Sega: All-Stars Racing Better Than Mario Kart

CC: Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing isn't the most anticipated title of all time, but producer Omar Woodley believes the title offers a better experience than the world-renowned Mario Kart.

[movements]

Yeah, I'll have to see it first

[mjolliffe]

What I've seen is brilliant. Plus its beautiful to look at XD

[Rikitatsu]

I cannot see why it WOULDN'T be better than Mario Kart.

[xskipperx82]

I played the demo and this game is 6/10 at best. CONSTANT framerate issues and boring weapons. fail

[Yi-Long]

... and play F-Zero GX again. Now THAT was an amazing SEGA racing game!

[Commander TK]

ModNation Racers wants a word.

[Sarcasm]

I think SEGA is missing the point. The reason people like Mario Kart because it has... *Gasp* Mario in it!

[Baka-akaB]

Hardly , quite a few people can't stand mario , myself included .

I buy Mario Kart because it's a high quality arcade racer that didnt forget it's arcade and fun (looking at you NFS and ridge racer) .

An highly competitive title that is simple to enjoy , yet not always so simple to truly master .

Same goes with Smash bros Brawl .

Some of us buy mario kart regardless of graphical style and characters , because you wont find the same thing anywhere else , except maybe Wipeout ... and once everywhile a good clone (like crash team racing used to be , well for one game) .

[SilverSlug]

and bringing up Mod Nation Racers?

Epic fail. Sorry.

[darthv72]

it offers some system specific racers like banjo for the 360 as well as avatars. Wii seems to have Mii's but I have not heard if there are other guest racers like mario or any of the others.

This game is also on ps3 but there has been no word of guest racers on that. Be cool if there was rachet/clank or ...?

I have only played the demo on 360 and i dl the demo for ds but my kids turned it off to play another game before I could try it. I will just dl it again.

Better than mario kart....i don't know about that. MK is just about one thing: FUN! This racer is better looking but the fun factor will be put under the microscope when i get it.

[Ninji]

I've played the demo and it's not better than Mario Kart at all. Even ModNation Racers is better than Sonic & Sega All-Stars Milkathon. I expect this game to go down in price quick just like Sega Superstars Tennis did. This is a bargain bin game.

[crck]

It wouldn't be hard to offer a better single player experience than Mario Kart Wii. Nintendo drained the game of just about any skill requirement. What use to be around a 50%/50% split between skill and luck is more like 20%/80% split in that game. BTW there was nothing fundamentally wrong with Sonic Tennis. It was just too shallow. If they added some depth and removed the mandatory pause in gameplay for power moves a sequel would be a fine tennis game.

[hatchimatchi]

Ditto.

I hate what nintendo did with mario kart wii. Easily the worse game in the series.

[Wh15ky]

No way are these clones better than the original.

And anybody banging on about the amount of luck in Mario Kart is just crap at Mario Kart. Sure your going to get struck by lightning ocassionally and hit by the blue shell every now and again, but if you're good enough you'll still pull it back and win.

I don't have a Wii anymore but my sister does and when I visit her it's always the first game I make her put on. I've spent many hours playing split screen with her, her fiance, my brother, his wife and their mates and they have never beat me, none of them, not one. Skill outweighs luck in Mario Kart, no doubt about it.

[Motion]

You should check out ModNation Racers. It honestly looks like it could out-do mario cart pretty easily. And has a track editor :)

http://www.modnation.com/in...

[Wh15ky]

I downloaded the Mod Nation Racers Beta and played it quite a bit. Very good fun and the track editor is far more intuitive than Little Big Planets level editor, I could certainly get hours of play from that so I will be getting Mod Nation.
The controls were still not as tight as Mario Kart though. I want to see the sixaxis as a control option for Mod Nation as I prefer using the wheel for Mario Kart Wii and would like to see how the two compare.

[crck]

@1.5 I said SINGLE player, not playing against other people. Coming in 1st in single player is based on luck no matter how good you are. I've been playing Mario Kart since the first game on the SNES and I know what I'm doing so your comment about people complaining about Mario Kart Wii is rubbish.

You can run a track perfectly on a technical basis and still come in 10th place. Why? Because if you get hit with a blue shell. You are likely to get hit a 2nd or 3rd time or be knocked off the track entirely before you can even move again. The biggest mistake by Nintendo was raising the racer number to 12. It causes too much item congestion with stuff flying around all the time. Add that to the cheap rubberband AI and you can't get a big enough lead to compensation for being hit multiple times before you gain control again.

BTW your blanket statement about a clone never being better then the original is just stupid. If that's the case why aren't you still playing Doom or Wolfenstein?

[Wh15ky]

I said "THESE games better than THE original" refering specifically to the games being discussed - sega all stars racing, modnation racers and mario kart, I assumed that would have been easy enough to understand. Mario kart has continued to dominate the kart racing genre throughout each gen since the snes days, where as the FPS genre has evolved a fair bit since the days of doom and the original wolfenstien so I'm afraid it is you sir who is coming it with the blanket statement.
And who plays mario kart for the single player mode anyway, where's the fun in that? Also there are AI opponents in split screen anyway so what does it matter? I played through the single player once to unlock all the tracks and classes other than that whats the point? the online modes and time trials are far more entertaining when playing on your own.

