The game runs a lot smoother on 360 (can’t say for PS3), and textures are also worse on Wii. Some assets are missing, too. The difference between each version is not very noticable until you compare them. Look at the Sunshine Tour opening. With resolution aside, I watched the Sunshine Tour opening on Wii and 360 both on CRT. 360 has no advantage in that comparison. It’s night and day. Wii is not horrible on it’s own, but if you have the choice, go with 360.
***** I played Transformed and I would say that it indeed looks better than MK8 and the tracks are amazingly designed. MK8 is a great game, but it's overrated in comparison to All Stars racing, just in my opinion.
the guy said and i quote "if your gonna copy a design you might as well clone the best there is" if sega did completely clone mario kart IGN would have put a bunch of hate on the game
"No originality" Oh i'm sorry, does Mario Kart have a power up like the All Star which gives custom animations and gameplay mechanics to each racer? Or is a blue flying shell good enough? Feh. Crappy IGN.
***** 1, I never said anything about a console. The PS4 was a part of someones name. 2, I call absolute bullshit. All you have mentioned is your graphics card you havent even mentioned what cpu you have or how much RAM you have. You probably just googled "Best graphics card of 2017"
its the single player mode in the game. in missíon mode you play as multiple characters in various mini games like Knockoff, Collect, Drift, Boost, and Punchies.
I'm sick of hearing this guy compare this game to mariokart every 30 seconds. I'm a 360 owner. I have no idea what Mariokart plays like. It might as well not exist to me. Just saying a game is like another game isn't a good review
Curious to know from people is this better than transformed? Cause I didn't like that one . I felt like the controls for the boats, planes and kart/cars were a bit too floaty. Does it feel great driving in this game? Is it worth a go to buy??
Muffin Boots . The original Sonic Racing has, in my opinion, better controls and is the most fun, especially in multiplayer. However racing transformed is still a great game.
@SirKoto51 It can happen. A Mario and Sonic crossover has made it all the more possible. I can see it the racer happening too. I mean, Kirby on his star, Captain Falcon on the Blue Falcon, Fox on the Arwing like the F-Zero machine belonging to James McCloud. Oh I can go on. This would make the crossover idea much more satisfying.
In Mario Kart Double Dash, all characters had there own special move if you picked the right characters ex: Bowser and Bowser Jr. had a huge turtle shell with spikes on it, and Mario and Luigi had spread fire balls.
drifting is key to winning in Mario Kart online, there are plenty of boost all around Mario Kart games, in Mario Kart Wii and 7 you can do a mid air trick to get extra boost, Double Dash had character abilities.
Lolololololololololololololololololololololololol choppy framerate what shit have you been smoking IGN. I have played this on 360 and PC and there is no framerate problems with both the Xbox 360 and obvs PC
River Feinx - Then something is slowing down your 360 or your PC is not as good as the game wants. Or your playing on the PS3 which is one of the worst consoles of that generation
Am I the only one who (even though it would NEVER happen) just wishes that mario cart and sega all stars could combine (characters and all) and also add characters like link marth and pretty much every other smash bros charater... that game would be EPIC!!!
as much of a mario kart copy this is, i like the fact this has a lot of great SEGA characters and gives it perosnality. i mean, ryo hasuki!? that's epic right there. if i get this, he'll be the character i'll play as
Actually there was an interview from Sumo stating that originally they had sonic running and the others in cars. They threw out that idea when they found sonic to be FAR too small compared to the other racers. That and Sonic's spirit of sportsmanship would make him welcome a new challenge right?
Well, it is kinda hard to ignore the sudden lagg when you hit a certain point. That's true, I guess. But it's kinda hard to make something original in this type of field when another franchise has most of it covered. Am I right? But it was a better rating than what I expected. I thought it was going to get a lot of critics putting it down because of... well... you know, Sonic has always been known to be on his feet. Maybe the racing mini-game on SA2B gave it some leway.
@9N8X Its those items that make the game more interesting and evens the playing field out for everyone. People who arnt as good can have fun and people who are really good get a better challenge and have more fun.
