Mario Kart Tour

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 318 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 318
  2. Mixed: 66 out of 318
  3. Negative: 178 out of 318
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  1. Digibutter64
    Oct 6, 2019
    4
    Fun gameplay and great graphics for a mobile game. However, there are problems:

    *Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and Rosalina are not playable, yet three baby characters, Peachette, and Mario in a musician outfit (yes, really) are? The absence of Luigi especially (at least at launch) is unacceptable. *Microtransactions are in this game, as are loot boxes. This has the makings of an    Fun gameplay and great graphics for a mobile game. However, there are problems:

    *Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and Rosalina are not playable, yet three baby characters, Peachette, and Mario in a musician outfit (yes, really) are? The absence of Luigi especially (at least at launch) is unacceptable.

    *Microtransactions are in this game, as are loot boxes.

    This has the makings of an entertaining game, but the issues listed really put a damper on the fun.    … Expand
  2. NeoconTom
    Sep 27, 2019
    4
    Another microtransaction laden, pay-to-win, mobile trash game... and its a Mario Kart game of all things. Truly a disgrace of the Mario Kart name, Nintendo has managed to outdo T2 Interactive in borderline greed for 2019.
  3. starmaster65
    Dec 6, 2019
    4
    This game is bang up average. The gameplay is uneventful, full of microtransactions, just a very typical mobile game. You can find many racing games on the app store or play store that are better than this one!
  4. SuddenRush
    Oct 16, 2019
    4
    To be honest, this is a game that has a lot of potential. While it is not bad for a mobile game, the pay to win aspect of this game just ruins this game's gameplay.

    However, here's what this game exceeds at: There are a variety of control options the player can utilize to make their gaming experience more enjoyable. The graphics for this game aren't bad, especially when this is the    To be honest, this is a game that has a lot of potential. While it is not bad for a mobile game, the pay to win aspect of this game just ruins this game's gameplay.

    However, here's what this game exceeds at:
    There are a variety of control options the player can utilize to make their gaming experience more enjoyable.
    The graphics for this game aren't bad, especially when this is the first Mario Kart mobile game to be released.
    50cc, 100cc, and 150cc serve as the game's "difficulty", which is a good indicator of the player's skill level.

    Here's what this game struggles at:
    Like many other games and apps, this game has a HUGE paywall. Pay more money, have better chances to get the characters you want, earn more points from races. Simply put.
    The gold pass should be a one time purchase, not a monthly purchase. The cost simply outweighs the benefits- I wouldn't want to be paying 4.99 PER MONTH for just three features, with one of the features being a harder difficulty mode.
    Half of the rewards earned for completing tours required a gold pass- another reason for why this game has a huge paywall.

    As you can probably see, many of the negatives has to do with the game's ridiculous paywall, which is a big problem, especially with a Mario Kart game. Many of the game's characters are unlocked with the game's premium currency, which can mostly be "earned" with real money to get the characters you want (for a chance). So basically, you'll have a hard time progressing this game quickly if a. You don't have the gold pass or b. If you don't spend real money. since each cup requires a certain number of stars that you earn, which is earned from getting points from races, which in turn most of the biggest scores is earned from having the best racers, karts, and gliders... yeah, you get the drill.

    CONCLUSION: This game has lots of potential that is drained down by a huge paywall.    … Expand
  5. SquareLukester
    Oct 5, 2019
    4
    The only positive thing about Mario Kart Tour is the gameplay. That's all. The rest of the features is badly unacceptable and taking microtransactions to the next level, and it's a very greedy move for Nintendo to promote microtransactions and gambling to younger audiences.

    Unlocking characters, karts, gliders, and other stuff requires gems and you can get a few of them per day by    The only positive thing about Mario Kart Tour is the gameplay. That's all. The rest of the features is badly unacceptable and taking microtransactions to the next level, and it's a very greedy move for Nintendo to promote microtransactions and gambling to younger audiences.

