Nintendo fans have in the past bemoaned our lack of Nintendo coverage. It’s not that we have anything against Nintendo, or the Wii or the DS; it’s just that most of the games are rubbish.
Of course, the likes of recently released The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and other highly worthwhile franchises such as Super Mario Galaxy keep Nintendo in our good books at the end of the day, and of course everybody loves Mario Kart.
We’re also keeping a close eye on 3DS titles, and so far the new platform is making a decent showing, with critically acclaimed titles like Super Mario 3D Land, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Cave Story 3D, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures keeping things respectable.
The latest to join that list is Mario Kart 7, which becomes the second highest scoring 3DS game on Metacritic with a current aggregate of 85/100.
Mario Kart 7 3DS
Here is what some reviewers have had to say:
Computer and Videogames 9.4/10
As complete a racing game as you could hope to play. All that’s good about the previous Karts, distilled and mixed with a trillion ideas of its own. Excellent. Read more
Videogamer 9/10
It’s not brave, it’s not innovative, but neither should it be casually dismissed as ‘more of the same’. That winning formula has been prodded and poked and buffed until it gleams, leaving us with a game that is, at the very least, the finest Mario Kart since the original. For some, it might be even more than that. Read more
Edge Magazine 9/10
Nintendo has clearly been experimenting with how to better exploit its system’s obvious potential, and its solution is a natural, graceful implementation of 3D that complements and even improves its games, rather than feeling tacked on. Read more
Joystiq 4.5/5
An exquisitely polished game with few flaws. Read more
IGN 9/10
Though the character roster should have been larger, and a cheap blue shell can still screw up an otherwise perfect race, MK7 still offers enough innovation to keep this old formula feeling fresh. With memorable new tracks, well implemented gyro controls, the triumphant return of coins and a handful of new modes, Mario Kart 7 is full of win. Read more
Gamespot 8/10
Mario Kart 7 features the best racing yet in the franchise, though it takes a step back in other areas. Read more
Giant Bomb 3/5
Despite the game’s slavish adherence to the Mario Kart formula, Mario Kart 7 has moments where it shines simply by executing that formula really well. Still, other than your personal history with Mario Kart, your enjoyment of Mario Kart 7 will likely hinge on your continued appreciation of that formula, and friends to enjoy it with, more than anything else. Read more
Destructoid 5/10
As derivative as a game can get, and while we pour scorn on so many other games for rehashing themselves, something tells me this will get a free pass from many critics and gamers. That strikes me as ironic since Mario Kart 7 is the one game I’d hold up as the least deserving of any kind of leniency. It being an unadventurous and predictable retread, however, is only half of Mario Kart 7’s problem. The other half is the fact that it’s a lethargic and mundane game, easily outpaced by games that could be considered knock-offs of the formula Nintendo itself perfected. Read more
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