Honestly one of the better Kart racers out there. Transformed is just an outright improvement of the original in terms of track design, control and every complaint that I had.

The transformed mechanic that's in the title of this game gives this kart racer it's own flair to stand out from the rest and not be another generic mascot racer like the first. Every track will have sections where your kart is transforming to either a plane or a boat, which makes races more frantic and less stale. The caveat is that you'll need to master 3 different driving styles which raises a higher skill ceiling for a kart racer. But I really enjoyed this mechanic and Sega was genius to implement this.

Now even more Sega franchises are represented here, not just via selectable characters but also tracks. This definitely feels like one big Sega party. The tracks are super wild this time around and take the rollercoaster design of the first game to the next level.

The character selection is also improved as each character have their own stats now, rather than just being a skin. You can choose your favorite racer by the type of driver they are and stratigize what works best for you. Each character also has some neat-kart mods to change up their style a little. So there is some good customization here.

I honestly wish Nintendo will takes notes here and do a something similar to Sega All Stars. Like a Smash Bros Kart one day. We can only dream.