    Unlocking characters, karts, gliders, and other stuff requires gems and you can get a few of them per day by logging in daily and doing certain daily tasks. The rest is getting gems by microtransactions. And there's a gold pass where you can get exclusive stuff for gold members only, but you have to pay a membership fee of $5.99 per month. Why would Nintendo think it's okay, I don't know. For a F2P game, Mario Kart Tour's microtransactions is way greedier than Wario. I bet Wario is behind all this...    … Expand
  6. SenpaiEXE
    Sep 27, 2019
    4
    Mario Kart Tour is for me a dissapointment I expected more. First of all L O O T B O X E S. Second, it's so easy to accidentally use your item because you just wanted to turn around. Third, why the f*ck is there a grind limit?? Why can't I grind as much as I want?? And there is a useless subscription that is MORE EXPENSIVE THEN SWITCH ONLINE. It doesn't even give you interesting items.Mario Kart Tour is for me a dissapointment I expected more. First of all L O O T B O X E S. Second, it's so easy to accidentally use your item because you just wanted to turn around. Third, why the f*ck is there a grind limit?? Why can't I grind as much as I want?? And there is a useless subscription that is MORE EXPENSIVE THEN SWITCH ONLINE. It doesn't even give you interesting items. Fourth, why can't we play as Mario from the begginig? In Sonic Dash, Dash 2 and Speed Battle Sonic was available from the beginnig. I think the worst part is: there will be new tracks every 2 weeks, why? What's the point of this? Why can't I just have all the tracks available from the very beginning? Or why can't I just unlock them by grinding?

    So Mario Kart Tour is in my opinion a more boring and worse Mariokart, I don't know if I should recommend it to someone. But hey that's just my opinion.    … Expand
  7. TVGN2000
    Sep 27, 2019
    4
    This game is a pretty decent when not accounting for the hideous micro-transactions here. The gameplay consists of swiping your finger across the screen to turn and drift, while good on paper, it kinda sucks in execution. I personally have found it very difficult to turn and just rely on walls to keep me on course. That definitely needs improvement. Gameplay issues aside, the game looksThis game is a pretty decent when not accounting for the hideous micro-transactions here. The gameplay consists of swiping your finger across the screen to turn and drift, while good on paper, it kinda sucks in execution. I personally have found it very difficult to turn and just rely on walls to keep me on course. That definitely needs improvement. Gameplay issues aside, the game looks really good for what is essentially a slightly upgraded Mario Kart 7. Music is also pretty good, about what I expect out of a mobile Nintendo game. The micro-transactions are just atrocious. 200cc and some other unlockables are locked behind a $5 month paywall and the chances of unlocking specific characters are both randomized and almost impossible. Nintendo should really reconsider how they do their micro-transactions and focus on improving the game. This is not the Nintendo I know.… Expand
  8. RedXTL
    Oct 31, 2019
    4
    This is not a bad game. Not a great one either. The controls are half and half. It's great to see new stages and old ones get HD like waluigi's stadium. But this game has a lot to improve on in the future.
  9. Kujin
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Mario Kart Tour is a money-grubbing, boring and uneventful game, translating the classic Mario Kart gameplay into a generic and painfully simple mobile racer, praying on the young kids playing it by trying to nickle and dime them at every step of the way. It's simply a mediocrity, but most of all - Mario Kart Tour is a disappointment
  10. ItsDaDoc
    Nov 25, 2020
    4
    This is the definition of Great taste but Awful execution. It's a shame how ideas like special items returned, and the character roster is fantastic, but the agressive microtransactions, lootboxes and controls just ruin the expirience.
  11. Oofscar
    Feb 13, 2022
    4
    Way to many micro transactions. And the Gacha is stupid since you can’t buy a character you want and have to get a character by luck.
  12. Arey100
    Jun 16, 2023
    4
    Mario Kart doesn't translate to mobile all too well. It's fine, but the experience is pretty soulless, and with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe right there, why would you play this?
  13. Pasqui
    Apr 30, 2023
    4
    It has many flaws, especially due to it being a mobile game, but I had my time playing it. Even if you are f2p, you can find satisfaction in unlocking new characters, you just need a bit of grind.
  14. memo_rx
    Sep 27, 2019
    3
    So, I have to pay around $20 bucks to get Mario, Luigi who is in the cover in the game is not a playable character. They locked 200cc into the $6 dollars monthly paywall. $6 dollars per month ok so $6 times 12 = $72 per year, plus all the other micro and macro transactions. Wow Nintendo, wow.
  15. cowboycub
    Jan 17, 2020
    3
    Adopting the mobile monetization model was obnoxious from day 1, but now ranked cups have courses requiring that you buy a specific item pack (separate from, and $40 on top of the gold subscription) to get the full point and item box advantage. The definition of pay to win.
  16. czpukmen
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Mari Kart Tour is the unscrupulous generator of weekly opportunities to spend a few hundreds of dollars on lazy variations of in-game items. Inconsistent, random, and very expensive to progress and compete. Not a game, but a combination of unfair, unhealthy, and unethical gaming practices. Basically, a casino that deserves a full-blown international ban. Nintendo alongside Google and AppleMari Kart Tour is the unscrupulous generator of weekly opportunities to spend a few hundreds of dollars on lazy variations of in-game items. Inconsistent, random, and very expensive to progress and compete. Not a game, but a combination of unfair, unhealthy, and unethical gaming practices. Basically, a casino that deserves a full-blown international ban. Nintendo alongside Google and Apple must be held responsible and fined for promotion and milking this hardly legal casino machine. Disgrace for lovable Nintendo brand.… Expand
  17. DimebagCaroll
    Oct 5, 2019
    3
    Bad controls, ok graphics, boring and filled with the worst kind of microtransactions and a monthly subscription of way too much. Not worth it at all, seems NIntendo wants to use the mobile games as an easy income.

