Of course, with great power comes great responsibility.
But a select few, surprisingly, have managed to do a pretty nifty job of it.
It’s a worn out formula, sure, but when it works, it works.
Who said anything about having to reinvent the wheel?
An action game, not so much.
But a racing game that taps into all the same qualities asMario Kart yes.
A million times, yes.
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prixpackaged the whole deal and it was electric.
But did we complain?
No, we asked for a remaster.
It was polished, plain and simple.
Smoother than butter, and then some.
The fact that the movies were ranked at the bottom of Pixar’s portfolio is another story altogether.
Jak X
IfSmuggler’s RunandCel Damagehad a baby, thenJak Xwould probably be it.
So where doesMario Kartfit into this family tree?
But that doesn’t necessarily mean a few of its genes weren’t spiritually transported to the latter.
In fact, both of its featured races actually had very similar components, to be fair.
The only major difference between the two, of course, was the textures and the story.
On one hand,Jakwanted thatMario Kartfeel.
But on the other, it wanted to branch out and add more grit to its happy-go-lucky world.
LittleBigPlanet Karting
There was once a time whenLittleBigPlanetdominated the PlayStation frontline.
Was it a blatant nod towardsMario Kart?
Was it basically the same game, only with new characters and different tracks?
What more could you want?
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