this game honestly hasn't really left a good first impression on me thus far. the gameplay is overcomplicated and forces you to go through a long-ass tutorial before you can even start properly playing (unless you either place within the top 4 in a difficult and well-hidden race or enter a secret password) and basic gameplay features like online play, addons and even time trials are locked behind winning grand prix cups (unless, again, you enter a secret password).

I REALLY wanna like this game more as I dig its presentation, but it just doesn't seem to be my cup of tea.

as for the passwords I was talking about, "gaster" lets you skip the tutorial, "Wi-Fi Warrior" unlocks online play and "McDonalds" unlocks addons.