    Most people who don't game on consoles or pc will think this is all fine, but they don't know any better and Nintendo is using that knowledge to it's own advantage.

    Steer away.
  18. moviestar25
    Sep 27, 2019
    3
    Just stick with Mario Kart 8: Deluxe. At least in that, you can really progress through by simply playing the game.
  19. robertoiglesias
    Apr 29, 2020
    3
    Super Mario Kart
    Mario Kart 64
    Mario Kart Super Circuit
    Mario Kart Double Dash
    Mario Kart DS
    Mario Kart Wii
    Mario Kart 7
    Mario Kart 8
    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

    Play any of these games instead of a sh*tty phone game that begs for your money
  20. leetl1
    Sep 25, 2019
    3
    Mario Kart Tour is nostalgic (albeit derivative), but IOS Mario games never scale too lofty a peak.
  21. Carny
    Oct 2, 2019
    3
    This is one of Nintendo's first mobile games and honestly, I thought this would be the next pokemon go. But honestly, this is a shallow excuse for a Mario kart game. With a point system that prohibits getting to new levels, absolutely horrible roster, that starts with peachette and Pauline. But not LUIGI. That's just sad at that point. Speaking of Pauline, she has a counterpart characterThis is one of Nintendo's first mobile games and honestly, I thought this would be the next pokemon go. But honestly, this is a shallow excuse for a Mario kart game. With a point system that prohibits getting to new levels, absolutely horrible roster, that starts with peachette and Pauline. But not LUIGI. That's just sad at that point. Speaking of Pauline, she has a counterpart character for the New York event being Musician Mario. I'm surprised that it wasn't a skin. They could have peachette for peach and musician Mario as a skin for Mario. The game's controls are horrid as well, being only able to control by holding it horizontally. Finally, my biggest gripe with this game is the Gachha mechanics. The RNG you need to get the best characters for the best track is so bad. Did I mention that some characters are better on some courses? This game is just the church of RNGeus. This game and its horrible RNG makes mario kart tour the worst game in the series yet.… Expand
  22. AstronomicalGod
    Oct 7, 2019
    3
    This game had the chance to be great and arguably the best Nintendo mobile game to date, but it's the exact opposite of that. From being cheated out of 5 stars even if you did great in a race just for not having the right character or kart, flat out lying to players that they are playing with real people when they are just bots with player's usernames attached to them, wonky controls thatThis game had the chance to be great and arguably the best Nintendo mobile game to date, but it's the exact opposite of that. From being cheated out of 5 stars even if you did great in a race just for not having the right character or kart, flat out lying to players that they are playing with real people when they are just bots with player's usernames attached to them, wonky controls that do take some getting used to, not even having multiplayer at launch (and as of now still doesn't have it) and having items and features locked behind a paywall, this is by far the worst Mario Kart released thus far. While it was fun the first few days it was out, the more time goes on the more it just feels like playing to get rewards and not for actual enjoyment or fun.… Expand
  23. NShot
    Oct 10, 2019
    3
    The game is vertical, which is a bad start.
    Its heavily pay to win, needing to open essentially loot boxes to get characters you need. The only good part about the game is the tracks and stages. Also how could they have 4 Mario's but no luigi? If you haven't already, check out the price of the diddy long pack; its 28.99, the same price as mario kart 8 deluxe on amazon! How could nintendo    The game is vertical, which is a bad start.
    Its heavily pay to win, needing to open essentially loot boxes to get characters you need. The only good part about the game is the tracks and stages. Also how could they have 4 Mario's but no luigi? If you haven't already, check out the price of the diddy long pack; its 28.99, the same price as mario kart 8 deluxe on amazon! How could nintendo give us this shocking scam of a game    … Expand
  24. SamGear
    Jan 21, 2020
    3
    Game is horrible, it does not function correctly, when you are sometimes on old phones like Note 3 or iPhone 2, it keeps saying date is incorrect, even if it is.

