Mario Kart World is threatening to turn me into a competitive person. The whole Nintendo Switch 2 is, thanks to its current focus on multiplayer. I'm conflict adverse. When I had my last employee assessment, my boss said my best trait is how personable I am. I'm already shuddering at the prospect of my next meeting, and what I'll do with the banana peel I'm going to take in there. All it took was half an hour with Mario Kart World for me to call for digital blood and (on my best behaviour) politely ask for another lap.
On the surface, Mario Kart World appears to be like any other in the series. Choose a character. Pick a vehicle. Zoom around tracks hurling shells and spinning out on fruit until someone wins. You know what to expect. Yet, Mario Kart World has some features that complicate that tried-and-true formula, giving this a reason to finally ditch the numbering, deserving of being its own thing. It really does feel like a whole world of karting with Mario.