@fugleman71 MarioKart Double Dash had special moves. For example, Chain Chomps for the Baby Mario Bros, which is very similar to changing to Super Sonic. But this is a case of not seeing the forest for the trees. Sure a few changes can make a big difference, but the core experience is very similar. :)
It is, because Mario Kart was the original. But then again, it has to copy Mario Kart because it plays like Mario Kart. It's a game about racing other franchises on courses inspired by those franchises. How much can that really change to a point where you can say you didn't copy it? It's like saying Sonic copied Mario, or Tekken copied Street Fighter. You see how this argument works? It's only natural to look at the competition and see what you can fight it with.
Same I loved CTR. I'm really hoping Sony and Naughty Dog release it on PSN with online multiplayer. I know that can't happen cos someone recently asked ND about making a new Crash game and they said Activision owned the rights to crash now
This review has perswaded me to buy this game today! i do not own a nintendo based console so i am buying this for xbox 360 because i miss kart racers so much!!!! Crash Team Racing, Speed Freaks, Diddy Kong Racing they were classics!
I played the demo of this and it was kinda fun, but to even have a chance of making the top 3 you have to take the shortcuts. If you NEED them to win then it just becomes part of the regular track, which seems broken to me.
This people tend to constantly struggle with this reviews. His final score didn't go with the review that he gave in the video. he review the game so good that it sounded like he was gonna give the game a really high score at the end like high 80s or low 90s but that final score wasn't even close. Is crazy that he gave the game a really good review which it let you to believe that the game was gonna get a really high score at the end but it didn't.
@qwerduro I know this is a two month year old comment but, drifting and boosting was used in the sega game, Outrun, and the section of SEGA that made that game also made this game. Outrun: Arcade: 1986, Sega Master system: 1987, Sega Megadrive/Genesis: 1991. Super Mario Kart: SNES/ Super Famicom: 1992.
I bet everyone wishes Jet the Hawk was in instead of Big. But Big was good on a bike, it's like what people say, "Big things comes with small packages", guess Big's starting to get a small microscope fanbase favourites after his performance. Imagine Jet was in this game, that would be a 9/10.
Yeah that would have been nice. 360 owners get banjo and kazooie(favorite video game franchise). Ps3 and psp owners should get jax and daxter or ratchet and clank, Nintendo Wii and DS users should get Mario, PC owners should get like Doomguy :D
I really enjoyed this game and would definately say it beats mario on many points but the only thing I feel made it loose out was that you only have one choice of vehicle per racer and thats ashame because mario kart ds had 37 per character and my other gripe was that the items were really boring and that there wasn't enough of everything in this game not enough charaters, courses, and items
Others are speaking about Mario Kart... what the hell... Mario Kart can away with crying compared to the legendary and fabulous Diddy Kong Racing from Rare. If someone do something first, that does not mean it is the best.
I like how they always shit on the PS3 version not having exclusives. For one thing, they should shit on the Wii for having 1 if not 2 missing tracks, like Cosmic Fall.
@minifig65 They did add more music to the game, you just have to earn the music tracks, I think there was like four or five songs per track that you can select just before the race starts
It's like when they did the whole "Mario vs Sonic" thing in Machinima's Versus. I have to say though, it was probably karma that Sonic won in the end by the most votes.
@porhmonkey Rare says that they really couldn't consider that on being "Nuts and Bolts" being consider BK3, since it was originally planned to be a Gamecube game before, so they tried to make it a "cross-over."
To be honest I thought this game would be rubbish, but it turns out to be fantastic fun! It almost, almost replaces CTR as my fav kart racer, but maybe I just love the crash characters too much!
btw Turbo was a racing game by sega which came out in 1981 it was the first racing game to have a third person rear view thats means that SEGA game gave roots to many others even mario kart seeing as how that series has that view. Now to all games that were called clones of Mario Kart is this really true you tell me...
ATTENTION! mario and sonic are big competitors, but the question is, which one's better, the 100% answer overall is they are both completely balanced, which means they are both good. In so many different combinations if you really look into it, they are both good at the same time. So if you love mario but hate sonic, or love sonic but hate mario. It's all a lie, they are both good at the same time. The end, that's the answer!
yeah double dash have many loyal fans. It would be so awesome if they remade double dash on wii with updated things like online play and additional characters,weapons, and maps but if not im happy with modnation racers thats on the ps3. I can't wait to get that.