    Second, the character selection is trash, most characters cannot be bought and are limited, sometimes the tracks are awful because some of them are not well made or poor texture.
  25. StraightBowser
    Oct 8, 2020
    3
    This could've been a very engaging, beautiful game that I would spend hours on end playing. But no. Stupid microtransactions make it a disappointment. It's not even pay to win! It's just pay to look cool. And hey, if you're really casual, this could be enjoyable.
  26. espay
    Oct 23, 2020
    3
    The idea of the game is so cool and great but have various problems the bugs the hackears and the game is pay to win
  27. Nxgamer
    Mar 3, 2021
    3
    If you were to play it VERY casually it’s fine but it’s just a waste of development from Nintendo as the games is lathered with absurd micro transactions costing sometimes $50 which is crazy for a mobile game just for some pointless characters, karts and gliders that do nothing.
    It is so painful because there are actually good aspects in the game such as good maps and characters which    If you were to play it VERY casually it’s fine but it’s just a waste of development from Nintendo as the games is lathered with absurd micro transactions costing sometimes $50 which is crazy for a mobile game just for some pointless characters, karts and gliders that do nothing.
    It is so painful because there are actually good aspects in the game such as good maps and characters which could have been a dlc for Mario kart 8 deluxe or in Mario kart 9.Overall this game should never have been made.    … Expand
  28. DavidMinnt
    May 12, 2022
    3
    Not Play that Game. That Game is how EA.The Gameplay is not Good and so more is bad. The Controls is Awful
  29. Mccusky
    Sep 27, 2019
    2
    Without a multiplayer this game becomes pretty tedious after a short while, so many power ups, challenges, points, rubies etc give an empty experience where you feel like you're chasing the next character level rather than enjoying the fun of the racing. Controls are pretty bad, finger constantly comes off the screen when sliding. Racing with friends may save the game but I can't imagineWithout a multiplayer this game becomes pretty tedious after a short while, so many power ups, challenges, points, rubies etc give an empty experience where you feel like you're chasing the next character level rather than enjoying the fun of the racing. Controls are pretty bad, finger constantly comes off the screen when sliding. Racing with friends may save the game but I can't imagine that being a slick experience on mobile.… Expand
  30. yeahboiiiiiiiii
    Oct 3, 2019
    2
    I'd probably like the gsme is the controls weren't so bad. It's really hard to steer
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. GameGrin
    Nov 29, 2022
    80
    Mario Kart Tour makes a surprisingly fantastic mobile game because of the tons of items to collect, the fun gameplay loop, and the short but sweet matches!
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 29, 2020
    30
    I sincerely hope that investors see this as a wake-up call that's harmful to Nintendo's long-term reputation. [Issue #43 – November/December 2019, p. 26SW]
  3. Nintenderos
    Nov 20, 2019
    60
    Mario Kart Tour is a good mobile racing game that could be even better with another monetization system. Thanks to its good gameplay and a remarkable technical section, this title stands out among other mobile games.
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