Review: Nickelodeon Kart Racers (PlayStation 4)
Hit the road with racers from some of your favorite Nickelodeon series in a variety of Slime-filled tracks in the ultimate race to win cups and upgrades for your Kart.
Pros:
- Chunky graphics.
- 533.7MB Download size.
- Singleplayer- Grand Prix, Free race and time attack.
- Grand Prix- Team or solo, 3 game speeds= Beginner, Regular and expert, Six initial cups with a further 3 to unlock. Each cup has 4 races within them.
- 12 Characters- Spongebob, Patrick, Sandy, Tommy, Angelica, Reptar, Helga, Arnold, Mikey, Donnie, Raphael, and Leonardo.
- Controls- Drift (easy or normal), Tilt (on/off) and auto accelerate.
- Kart racing gameplay.
- Platinum trophy.
- Earn EXP, Level up and earn random unlocks.
- 16 tracks with tracks from each cartoons locations.
- Local multiplayer- 2-4 players= Grand Prix, Free race and battle arena. Full split-screen.
- Customize car- Tyres, Engine, Spoilers, Jetski and paint jobs. Affects stats.
- Optional tutorial pop up.
- Collect coins in game to buy new parts for your car.
- Victory lap- At the end of a Grand Prix, You get a timed run around the course where you collect as many chests as possible. Each chest has a random item in them or coins.
- Battle arena- Free for all, Capture the flag and tag. Eight arenas.
- Slime- Drive over this to fill your boost bar.
- Simple easy to get trophy list.
- 2 controller layouts.
- Pickups are varied and the themes of them are taken from the different cartoons.
Cons:
- Annoying menu music.
- No quick way to check driver stats.
- No voicework at all.
- Very basic track design.
- Forgettable soundtrack.
- Crazy AI.
- No online play.
- No leaderboards.
- EXP is slow to earn.
- Simple trophies.
- Level themes are not as strong as they could be.
- No Squidward.
- Spelling mistake on controls, Says break instead of the brake.
- No camera controls or alternate views.
- Sluggish controls.
- Can only fire behind.
- Looking at the control layouts actually changes them without you knowing.