Don't want to hear Mario Kart in the review? You might want take a look at my review if you want. I mention MK once, but I'm telling people to "stop comparing, and just enjoy All-Stars!" :)
@SonicLegends I agree, those bule shells are hell when it comes to mario kart wii, and they should never add 12 racers because it makes more hard to win.
The graphics are the SAME except the Wii's in a lower resolution and there's the shadows are not affected by lighting.
The game runs a lot smoother on 360 (can’t say for PS3), and textures are also worse on Wii. Some assets are missing, too. The difference between each version is not very noticable until you compare them. Look at the Sunshine Tour opening. With resolution aside, I watched the Sunshine Tour opening on Wii and 360 both on CRT. 360 has no advantage in that comparison. It’s night and day. Wii is not horrible on it’s own, but if you have the choice, go with 360.
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I hate it when all kart racing are automatically considered a mario kart clone, just my opinion
CrimsonShadow 11 it's true...just like all shooters are "clones" of doom,
Because they are!
CrimsonShadow 11 you and me both
Mario Adventure 2 It definitely is true but I find it’s just a pet peeve of mine
This game is more than just a mario kart clone
I think all-stars racing is better than mario kart. It's faster, more action, and has cooler tracks.
TheMcgillacuddy same here
***** I played Transformed and I would say that it indeed looks better than MK8 and the tracks are amazingly designed. MK8 is a great game, but it's overrated in comparison to All Stars racing, just in my opinion.
***** Idk what the hell Nintendo was thinking when they worked on battle mode for the game.
Yes it is
All-Stars Racing < ModNation Racers
the guy said and i quote "if your gonna copy a design you might as well clone the best there is" if sega did completely clone mario kart IGN would have put a bunch of hate on the game
Jesse The hedgehog lol
My kid played Mario Cart ONCE and wasn’t interested. He LOVES this game. I tend to agree with him. I think this game is more fun than Mario Cart too.
Mario kart*
There's a reason why MK9 isn't out cuz sonic racing games come out consistently
"No originality"
Oh i'm sorry, does Mario Kart have a power up like the All Star which gives custom animations and gameplay mechanics to each racer? Or is a blue flying shell good enough? Feh. Crappy IGN.
Almost 13 years old, and you still have the reason.
this game rocks on PS3.
@Halo is king Ps4 is 3h1t - Runs and looks and is a lot better on the PC providing you can run it :P
+Animefreak 63 The game runs amazingly on my atari 2600 ;)
***** 1, What? 2, It's ok I know you can't afford a good computer so you take it out on others
I'm pretty sure that was a joke,.
***** 1, I never said anything about a console. The PS4 was a part of someones name.
2, I call absolute bullshit. All you have mentioned is your graphics card you havent even mentioned what cpu you have or how much RAM you have.
You probably just googled "Best graphics card of 2017"
He didn't even mention Mission Mode! Mario Kart has never had a mission mode.
UltimateKidzBopFan what is mission mode
its the single player mode in the game. in missíon mode you play as multiple characters in various mini games like Knockoff, Collect, Drift, Boost, and Punchies.
UltimateKidzBopFan Mario kart ds had mission mode
UltimateKidzBopFan, Mario Kart DS did
UltimateKidzBopFan mario kart DS has mission mode!
I'm sick of hearing this guy compare this game to mariokart every 30 seconds.
I'm a 360 owner. I have no idea what Mariokart plays like. It might as well not exist to me. Just saying a game is like another game isn't a good review
this game and mario kart on DS was my entire childhood games
This game played a huge part of my childhood, and I owe a lot of credit to it being one of my favorite ds games ever
Curious to know from people is this better than transformed? Cause I didn't like that one . I felt like the controls for the boats, planes and kart/cars were a bit too floaty. Does it feel great driving in this game? Is it worth a go to buy??
Muffin Boots . The original Sonic Racing has, in my opinion, better controls and is the most fun, especially in multiplayer. However racing transformed is still a great game.
