken with the open-world aspect:<\/p>\n

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“Mario Kart World may not make the most convincing case that going open-world was the boost the series needed, but excellent multiplayer racing, incredible polish, and the thrilling new Knockout Tour mode still more than live up to its legacy.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Siliconera<\/a> called World the “perfect welcome” to Switch 2, also awarding it a score of 9\/10:<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s fantastic in more traditional modes like Grand Prix and Battle or new ones such as Knockout Tour and Free Roam. It pays tribute to past games, but feels totally different and innovative in some fun ways.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Nintendo World Report<\/a> dished out 8\/10, even though it was hoping for more from the game’s open-world component:<\/p>\n

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“If there\u2019s one part where the Free Roam loses the plot, it\u2019s by not offering any kind of split-screen option aside from a low-key hack in the Local Wireless lobby. The fact that players can\u2019t explore the world together with multiple kart racers fooling around at once is a huge miss.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The team at Eurogamer<\/a> gave Mario Kart World a score of 4\/5 stars \u2013 labelling it “entertaining, snackable, fun” but was also left wanting more from the free roam:<\/p>\n

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“Free Roam had the potential (and probably still does, depending on how Nintendo chooses to update the game) to consume me, but some rather typical Nintendo quirks mean it’s at its best when you’re dipping your toes in rather than going for a full-on dive.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tom’s Guide<\/a> encountered some speed bumps during its review and gave it 3.5\/5:<\/p>\n

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“Overall, it’s another solid effort in Nintendo\u2019s enduring kart-racing series, with the fantastic Knockout Tour mode a highlight. However, this Rainbow Road isn\u2019t without some bumps. The new Free Roam mode is undercooked, and it\u2019s frustrating that it bleeds into franchise staple offerings, making them worse.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And going out with a bang, GameSpot<\/a> served up another 9\/10 \u2013 calling the overall experience of Mario Kart World “incredibly fun and rewarding” and a “worthy marquee title” for the new system’s launch:<\/p>\n

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“It will be shocking if this game doesn’t enjoy the same long-term success of its predecessor, because it’s among the best in the series and a worthy marquee title for the launch of a new Nintendo console.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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That’s the official review round up for Mario Kart World. How are you finding it so far? Or are you sticking with the existing game for now? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So, what did other sites have to say? The team at Vooks gave the game 5\/5 and called…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2487,270,419,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-177716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-mario-kart-world","9":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","10":"tag-round-up","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114669032876760391","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}