The game controls quite well, though it can take a little getting used to. It’s a clever twist on the idea of an item designed specifically to haunt the lead racer, but the frequency with which these are launched can be a bit of a pain.
Two will stop you right where you are, while the other is harmless. Here, a clever twist is played, as a trio of unidentified flying objects fly out ahead of the lead racer, each shining down a nigh-unavoidable ray on the track. Like the Klopman Diamond, there are some other items which aren’t direct rips from Mario Kart, but some players may take issue with one whose roots are in the most infamous racing item of all: The Blue Shell. There’s even a timed explosive in the curse of the Klopman Diamond, a running gag from The Garfield Show writer Mark Evanier which dates all the way back to his time on the Garfield and Friends cartoon from 1988. Pies and radio-controlled pies fill the projectile slots originally occupied by green and red shells, lasagna gives you a Super Mushroom-like speed boost, springs allow you to leap like the cape feather, and so on. Locations seem to come from the cartoon (Full disclosure: While we’ve seen some episodes of the toon, we’ve not seen them all), and while they provide a nice degree of variety-more than seen in some racing games-it’s admittedly not as diverse as what you’re likely to find in Nintendo or SEGA’s offerings.Īnd, as any kart-racing game seems required to do, Garfield Kart includes items you can use against your foes.
Each looks just like their cartoon self, but at the outset, you can only use Garfield or Jon, while Liz, Odie, and so on get unlocked as you continue playing.
#ATTENTION ALL GARFIELD KART GAMERS SERIES#
Don’t get us wrong, it’s not likely to light the world on fire, and Nintendo has nothing to fear as they prepare for the upcoming eighth entry in the series that started it all, but Garfield Kart is a surprisingly solid and sturdy racing game.īased more specifically on The Garfield Show than the fat cat’s newspaper or other incarnations, Garfield Kart features a cast of eight characters, including Garfield, Odie, Jon, Nermal, Arlene, Liz, Squeak, and the toon-original Harry. Much to our pleasant surprise, however, this title is actually an extremely competent entry into the kart-racing sub-genre. You’d be forgiven for thinking that Garfield Kart would be among the latter we certainly did. Some have come from established properties, such as Crash Bandicoot or Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, while others have been crudely-made, cheap cash-ins which often feature licensed properties (such as M&M’s Kart Racing). Most cats hate car rides, but this one handles it pretty wellĮver since Super Mario Kart came on the scene back in 1992, there have been dozens of imitators.
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