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'''''M&M's Kart Racing''''' is a [[racing game|racing]] [[video game]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]], based on the [[M&M's]] license and developed by Frontline Studios in co-production with Calaris Studios. Both studios responsible for this game’s development were headquartered in Poland. It is the 5th of the 7 [[M&M's video games]]. The game allows players to play one of M&M's characters in 15 race environments.
'''''M&M's Kart Racing''''' is a [[racing game|racing]] [[video game]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]], based on the [[M&M's]] license and developed by Frontline Studios in co-production with Calaris Studios. Both studios responsible for this game’s development were headquartered in Poland. It is the 5th of the 7 [[M&M's video games]]. The game allows players to play one of M&M's characters in 15 race environments (Though is incorrectly stated as 10 on the back of the game's box).


The game was widely panned upon release and has been cited as one of the [[List of video games notable for negative reception|worst video games of all time]].
The game was widely panned upon release and has been cited as one of the [[List of video games notable for negative reception|worst video games of all time]].


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
M&M's Kart Racing is a kart racing game in which players control one of the selectable characters who race in karts in different race tracks that vary in shape and theme.
M&M's Kart Racing is a kart racing game in which players control one of six selectable characters who race in karts in different race tracks that vary in shape and theme.


Players can choose from seven different race vehicles which can be customized in the M&M'S garage. Races take place in street, dirt, ice and sand environments which affect vehicle handling in different ways. The cups of coffee placed on the ground around the tracks give players a boost, resulting in the utterance of the infamous "Approaching sound barrier". When the player reaches 200&nbsp;mph the player might say "Approaching sound barrier". The player will also pick up chocolate coins scattered across the raceway, but they have no purpose outside of arcade mode, where players must collect all the chocolate coins to proceed to the next raceway. To get a turbo boost at the start of a race, players must spin their Wii Mote. Unlike other racers, to turn their vehicle a player also must spin the Wii Mote as opposed to tilting the controller like a steering wheel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/oxDirzcYSIQoqovRW1LV-waiAlV7VbNM|title=Nintendo - Official Site - Video Game Consoles, Games - Nintendo - Official Site}}</ref>
Players can choose from seven different race vehicles which can be customized in the M&M's garage. Races take place in street, dirt, ice and sandy environments which affect vehicle handling in different ways. There are cups of coffee placed on the ground around the tracks give players a boost, resulting in the utterance of the infamous "Approaching sound barrier" phrase. The player can also pick up chocolate coins scattered across the raceway, but they have no purpose outside of arcade mode, where players must collect all the chocolate coins to proceed to the next raceway. To get a turbo boost at the start of a race, players must shake their Wii Remote. Unlike other racers, to turn their vehicle a player also must tilt the Wii Remote.


==Reception==
==Reception==

Revision as of 03:37, 2 January 2023

M&M's Kart Racing
Developer(s)Frontline Studios
Calaris Studios (Wii)[1]
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, Wii
ReleaseWii
  • NA: October 25, 2007
  • AU: November 29, 2007
  • EU: April 25, 2008
Nintendo DS
  • NA: March 24, 2008
  • PAL: April 25, 2008
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

M&M's Kart Racing is a racing video game for the Nintendo DS and Wii, based on the M&M's license and developed by Frontline Studios in co-production with Calaris Studios. Both studios responsible for this game’s development were headquartered in Poland. It is the 5th of the 7 M&M's video games. The game allows players to play one of M&M's characters in 15 race environments (Though is incorrectly stated as 10 on the back of the game's box).

The game was widely panned upon release and has been cited as one of the worst video games of all time.

Gameplay

M&M's Kart Racing is a kart racing game in which players control one of six selectable characters who race in karts in different race tracks that vary in shape and theme.

Players can choose from seven different race vehicles which can be customized in the M&M's garage. Races take place in street, dirt, ice and sandy environments which affect vehicle handling in different ways. There are cups of coffee placed on the ground around the tracks give players a boost, resulting in the utterance of the infamous "Approaching sound barrier" phrase. The player can also pick up chocolate coins scattered across the raceway, but they have no purpose outside of arcade mode, where players must collect all the chocolate coins to proceed to the next raceway. To get a turbo boost at the start of a race, players must shake their Wii Remote. Unlike other racers, to turn their vehicle a player also must tilt the Wii Remote.

Reception

M&M's Kart Racing was critically panned upon release. It has a GameRankings score of 22.50% and 22.33% for the Wii and DS versions respectively.[2][3]

IGN gave the DS version 3/10 and the Wii version 2.5/10 citing that "commercial mascots make terrible videogames" and that the game "barely uses the license at all".[4][5] GameSpot gave the DS version 2/10 stating that the game "could put you off M&M's for life".[6] GameSpot also awarded the game "Flat-out Worst Game" award in GameSpot's "Best and Worst of 2008" awards. GameZone also panned it, giving it 2/10. The game was also awarded the lowest-rated kart game by Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2011, stating that the game's nearest "rival" was Shrek Swamp Kart Speedway, the latter of which has a GameRankings score of 26.40%, 3.9% more than M&M's Kart Racing.[7]

Gameplay footage of the game was featured as Joystiq's "Today's most hilariously atrocious video",[8] stating that the gameplay footage "is a true testament to the wrong way to build a kart racer".

Gamesradar ranked the game 32nd on their "The 50 Worst Games of All Time." They criticized the Wii’s motion controls making the karts impossible to handle and the absence of items to use in races, saying most Mario Kart rip-offs include the use of items.[9]

References

  1. ^ "M&M's Kart Racing for Wii (2007)".
  2. ^ a b "GameRankings Wii". GameRankings. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "GameRankings DS". GameRankings. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ^ "IGN DS". IGN. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  5. ^ "IGN Wii". IGN. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ^ "GameSpot review". GameSpot. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. ^ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2011. Guinness. 2011. p. 80.
  8. ^ ""Today's most hilariously atrocious video": M&M's Kart Racing on Joystiq.com". Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  9. ^ "The 50 worst games of all time". gamesradar. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2021-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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