#Mario and sonic racing series

The way you play single player is by just being a character in an event against a load of AI racers. It has to be said that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe really is multiplayer focused. However, I almost feel like it should lose a point just for that Blue Shell, which is the bane of every player’s existence! This is one is too close to call. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the weapon pick-ups are really clear and obvious about what they do. While they do work, it takes quite a while to learn which wisps do which actions. When it comes to the weapons, Team Sonic Racing falls a little flat. Obviously, you can drift in Mario Kart but it’s not such a core-component of the racing. When it comes to how the karts handle, Team Sonic Racing has the upper-hand. In a kart racer, there are two main components to the racing/gameplay: the karts handling and the weapons. This category is closer, but once again, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe takes the honors. There’s also a lot more variation of theme within the Mario Kart tracks. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe circuits have more memorable layouts. The tracks in Team Sonic Racing undulate a lot more and there’s also a lot more going on around them. The split between old and new tracks here is around 50-50. Some of these have featured in previous games, but the majority are new for this title. You can have the best racing mechanics and the most realistic physics, but if the tracks are rubbish, the game will suffer. It’s for this reason that it darts ahead of Team Sonic Racing.Įvery racing game is judged, to some extent, on the tracks that it features. However, there are lots of favorites among the 41 characters on offer in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. There is a reasonable amount of repetition with four versions of Mario alone (Mario, Baby Mario, Metal Mario, and Tanooki Mario). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has the advantage in that it draws from the whole Nintendo game library. It is restricted, though, as it just sticks to characters from the Sonic universe.

#Mario and sonic racing series

Pretty much every character you can remember (and some you probably won’t) from the series is playable. Team Sonic Racing has a perfectly respectable roster of 15 Sonic alumni. Of course, one of the first things you notice in a mascot racer are the characters.

So, the question is, which kart racer is in pole position? Can Team Sonic Racingcause a surprise and slipstream past Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Let’s take a look. While it may not face much competition on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One, when it comes to the Switch, it has to compete with Mario Kart. Team Sonic Racing has finally hit consoles.