If you can look past the notion that this is a Mario Kart clone, and take the game as it is in it's own right, you would see that this is a fun, easy-going and extremely entertaining title. I picked this game up on the cheap and wasn't expecting much but in the end, I couldn't put it down. The cheerful music, vibrant colours and fast-tempo in the gameplay are enough to keep you going. I found Mario to be a little monotone after a while and this is where the games differ in my opinion - the beautiful and very active environments you race in as well as a somewhat cruel difficulty curve keep it interesting.If anything, perhaps some more well known characters and franchises could have been represented (Toejam and Earl, Streets of Rage, Ecco, Golden Axe etc...) but that is a minor criticism though it could be argued they should be available by DLC, though apparently won't. I would love to see a sequel for sure and at $20 from retrolio, this is a steal!