
This game has a storyline, but here you go--If you don't care about the storyline, it doesn't really matter that much. Just go racing!
If you do care about the storyline, you are supposed 2 try & escape from the evil alien (close enough) To do this, you need 2 win enough races 2 qualify 2 race his champions. This is where you meet Super Mario 64. In simplest terms there is a world that you drive around in which connects all of the race tracks together. You have 2 win at certain ranking levels before you can progress on 2 new tracks. There are also challenging, hard-to-get-to areas that require you 2 learn the car's special moves.
This pays off though, because then you know how 2 use them in the races, & you win more often. In the races, you get better at the moves, which in turn helps you get 2 more hard spots in the world map.
*****Final Thoughts*****
This is a fun game 4 up 2 four players. The basic controls are easy 2 learn, & the advanced controls are relatively easy 2 learn, but take longer 2 master. If you like storylines, you'll love this game. If you don't, you'll enjoy the game, but may get frustrated trying 2 unlock extra tracks & vehicles.
On major problem is that the game is supposed 2 be in 720i format, which my X-Box & HDTV will support, but when I set my box 2 that format the game won't even load. This is a glitch, or the game is just 480i resolution. The graphics are good, but they aren't in 720i.
You play as Team Bandicoot (The Good Guys) or Team Cortex (The Bad Guys)in this very poor excuse 4 a racing game. Come on, everyone knows that when you think of kart racing your thinking of Mario Kart; so did the people at Vicarius Visions, Universal Interactive, & Vivendi Universal.(Those dudes who made that terrible Buffy game)
Audio- Nice,in game Dolby Digital A+
Visuals- Very sleek & and cartoony, perfect 4 a game like this. A+
Gameplay- Well, from the images & the & the great audio you would think this game would have great gameplay, well I'm sorry 2 dissapoint you but you WON'T be impressed. First there's the one player mode, which is an "Adventure" where you'll have 2 complete tedious challenges & race the AI. You have the choice 2 choose which character 2 use in each challenge or race, but they all prety much drive the same no matter what the manual says. Racing the AI players is just 2 easy, mainly because they don't really give up much of a fight. Then all of a sudden it's like the game kicked in 2 EXTRA HARD mode & the AI players are just zipping by. Very annoying.You do have a choice of of weapons, but they don't really seem 2 prevent you from winning. Or if your not into the "Adventure" (Wouldn't Blame You) then theres the multiplayer. There you can chosse between battle or racing other players. The battles are fun, buttle get boring FAST. The Multipalyer racing can be entertaining if your NOT racing. F
OVERALL - D+