Diddy Kong Racing
Reviewed by Bomb Boshi
Is Rare On A Roll or What?
Well, if you ask me, this is some year for Rare. ÊFirst off, there was
Blast Corps released last March, then there was Goldeneye 007 released
back in late August, and now Diddy Kong Racing. Rare must be on a roll,
because they haven't released a 'bad' game yet. ÊBut the one thing that
stands out most in Rares newest title, is the exceptional graphics,
sound and game-play. ÊThis just shows how committed Rare is to
making a great game.
DKR, Another Remake Of MK64?
As most of you sit there, reading this review, your probably thinking
"I've played Diddy Kong Racing, and it was Ok, but what's so great about
it?" Here's what it's about, it's about the great graphics, the awesome
sound, and the challenge. Most people would say this is a Mario Kart 64
re-make, but it's not. Do you see any of the characters in Diddy Kong Racing
that's in Mario Kart 64? No. In Diddy Kong Racing, there is a lot more to it
than Mario Kart 64. For Instance, In DKR, you can ether do Adventure
Mode or Tracks mode. Adventure mode is when you go to different
sub-worlds in Timber Island and collect balloons by racing. Do you see
any of this in Mario Kart 64? Nope, it's all different. But...There are some
things in Diddy Kong Racing that are similar to ones in Mario Kart 64,
such as Racing and collecting Items, but that's about all.
Graphics
What can I say? I haven't seen a game with better graphics than this one.
Where ever you go, from Mountains to the Ocean, where ever, there is
no polygonal square blocks or anything of that sort that you can see. All
the graphics are smooth and not bulky, like some Nintendo 64 games.
So, you pretty much must see these graphics!
Sound
In a way of speaking, do you ever get annoyed with music the keeps
re-peating, and re-peating, and re-peating? (shall I go on?) Well, in
Diddy Kong Racing, you won't find any of that. The music doesn't get
annoying at all, it's actually very nice, and good sounding, there's
absolutely no reason why some-one should not like this music, unless
they don't have hearing (Ha Ha)!
Challenge
Ok, here's where you got me. In Diddy Kong Racing, there isn't really a
challenge, it's just skill. I mean, how can there be a challenge in going
to different places and racing? There isn't, you just need the skill.
Overall
Seeing that I praise this game so much, this definitely get a score of
10 in my records!!