[respawnaction]

MK DS FTW!

[SpaceSquirrel]

My favorite Mario Kart and tied for my favorite cart game along with Crash Team Racing.

[ThatArtGuy]

the original CTR! It was right up there with the original SNES Mario Kart. It absolutely destroyed the N64 Mario Kart. I never did play the PS2 CTR. Is it any good?

[kevco33]

I'll give it a fair shot, but I'm not holding my breath...

[SpaceSquirrel]

Although the demo is fun, I doubt it.

[Natsu X FairyTail]

why is sonic using a car?

[Braska]

Yeah, it's dumb. Beat from Jet Set Radio is also using a car.

[TheOrion]

Funnily enough this was the first question I asked when I played the demo today. Sonic is fast enough without a vehicle.

The game itself was okay, but I'm sure even that opinion would rub away quickly through constant play of a full version.

[SilverSlug]

Its a kart racing game..... with a big cat and billy hatcher kid. Are you actually trying to use logic? Sad.

Its a VIDEO GAME, stop the whole "SONIC IN A CAR!? IN A KART RACING GAME, OMG SEGA!"

So stupid.

[Redempteur]

Better than mario kart ??? NO

NOt from what i have seen in the demo While the game have nice graphic and somewhat nice sound ( comments were nice )
Well driving and drifting wasn't fun for me .
When i can't enjoy cutting corners because i can't enjoy drifting mecanics, then no the game isn't better than mario kart

Also the items , while logical aren't balanced AT ALL ( how do i trow a bomb behind me ?)there is a need to protect me from my opponents ..and i can't

in that sense , mod nations did all of this better ..

[GrandDragon]

I've played Mario kart on so many occasion with my mates but this game just beats it to the ground with it's speed during gameplay. The demo was way more fun than Mario Kart.

I've made up my mind, I'm definitely going to buy this and plus It's a 4 player split-screen game.....ON A PS3 AND 360!!

[John_Dylan]

if it patches up the framerate issues and drops below $25. Already have MKWii and been wishing for a HD version of that ever since its released, might let this supplement that for a while if i buy it.

Btw rated 8/10 by IGN, surprisingly good video review.

[perzian]

Crash Team Racing is the all time best Kart game. Mario Kart 64 is second. but no Kart game is better then CTR.

[Baka-akaB]

CTR was awesome , it's the very first game i rebought on PSN without a second thought , but only as good as the best MK titles . For starters the game'smechanics are awesome , but the circuit while good even , sometimes great , can't match the quality of design of some of the best MK selections (plus the drfiting mechanic is a bit better in mario)

A pity the serie couldnt even sustain it's greatness for more than one game .

[galgor]

why no jump/hop?! You're not a kart racer otherwise.

[G4drake]

but...ITS NOT A KART GAME.

they use:planes,tanks, cars..whatever, but not KARTS

[StarCSR]

Better than Mario Kart? Nah...Impossible :)
But it seems like fun and it could feed my appetite until Nintendo finally releases HD Kart.

[pcz]

Sega have completedly tarnished their name, even if Sonic racing is good, my view of Sega is so low i wouldn't even buy it.

My view of Sega right now is that they just release sub-par 'cool' games, except they aren't cool, they suck.

Why have a Mario Kart clone when you could have the real thing? I guess its good for PS3 and 360 users, but i just see this game as a tacky shelf filler.

Like Ninja said, it will probably wind up in the bargain bins, they'l be loads of them.

[tool-parabola]

there is no way to be better than Mario Kart Wii. The only advantage Sonic & Sega allstars has is the HD graphics. But low framerate, non-original weapons and not-so-original gameplay hurts the game. this is just a mario kart wannabe.

[SilverSlug]

Low framerates? Re-play Mario Kart games plz.

[Wh15ky]

I've never noticed any framerate issues with Mario Kart Wii, the odd jitter online maybe but overall even the online is excellent.
ModNation racers was quite bad though, however I imagine that's more to do with it being a beta than anything else, I can't see it being an issue in the final build.

[washingmachine]

its better cause its in HD lol

[SilverSlug]

Mario Kart is much to slow.

[Wh15ky]

If Mario Kart's to slow, then you're doing it wrong.

[Ronster316]

Loved the demo.

And from the videos i have seen the race courses look fantastic.

Roll on friday.

[NeutralGamer]

Everyone knows you dont play Mario Kart for the gameplay...
You play it because of the characters :D (Donkey Kong, Kirby, Mario ETC.)

P.S.
I hope Bayonetta is going to be in this game...

[TheBand1t]

WAT

[xg-ei8ht]

I really enjoy mario kart on the wii/ds

I think because it's fun with a few people.

Also Modnation racers is very well made for a beta and i can only see it improve, time of day, new tracks, editor.

There's only a small amount in the beta.
Needs a slighty better framerate.
And i loved the weapons.

Sonic racing works pretty well.

Tracks look nice,characters are well known,racing seemed good etc.

But i hated the weapons, they should be more fun, and look good.

Also as stated, the framerate sucks in places.

