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Mario Kart World reinvents the series, and feels like Switch 2's killer app after an hour of hands-on play

Hands-on impressions of Mario Kart World on the Switch 2, a reinvention of the series that should help sell millions of the new console.

The pace is relentless, the need to constantly keep up or recover from whatever Mario Kart - the great leveller of skill through its Blue Shells, Bullet Bills and Lightning Bolts - throws at you. I pootled around in Free Roam a bit, found some secret coins whose purpose remains a mystery for now, and unlocked some new clothing looks for my characters by finding some golden bag pickups. With a web of possible routes and hours of time likely to be spent exploring every corner of its highways, deserts and mountains - or racing to stay ahead of the competition in Knockout Tour - it's just as well the game's a Switch 2 launch title.

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