Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. AceGamez
    50
    It just doesn't have that extra degree of enjoyable gameplay, innovation, audiovisual nuances and addictiveness to make it a serious contender in what is now a very saturated and cutthroat gaming genre.
  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    57
    The gameplay feels nearly identical to "Crash Team Racing's" (PS1), even down to the speed-boosting wumpa fruits, so if you loved it before, you'll still love it, and if not...not. [Jan 2004, p.110]
  3. 74
    A solid adaptation of a PSOne game. The problem is that the same exact game has been made dozens of times and CNK does very little to further the cause. It's a kart racing game like any other.
  4. Nintendo Power
    68
    The karts are fast and the power-ups are creative. [Feb 2004, p.148]
  5. A pretty generic kart racer that is enjoyable, but flawed where it counts: the racing. It's a little too easy to win races, and once you beat it all, there's very little for you to keep coming back to.
  6. Play Magazine
    67
    It's all a little generic and heavily recycled, but the powerslide system from "CTR" pulls it together. [Dec 2003, p.85]
  7. Weekly Famitsu
    68
    7 / 6 / 7 / 7 - 27 [Vol 183; 16 July 2004]

Awards & Rankings

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#56 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003
53
#53 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2003
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. Jun 26, 2021
    7
    I remember loving this as a kid, but now I just find it enjoyable and nothing more.
  2. Jan 6, 2020
    10
    Muy bueno el juego, mejor historia que CTR y pistas muy creativas cómo por ejemplo Avenida electron
  3. Jan 3, 2019
    8
    A childhood fun racing game. A nice story too! They make the actual story interesting which not many racing games will do.