Probably the best single player mode in any kart racer, and also one of the best feeling. There's a really good feeling of weight to the karts, and its made even better by stuff like the boost you get from making high jumps and the different ways the game asks you to use your jump for reaching high speeds and out-there shortcuts. Also the drift boost mechanic has a good rhythm to it, and that on top of all the other stuff already mentioned helps races feel more involved and exciting than cup races in Mario Kart. I think this game also does some stuff that Diddy Kong Racing did in its single player better, like its version of the silver coin challenge.

The relic races are also a great twist on the usual time trial stuff in every kart racer, where each track does a great job of teaching you the layout and secrets of each track, and demands total control over the kart at its highest speed. Honestly some of the hardest challenges I've seen in a kart racer are from relic races here, I only managed to get one platinum outside of the bonus tracks.

Definitely great for anyone who really loved the adventure mode in Diddy Kong Racing and is looking for something else like that, as most kart racers don't have a mode like this. Unfortunately wasn't able to experience multiplayer, though I could imagine that being a lot of fun too. The Crash style and music doesn't do much for me, but I have to be honest that this one of the best feeling games of this genre I've played in a while.