I enjoy the First one more but Transformed has more content I think
I feel this is one of the best racing games sonic has been in.
I played this game so much as a kid
@SirKoto51 It can happen. A Mario and Sonic crossover has made it all the more possible. I can see it the racer happening too. I mean, Kirby on his star, Captain Falcon on the Blue Falcon, Fox on the Arwing like the F-Zero machine belonging to James McCloud. Oh I can go on.
This would make the crossover idea much more satisfying.
Can’t believe it’s been 10 years
I still play this in 2020 on ps3
Wii - Mii racers
XBOX - Bonnus racers
PS3 - Best grafics
They all have cool bonuses
In Mario Kart Double Dash, all characters had there own special move if you picked the right characters ex: Bowser and Bowser Jr. had a huge turtle shell with spikes on it, and Mario and Luigi had spread fire balls.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING IT A HIGH RATING IT WAS A HUGE PART OF MY CHILDHOOD :DDD
SAAAAAME
You know what I really like about Banjo and Kazooie being in the 360 version? Banjo debuted in Diddy Kong Racing, a kart racer!
Full circle, man.
I really love this game. I found it better then the last mario kart for sure. Not perfect, but the gameplay is so addictive!
Wow this old 😂
Hearing the Jet Grind Radio music makes me want a damn next gen sequel for that game.
drifting is key to winning in Mario Kart online, there are plenty of boost all around Mario Kart games, in Mario Kart Wii and 7 you can do a mid air trick to get extra boost, Double Dash had character abilities.
Crash Kart racing? Duh like Mario Kart is the only racing game with weapons? The reviewer is probably new to video games
+Rydro Mario Kart was still first.
Crash Team Racing is way better than Mario Kart.
The original CTR was amazing! I haven't played any of the sequels though.
I do believe sonic adventure 2 battle was the best sonic game ever made. I loved that game.
Lolololololololololololololololololololololololol choppy framerate what shit have you been smoking IGN.
I have played this on 360 and PC and there is no framerate problems with both the Xbox 360 and obvs PC
+ThatNormalBunny Ehhh I've definitely noticed some slowdowns and choppy moments when the action gets crazy.
River Feinx - Then something is slowing down your 360 or your PC is not as good as the game wants.
Or your playing on the PS3 which is one of the worst consoles of that generation
You mean the best console?
ThatNormalBunny Dumbass PS3 was the best selling console at its time
Am I the only one who (even though it would NEVER happen) just wishes that mario cart and sega all stars could combine (characters and all) and also add characters like link marth and pretty much every other smash bros charater... that game would be EPIC!!!
as much of a mario kart copy this is, i like the fact this has a lot of great SEGA characters and gives it perosnality. i mean, ryo hasuki!? that's epic right there. if i get this, he'll be the character i'll play as
Actually there was an interview from Sumo stating that originally they had sonic running and the others in cars. They threw out that idea when they found sonic to be FAR too small compared to the other racers. That and Sonic's spirit of sportsmanship would make him welcome a new challenge right?
Finally, IGN does a good review on a Sonic game!
This game is MILES better than mario kart will ever be.
Well, it is kinda hard to ignore the sudden lagg when you hit a certain point. That's true, I guess. But it's kinda hard to make something original in this type of field when another franchise has most of it covered. Am I right?
But it was a better rating than what I expected. I thought it was going to get a lot of critics putting it down because of... well... you know, Sonic has always been known to be on his feet.
Maybe the racing mini-game on SA2B gave it some leway.
@9N8X
Its those items that make the game more interesting and evens the playing field out for everyone. People who arnt as good can have fun and people who are really good get a better challenge and have more fun.
this and modnation racers...sweet year for kart racers. although i have a feeling modnation racers might be a bit dull in the actual racing itself.
this game is 100x better than mario kart period
I feel it had the same idea as Mario Kart but I feel F-Zero was a big infuence when it comes to game play, tracks, and contrtol.
1:34
uh, there IS a DS version you know...
Classic IGN, starting a video already sucking up to Mario and Nintendo, actually no, they still do that till this day.
IGN finally reviewed a good game and didn't give a bad score. Shocking! Even though I've never played the game myself I've heard it's good.