Sega you really need to sort that.

[maxcer]

this has "pack-in game" written all over it

[GRAMMAS BOY]

THE TRUTH IS NINTENDO HAS TO RELEASE A MARIO KART GAME THAT HAS THE GRAPHICS OF SONIC RACING BUT PLAYS LIKE MARIOKART 64!!!!!! I HATED MARIO KART WII CUZ IT FELT LIKE A SLOW WATERED DOWN MARIO FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS!!!! THIS IS SO TRUE AND YOU ALL KNOW IT IF YOU EVER PLAYED MARIO KART 64......DONE.

[hatchimatchi]

you come off as a bit intense with the caps and all but i agree with you.

I love all the mario kart games, especially mk64 & double dash but MK:wii was a step back for the series. I really wish nintendo would have made better courses (why all the remakes?) & have balanced the gameplay a bit more. Like the guy towards the top said, it's like 20% skill, 80% luck & anyone who says, "oh, well you just suck", is wrong. I don't claim to be a pro at kario kart but I can definitely hold my own when it comes to mk64 & double dash. MK:wii just bombards you with weapons if you're in first, it's so annoying. Plus the drifting in the game feels off. Even my friends who are "casual" gamers say they prefer mk64. Thank god for the virtual console. :)

[SSCOOLCHEA]

You'd be stupid to buy this when modnation racer is going to shlt on this .....I mean for real for real .

[GRAMMAS BOY]

DOOD THANK U FOR SEEING WHERE IM COMING FROM I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY

WHO REALIZED THAT MARIOKART WII SUCKS BALLS IN THE SENSE THAT ITS SO

WATERED DOWN FOR THIS NEW GENERATION OF FETUSES! DAMMIT NINTENDO IM

ONLY 21 AND I DONT WANT TO BE 32 BY THE TIME YOU COME OUT WITH AN UP

2 DATE MODERN SYSTEM!!!!!!!!! IT'S JUST SICKENING WHAT THE CASUAL

MARKET HAS DONE TO GREAT FRANCHISES.....DONE.

[tunaks1]

wtf are you saying?
Do you know how to turn off the cap lock?
you know your browser puts red lines on things that are misspelled right? I feel like I'm talking to a 4 year old.

[tunaks1]

framerate issues say hello,
but if you dont own a wii or ds and want some mario kart then this is perfect.

[maniacmayhem]

I played the Demo and it was damn fun. The weapons are just like the weapons from MK. Red turtle shell = Red Rockets, Green Turtle shells = Green Punching Gloves etc. etc.

I can honestly say by just playing the demo of this game it was leaps and bounds better than Mario Kart Wii. I'm sorry but Mario Kart Wii is by far the weakest Kart game in the series.

I wish Nintendo would come out with an MK that is on par with the superior Mario Kart 64.

[VanHalen]

This really might be as good as MK. Its a blast to play and has some very similiar mechanics to MK. You children in here that keep bashing on the Mario Kart franchise really have no clue. Its the king of all kart racing, period! This is right up there though, people that bash this as well have no idea what theyre talking about. If you are a fan of some of the sega characters and enjoy a good time kart racing then this is definately for you. I dont see a problem with the frame rate and im playing it on a PS3. It scored an 8.0 on ign and gamespot, so thats not bad at all. Being a huge fan of the dreamcast its great to see Ryo from Shenmue in it! JGR and Crazy Taxi, comon? Awesome! Whats wrong with Sonic driving a blue colored kart that resembles himself? I rather he be driving a kart than not! If he was on foot racing along other karts, it would be lame so get off that already! Awesome game, pick it up if you are a fan of the classic Sega characters and good clean kart racing fun!

[hatchimatchi]

yea, i agree. The demo caught me off guard by how much fun it was.

I do agree that mario kart is the king of all kart racers but sega all stars racing is a better game than mk:wii imo.

[Samus HD]

everything that nintendo releases = perfect 100% sega= good 50%

that means mario kart wii is way way to better than sega kart

nintendo the best sega=Copy of nintendo that's a fact

[VanHalen]

Well, i will tell you this. Nintendo is usually the master of the kart racing, but after purchasing sega racing and playing it for a few hours ive come to realize that ive eaten my words. This game actually is a little better than the MK games. For one the graphics are much better, playing kart racing in HD just cant be beat. Second its faster, it doesnt feel as slow as MK and the handling of the kart is very similiar to that of MK and also diddy kong racing. The developers actually said they were looking very hard at both of those games while making this one. Seriously, another big improvement are the courses. They are leaps better than MK courses. Dont get me wrong i love MK courses, but these are really better. They took courses straight outta sonic adventure and jet grind radio along with the music. They did it right! I played the demo and thought this game is good, not sure if its better than MK but good. Bought the game today and am blown away. Frame rate is fine and just looks incredible! If you are a fan of this type of game you owe it to yourself to buy this game. Believe me man, i was gonna buy heavy rain today. I picked this over heavy rain for gods sakes. Its a frikin blast and online works great, no lag and quite a few people to play against!

[SeriousHashBrown]

i am waiting for the pc version. lack of online play sucks!!! but at least frame rate will be improved