Mad Tracks

 Xbox 360
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21
  1. AceGamez
    70
    Mad Tracks is an excellent little game. Though it's short, it offers a whole lot of fun, especially in multiplayer mode where I can almost guarantee you'll be either badly humiliated by you friends, or you'll humiliate the heck out of them.
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  2. Game Over Online
    70
    A standard kart racer with a bunch of well-done, but hollow mini-games tacked on that gets old quickly in single player, but has its life extended with multi-player, where the added competition adds a great deal of fun to the proceedings.
  3. IGN
    68
    If you enjoy local multiplayer and have a few extra controllers, Mad Tracks is worth looking into.
  5. Digital Entertainment News
    65
    Mad Tracks makes for a nice distraction, but it’s doubtful that you’ll want to play this for more than ten minutes at a time.
  6. My Gamer
    62
    Mad Tracks starts off fun, and each level will entertain through the first play through, but the replay grows flat sooner rather than later.
  7. Planet Xbox 360
    60
    Mad Tracks is an underwhelming first effort from Load Inc. Xbox Live Arcade titles are understandably held to looser standards than their retail counterparts, but this title needs some polish in its graphical and audio content.
  8. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    60
    The actual racing is sluggish and generally skill-free, but the mini games are top fun. [Sept 2007, p.96]
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  9. Talk Xbox
    55
    Overall, the single-player is a boring affair. Online multiplayer is not worth the hassle.
  10. Xboxic
    50
    Mad Tracks goes to show the limitations and constraints Microsoft put on XBLA developers with the 50 MB limit, which sadly Mad Tracks had to comply with. And you can tell.
  11. Gamers' Temple
    50
    Mad Tracks is pretty short on gameplay, which is probably a good thing since the gameplay that is there isn’t very exciting.
  12. X-ONE Magazine UK
    50
    Two quid too expensive, seven years late and lacking the 'aw' factor if its predecessor. [Issue #22, p.114]
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User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. bilbyc0m
    Mar 8, 2017
    10
    I bought this game randomly on the xbox store after seeing the somewhat cool looking screenshots. Little did I know that with the DLC, thisI bought this game randomly on the xbox store after seeing the somewhat cool looking screenshots. Little did I know that with the DLC, this simple arcade game would become the absolute go-to game for local multiplayer. The tracks are extremely diverse, the powerups are many, and incredibly fun and effective to use, and the cars are easy to control and feature an energy bar for strategic use. The tracks feature all kinds of loops, jumps and shortcuts which make the game a ton of fun. Everything is colourful and the tracks are perfectly designed for speedrunning. There are tracks in the snow, in a toy store, a German castle, in a well, in a park among other locations. If you are not a fan of racing, there is also a battle track which is by far the most fun local multiplayer tracks in the game, where the goal is to use powerups to push opponents off the roof of a city building. The game can be challenging at times, especially on the snow tracks, but Mad Tracks is a pickup and play with friends kind of game that surprised me so much. I bought this in 2007 and still play when I have mates over to this day. Buy it seriously!!!… Full Review »
  2. MegWhiteley
    Mar 9, 2012
    10
    Other funny racing game, is same like ToW, but is interesting, and funny, the better are the little cars, are incredible, this is a greatOther funny racing game, is same like ToW, but is interesting, and funny, the better are the little cars, are incredible, this is a great title, funny, good gameplay, music, graphics, all is amazing in this title.… Full Review »
  3. Aaace5
    Jun 1, 2007
    7
    Basically a cheap Mario Kart type game for xbox live...just not as polished, and not as fun. It's a decent game - but it's not Basically a cheap Mario Kart type game for xbox live...just not as polished, and not as fun. It's a decent game - but it's not something I could see myself playing for a couple hours a day. Try the demo before you buy!… Full Review »
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