@fugleman71
MarioKart Double Dash had special moves. For example, Chain Chomps for the Baby Mario Bros, which is very similar to changing to Super Sonic.
But this is a case of not seeing the forest for the trees. Sure a few changes can make a big difference, but the core experience is very similar. :)
i still havent played mario kart wii but i sure hope it doesnt suck. ds was great, 64 was truly awesome though. i want this game. the demo was fun
Literally my childhood 😁
I prefer this one to the second one.
It is, because Mario Kart was the original. But then again, it has to copy Mario Kart because it plays like Mario Kart. It's a game about racing other franchises on courses inspired by those franchises. How much can that really change to a point where you can say you didn't copy it? It's like saying Sonic copied Mario, or Tekken copied Street Fighter. You see how this argument works? It's only natural to look at the competition and see what you can fight it with.
Same I loved CTR. I'm really hoping Sony and Naughty Dog release it on PSN with online multiplayer. I know that can't happen cos someone recently asked ND about making a new Crash game and they said Activision owned the rights to crash now
I love this game!!! I’m working on my own version with my own characters. When it’s done I’ll post it online
Definitely a different experience playing this compared to Mario Kart. It works alot like Crash Bandicoot Kart racing too!
This review has perswaded me to buy this game today! i do not own a nintendo based console so i am buying this for xbox 360 because i miss kart racers so much!!!! Crash Team Racing, Speed Freaks, Diddy Kong Racing they were classics!
I played the demo of this and it was kinda fun, but to even have a chance of making the top 3 you have to take the shortcuts. If you NEED them to win then it just becomes part of the regular track, which seems broken to me.
"the flow starts to get choppy"
No Problem on the PC with this ^^
Great game. Good job well done
@RvBVic It's called Jet Grind Radio in the US (for some reason) and Jet Set Radio everywhere else...
This people tend to constantly struggle with this reviews. His final score didn't go with the review that he gave in the video. he review the game so good that it sounded like he was gonna give the game a really high score at the end like high 80s or low 90s but that final score wasn't even close. Is crazy that he gave the game a really good review which it let you to believe that the game was gonna get a really high score at the end but it didn't.
I know this comment was posted a year ago, but 8 out of 10 IS a really high score. Also there are no "80s" and "90s", it's a 1 out of 10 format.
@qwerduro I know this is a two month year old comment but, drifting and boosting was used in the sega game, Outrun, and the section of SEGA that made that game also made this game. Outrun: Arcade: 1986, Sega Master system: 1987, Sega Megadrive/Genesis: 1991. Super Mario Kart: SNES/ Super Famicom: 1992.
I bet everyone wishes Jet the Hawk was in instead of Big. But Big was good on a bike, it's like what people say, "Big things comes with small packages", guess Big's starting to get a small microscope fanbase favourites after his performance.
Imagine Jet was in this game, that would be a 9/10.
Yeah that would have been nice. 360 owners get banjo and kazooie(favorite video game franchise). Ps3 and psp owners should get jax and daxter or ratchet and clank, Nintendo Wii and DS users should get Mario, PC owners should get like Doomguy :D
I really enjoyed this game and would definately say it beats mario on many points but the only thing I feel made it loose out was that you only have one choice of vehicle per racer and thats ashame because mario kart ds had 37 per character and my other gripe was that the items were really boring and that there wasn't enough of everything in this game not enough charaters, courses, and items
Wow! That guy has to do more Sonic reviews! First time they give Sonic a fair score. :)
I am not sure what system I would want this on. I love the wii-mote and wii-wheel option but I know it would look a lot better on PS3
finally the sonic and the house of the dead mash up we've been waiting for
looks beautiful for a Wii game.
0:51 is not jet grind radio is jet set radio
Unoriginal Design???
I love both Mario Kart Wii & Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing
they're both enjoyable
and it gets very competitive when it comes to multiplayer.
Others are speaking about Mario Kart... what the hell... Mario Kart can away with crying compared to the legendary and fabulous Diddy Kong Racing from Rare. If someone do something first, that does not mean it is the best.
