People probably complain not because it a battle royale(Because lets be honest, F-ZERO WAS ALWAYS A BATTLE ROYALE, It literally had a battle royale mode in the N64 Game) But because it is based of the SNES game, instead of one of the 3D Games.
With that said, This is the perfect evolution of the franchise, granted it doesn't have a story mode or a big single player mode, but as a multiplayer game, This is THE BEST way to expirience F-Zero, I enjoy it more that X and GX, Something controversial, I understand, But I just think is the best interpretation of the franchise, WE ARE THE ONES PARTICIPATING IN THE F-ZERO CUPS, And everyone we are againts also players trying to be number 1.
With that said, This is the perfect evolution of the franchise, granted it doesn't have a story mode or a big single player mode, but as a multiplayer game, This is THE BEST way to expirience F-Zero, I enjoy it more that X and GX, Something controversial, I understand, But I just think is the best interpretation of the franchise, WE ARE THE ONES PARTICIPATING IN THE F-ZERO CUPS, And everyone we are againts also players trying to be number 1.