{"id":2995,"date":"2025-06-09T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xindisiau.com\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:00:51","slug":"games-inbox-does-mario-kart-world-have-the-best-nintendo-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xindisiau.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/games-inbox-does-mario-kart-world-have-the-best-nintendo-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: Does Mario Kart World have the best Nintendo soundtrack?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Monday letters page looks back at readers\u2019 first weekend with the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, as Summer Game Fest 2025 gets a mixed response.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Good weekend<\/strong>
I’ve been playing the Switch 2 pretty constantly since launch and I’ve had a great time with it.<\/p>\n

I’ve played a lot of Mario Kart World<\/a>, single-player, online, and local multiplayer and it’s been a blast. Being able to trundle around in free roam while you wait for a new race is fantastic.<\/p>\n

I would like to specifically highlight the amazing soundtrack to the game, particularly in free roam where there are some beautiful new versions of Mario classics. I found an unofficial playlist<\/a> on YouTube and it’s gone from 131 tracks when I first found it to 168 at time of writing.<\/p>\n

It seems Nintendo<\/a> have gone through every mainline Mario Kart and Mario platform and produced some amazing music in a variety of styles. I really liked hearing Yoshi’s Island or Dire, Dire Docks. I didn’t expect a Mario Kart game to rival Smash Bros. for echoing Nintendo’s aural history.<\/p>\n

I’ve also been playing Hitman and Cyberpunk 2077. The former could do with a slightly better frame rate but otherwise is a great version of 47’s globetrotting murder spree.<\/p>\n

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Cyberpunk is truly astonishing though. It seems unbelievable to see graphics like this on a Nintendo system. I’ve yet to try out the different control methods they’ve included for the system – I don’t yet have a sword to try the motion controls, but I’m really impressed by the effort that’s gone into this port.<\/p>\n

The console itself feels very satisfying and premium quality. I think if I was going to complain about anything it’d be the shorter battery life, but even then the extra USB-C port makes charging while playing handheld easier.<\/p>\n

Now I just need a new Direct to tell me what exciting things are coming in the future.
Euclidian Boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe later<\/strong>
I was tempted to pre-order and load up my credit card but in the end decided against it, as I’ve got a massive backlog of games I’m going through at the moment. But from the early reactions of people who have got one, I’m pleased I resisted.<\/p>\n

Mario Kart World was the game that was tempting me but overall it sounds like a disappointment. The comments (one in your Inbox) about how DLC will improve the game are pretty disgraceful as you pay \u00a375 for an unfinished game. That, along with the game key issue for all third party games is also putting me off.<\/p>\n

Although come the Donkey Kong release I will no doubt be tempted again anyway, but I suspect I will be able to hold off for at least a year and take another look at the console.
Simon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Super Nintendo Kart Bros.<\/strong>
I think it\u2019s time Mario Kart introduced a bigger roster of characters from other Nintendo games. Maybe even other games, like in Super Smash Bros.<\/p>\n

The few that were added into Mario Kart 8 was a good start but going all in with Minecraft, Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter, Mega Man, etc. would have excited me more than the duller than expected open world of Mario Kart World.<\/p>\n

Hoping this is something introduced as DLC.
Mark Matthews<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Okay Circle<\/strong>
I played it for 36 hours and saw the credits roll but I wasn’t as taken with Indiana Jones And The Great Circle as the reviews.<\/p>\n

As has been said in reviews, it’s not an especially action-packed game and has the pace of a walking sim or old point \u2018n\u2019 click adventure game for long periods of play. Taking photos, reading notes, collecting stuff, doing puzzles.<\/p>\n

Stealth is a prominent gameplay attribute which adds to that slow pace. When you do engage in some fisticuffs it doesn’t quite work in first person. The traversal also feels very stiff and slow.<\/p>\n

I laughed when promoted to run from a collapsing or water filling structure with tense music playing, to then stiffly scale rock faces and with arthritic speed shuffle across ledges.<\/p>\n

Along with finding the story boring I just didn’t find the whole mix that interesting, exciting or fun.<\/p>\n

Still looking forward to MachineGames\u2019 Wolfenstein 3 though. That’s still happening, isn’t it?
Simundo<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC:<\/strong> Wolfenstein 3 was never happening, sadly. Or at least it\u2019s never been announced or hinted at.<\/em><\/p>\n

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