I like how they always shit on the PS3 version not having exclusives. For one thing, they should shit on the Wii for having 1 if not 2 missing tracks, like Cosmic Fall.
+TheSonicFan4 They weren't shitting. Just noting.
A Sequel has actually been announced recently. It is called Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed! ^_^
Sega should make an Alex Kidd game where you fly around in Opa Opa in a grand adventure like Metroid's Samus and her ship.
This actually reminds me of F-Zero GX. Makes me wonder when the Wii F-Zero going to come out.
Shadow, Amigo & Alex the Kid are super overpowered. Especially Shadow. Almost ruins the online play.
how are they overpowered?
I know why Shadow is, he has a bike with a very small hitbox so is very hard to hit, and can wheelie for even more speed making him very fast
When it comes to amigos all star he I crazy
@TeamForsakenGaming
Actually, if I remember right, Power Drift was released several years before Super Mario Kart. By SEGA, btw.
@Bladethepokefreak technically there are 32 because some of them are just remakes of old tracks from the previous Mario kart games.
@minifig65 They did add more music to the game, you just have to earn the music tracks, I think there was like four or five songs per track that you can select just before the race starts
It's like when they did the whole "Mario vs Sonic" thing in Machinima's Versus. I have to say though, it was probably karma that Sonic won in the end by the most votes.
THIS REVIEW WAS PRETTY GOOD.
They don't actually have anything against Sonic, y'know?
@porhmonkey
Rare says that they really couldn't consider that on being "Nuts and Bolts" being consider BK3, since it was originally planned to be a Gamecube game before, so they tried to make it a "cross-over."
i got the demo and it was surprisingly fun
Bought the game today lovin the race courses in the game
Man I do love Sega's All-Star Racer
I Enjoy playing it
To be honest I thought this game would be rubbish, but it turns out to be fantastic fun! It almost, almost replaces CTR as my fav kart racer, but maybe I just love the crash characters too much!
I hope that sega can make a sequel of this game because its fun and addicting.
SONIC ALL STARS RACING: TRANSFORMED, TEAM SONIC RACING
@ZzRydoxzZ Man I loved Double Dash! I was hoping they'd add an option in the Wii Version to have 2 in a Kart.
Wow this game actually looks like it can be pretty fun.
Thank you IGN for using a person to review fairly, rather than just use a biased one.
btw Turbo was a racing game by sega which came out in 1981 it was the first racing game to have a third person rear view thats means that SEGA game gave roots to many others even mario kart seeing as how that series has that view. Now to all games that were called clones of Mario Kart is this really true you tell me...
The choppy framerate would probably kill it for me but luckily there is no such issue on the PC version :).
At least he did a fair review on this.
@kid356 Just because something is a casual themed kart racer doesn't mean it's a MarioKart knockoff. Is every FPS a knockoff of Halo?
I'm surprised no one brought up the "Why the hell is sonic is a car!?" question :D
ATTENTION! mario and sonic are big competitors, but the question is, which one's better, the 100% answer overall is they are both completely balanced, which means they are both good. In so many different combinations if you really look into it, they are both good at the same time. So if you love mario but hate sonic, or love sonic but hate mario. It's all a lie, they are both good at the same time. The end, that's the answer!
I didnt know there are so many loyal double dash fans...they should release it on wii online so we all can play it again.
It seems almost as if the reviewer forgot about all-star moves, that was pretty original.
yeah double dash have many loyal fans. It would be so awesome if they remade double dash on wii with updated things like online play and additional characters,weapons, and maps but if not im happy with modnation racers thats on the ps3. I can't wait to get that.
are there any streets of rage, shinobi, or golden axe characters/stages? and can you drive the car from outrun, or ride the bike from super hang on?
I want this game. Do I need a steam account to download this from the Sega store ?
Don't want to hear Mario Kart in the review? You might want take a look at my review if you want. I mention MK once, but I'm telling people to "stop comparing, and just enjoy All-Stars!" :)
@minivor NiGHTS is the flag holder in this game but they are from a Saturn game.
@SonicLegends I agree, those bule shells are hell when it comes to mario kart wii, and they should never add 12 racers because it makes more hard to win.
Dude, I barely even notice the framerate. It's fine in my opinion