Knockout Tour is Mario Kart at its most fun and a solid Switch 2 launch title, but World isn't quite the open adventure many were expecting

There’s an exciting new endurance race that combines several tracks and eliminates drivers after each checkpoint. But it’s a racing world without any oil drips or skid marks.

It seems like 'Mario Kart World' has enough going on to keep you happy until more big Switch 2 games come out.

One of the most highly anticipated releases for the new Nintendo Switch 2 is the brand-new " Mario Kart " game, which features a somewhat open-world twist on the familiar format. The off-track sections enable "longer races that are more interconnected across multiple tracks,

Mario Kart World is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, which means it is not available on Switch 1 or any other Switch consoles. Nintendo has said that Mario Kart World essentially wouldn't have been possible on the original Switch - it needs the features and specs of the Nintendo Switch 2 to run how the developers intended.

Double Dash—the fourth mainline entry in the series—made for the greatest sequel a kid could ask for. Races were smooth, slipping on a banana peel actually felt dangerous, and passing someone in first place after hitting them with a blue shell was the most satisfying move you could pull off in a video game.

That’s the Mario Kart experience, really. One moment you’re flying high and smoking everyone. The next moment, an army of dung-covered cannibal cows decide to delete you from existence. All you can do is laugh and boot up the next race.

Mario Kart World is here, the Switch 2 is finally in your hands, and you’re itching to do more than just demolish your friends on Rainbow Road. You want compet