90
Jordan Minor
PCMag
“Mario Kart World is a generational leap forward for the series, elevating familiar racing shenanigans with imaginative new modes and a huge map to explore as you see fit.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Beautiful expansive world
- Terrifically tense knockout tour mode
- Additional racers amplify chaos
- New racing mechanics raise skill ceiling
- Clever bite‑size solo missions
- Unlockables
Points of Contention
- Some monotonous straight roads
- Driving between tracks can be dull
- Free‑roam is a little bland
- Control overlap
- Character selection
Professional Reviews
4 reviews from 4 critics88
Alex Perry
Mashable
“I think Mario Kart World is a great game and I would pay $80 for it if I had to, but I’m also comically irresponsible with money.”
80
Giovanni Colantonio
Digital Trends
“Mario Kart World is a knockout, even if it tries a little too hard to present itself as one.”
80
Rhys Wood
TechRadar
“While Mario Kart World does offer the most exceptionally satisfying driving model the series has ever seen, I can’t quite bring myself to say it beats out the excellence of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just yet.”
