I agree that paid cosmetics works better in other games. With LEGO, cosmetics is half the experience — most of the experience? — for many players, so it is dicier charging for those in DLC than with other games. Whilst we will do everything we can to meet the delivery times above, there may be factors outside of our control and we cannot guarantee delivery within this time frame. There’s some egregious pop-in, and textures are worse than a tree in Galar. The actual transformations of the vehicles look great when you can make them out, and it’s lovely seeing the vehicle you make on the screen, but if you have any other way of playing this game, maybe consider playing it on PS5 or something similar.

Bolt_Strike You make it seem like I'm not looking forward to the next Mario Kart. I'm obviously looking forward to the next Mario Kart, but I'm more than happy with the Booster Course Pass. It's not a new game, but it's more of an already incredible game for a fraction of the price. At the end of the day, I can host entire tournaments of the game (which I have), and be thankful that there are so many great courses to race on. As an avid LEGO fan and enthusiastic gamer, I was initially excited to try out the LEGO racing game. The game offers a colorful and enjoyable world where young players can race their favorite LEGO vehicles in exciting competitions. However, while there are some positive aspects to this game, it falls short due to both the developer's greediness in implementing hidden content behind microtransactions and technical limitations that affect its performance. Get behind the wheel and gear up for tons of open-world exploration and thrilling races! Take on the exciting Story mode, jump into a single race or Cup Series tourneys, and let loose in off-the-wall minigames. Master the art of drifting, boosting, and using power-ups to defeat opponents! RACE FOR THE SKY TROPHY LEGO is expensive. I imagine LEGO licensing is very expensive, as well. So, I have some sympathy for their monetizing scheme... but, yeah, it's a horrible trap for kids and parents and does long term damage to the brand, I think.I actually do believe DLC can be more fair than not, though. For those that love the game, let people buy DLC for more content, more to do. It's worth more to those players than others who will buy the smaller game and not even finish it. It's more fair that way. (Diehard fans of games they get hundreds of hours out of will often complain how much they have to pay, but, for some reason not defend those who buy it full price and only play half the game) Yes, spinoffs of spinoffs have happened before if the spinoff itself is popular enough. Can't think of any video game examples off the top of my head, but in TV, NCIS is a spinoff of JAG and has itself received multiple spinoffs (NCIS:LA and NCIS:NO). Mario Kart is in a similar situation that despite being a spinoff, it's still so immensely popular that it itself would be deserving of a spinoff or subseries. IGN gave LEGO 2K Drive an 8 out of 10 - calling it "one part The Crew 2, one part Mario Kart, and one thousand parts... LEGO Parts": Fixed an issue where the Player’s select button loses functionality after another player joins locally Mario has never been an adventure game, but racing through and exploring large open areas does not conflict with racing casually and competitively. They can make it a side series if they want like the sandbox Marios or Metroid Prime (and that might be for the best because I'm not sure it really mixes well with traditional Mario Kart gameplay, but it would do well as a different feeling Mario Kart that could run alongside the main series). That's what Forza Horizons is, it's a subseries of Forza. Why shouldn't Nintendo want their own Forza Horizons for Mario Kart, especially when they insist on only having one main entry per console? They'll need something to fill in the gaps when console generations tend to be 5+ years, and DLC is such a tremendous waste of creativity (and possibly sales too, it feels like they're leaving money on the table by not having a big Mario Kart game of some kind midway through the Switch's lifespan).

Lego 2K Drive is a great open-world racing game with an infectious sense of humour and impressive customisation options. As long as you can cope with the typical 2K grindy microtransactions and take steps to avoid its major save-wiping issue at launch, it's well worth playing." Story mode follows your journey from rookie racer to famous champion as you compete against a series of charismatic rivals. With each victory, you'll work your way up the ranks to take on the infamous Shadow Z. OPEN-WORLD EXPLORATION The problem with one Mario Kart per console is that console generations typically last 5-8 years, but players are going to get bored long before that point. Usually for more popular IPs you'd want something about every 3-5 years. When Nintendo had separate handhelds and consoles, that wasn't an issue because they could stagger handheld and console Mario Karts to fill in the gaps but now that they have one hybrid device, the one Mario Kart per console rule is a drag on the series (doubly so when the most recent entry is a PORT and we've been playing the same entry for 10 years, which is by far the longest drought in series history). They need something to fill in the gaps, and a new style of gameplay is a great way to do that without cannibalizing the main entries. No one's going to question whether having both a 2D Mario and a 3D Mario or a 2D Metroid and a Metroid Prime would cannibalize each other because they're both very different flavors of Mario and Metroid respectively. Mario Kart needs something similar to fill in the gaps.

What Curators Say

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.2.0 / Next: Ver. 2.3.0) 28 November 2023 Stuart, Keith (May 18, 2023). "Lego 2K Drive review – a wonderful first racing game". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved May 24, 2023. Colantonio, Giovanni (May 16, 2023). "Lego 2K Drive review: an imaginative kart racer with a big catch". Digital Trends . Retrieved May 24, 2023. The worlds aren’t huge, but they’re genuinely beautiful. Big Butte County is a desert landscape complete with looming sandstone buttes, farms (complete with Lego cows, pigs and horses) and quaint towns. Prospecto Valley is a mining region with cowboy towns surrounded by woodlands. My favourite though is Hauntsborough, a spooky theme park world filled with giant spiders, creepy castles and dark, ominous tunnels. It’s a shame we didn’t see more landscapes like this one, embracing the fantasy element of the Lego universe. From an incredible team of genre experts at Visual Concepts, LEGO 2K Drive combines the best elements of open world driving and fast-paced competitive racing, along with a diverse vehicle customization system. Made to be played solo or together, the game offers robust co-op and thrilling competitive multiplayer with crossplay, allowing players to group up together across platforms, on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.* Online, local co-op, and local wireless play with friends is also available on Nintendo Switch. More information on game modes, ways to play together, customization, and more, can be found here.

LEGO 2K Drive is obviously a very classy game. It looks great, runs well, is fully featured and well balanced to ensure that everyone has a good time. LEGO 2K Drive is an easy recommendation then, regardless of whether you're looking for a gift for a child or just want a wholesome palette cleanser for yourself." McCaffery, Ryan (March 24, 2023). " LEGO 2K Drive Preview: Embracing the Spirit of Imagination". IGN . Retrieved March 29, 2023.Verbrugge, Kieron (May 15, 2023). "PHYSICAL COPIES OF LEGO 2K DRIVE'S AWESOME EDITION ARE RELEASING EARLY". Press Start Australia . Retrieved May 18, 2023. After you’ve submitted a vehicle, it will go through LEGO 2K Drive’s moderation process; you should get a notification if your vehicle has successfully passed through this process within a day or so and it’ll show up in the My Hub tab within the Creators Hub. Certain features and online play require Internet connection and 2K Account. Online console play requires paid subscription While the Switch version of Lego 2K Drive is in development with another undisclosed studio, Valdez seemed confident that the game will run as intended. "There are definitely differences, but it's almost negligible from a gameplay standpoint," he told us, stating that the visuals are notably strong in handheld mode. Fingers crossed, then. Image: 2K Games / The LEGO Group