Diddy Kong Racing DS

 DS
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
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  1. Gaming Age
    42
    It’s just not as fun to play as "Mario Kart DS." The power-ups aren’t as entertaining, the game runs slower, the characters are generic, and the tracks feel uninspired.
  2. GameSpy
    40
    Beyond the graphics and design foibles, the difficulty ramps up in an unsettling way, with races going from child's play to infernal bloodsport in the span of a single race.
  3. Thunderbolt
    40
    Exploring an entire island in order to race is tedious in itself. The need to win first place every time forces you to replay a track until you race perfection. The controls are slippery, and the gameplay seems sluggish. The Touch Screen features are poorly implemented. The difficulty, AI competitors, and convoluted mini-games are pathetic at best.
  5. Extreme Gamer
    40
    Collecting balloons, searching an island for an race to compete in, fighting with the awkward controls are all part of Diddy Kong Racing that wasn’t appealing.
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald
    40
    Many kids will have fun whizzing around the colourful courses, but some will be frustrated when the difficulty rises sharply after the initial races. The highlight is wirelessly competing against up to eight remote friends.

Awards & Rankings

96
#96 Best DS Game of 2007
35
#35 Most Discussed DS Game of 2007
10
#10 Most Shared DS Game of 2007

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 40
  3. Negative: 7 out of 40
  1. Cencisnow
    Dec 6, 2019
    8
    Pegaram pesado nas notas, povo fica comparando com a versão do 64, esquecem que se trata de um portátil limitado, essa versão tem diversosPegaram pesado nas notas, povo fica comparando com a versão do 64, esquecem que se trata de um portátil limitado, essa versão tem diversos extras, mudanças boas e algumas nem tanto, mais fases e personagens, tem a dixie e a tiny kong. É um bom jogo de corrida para o ds.… Full Review »
  2. DarrenHaynes
    Dec 3, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. You stupid **** ape. You smelly rodent boy riding in your automobile. This game is horrible and so is diddy, (I hope he dies -_- ). I remember playing against this slimy monkey with my parents arguing about daddys side bit ches in the other room. The flashbacks of this ugly monkey boy beating as hard my father has been burned into my memory. 0/10. BE WARNED! This ape has ruined my childhood and might ruin yours too. I hope I can beat this little monkey boy so he can no longer race in his automobile against me. I’ve gone through 7 ds’s since owning this piece of garbage. I hate you diddy. I’m coming to break your legs and feed you a banana you ape.… Full Review »
  3. nintendo-sekta
    Jan 26, 2019
    8
    Игра не плоха. В ней есть сюжет. Игра чем то похожа на Mario Kart. В игру интересно играть интересный геймплей.Игра не плоха. В ней есть сюжет. Игра чем то похожа на Mario Kart. В игру интересно играть интересный геймплей.
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