19th November 2003, 2:56 PM
So far I'm really liking the game, but I do agree that it's pretty much just more of the same. More of the same and a whole lot of improvements, but still. I really like the new kart controls and I think the whole buddy system was a great idea, but I'm terrible dissapointed with the single-player mode. EAD--the biggest developer in the world--couldn't come up with anything more than "race through a few cups and unlock some stuff). No big adventure mode ala DKR, no engaging story mode ala F-Zero GX. That's a massive dissapointment for me, and is why so far I don't like it as much as FZGX. It's still a great game and my favorite MK so far, but I'm just sad about the pathetic single-player. Hopefully the warp project thing will help matters. If only Nintendo had included official online support... *sigh*