

Each new part changes the stats for the vehicles, which leads to countless options for vehicle setups. The sheer amount of customizable parts for each vehicle is incredible, to the point that it honestly felt a little overwhelming at first. Where this game does make some dramatic changes to the genre, however, is with the customization. Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 doesn’t revolutionize the karting game genre, but it didn’t need to in order to still be enjoyable. It felt slightly delayed at first, but after a few races, I finally had a pretty firm grasp on the timing.

My only real struggle was learning the timing for the drifting mechanic. There are some new additions like water and slime tracks that transform the players’ vehicle and change the visual presentation, but the core racing stays the same and feels fun once you get the hang of it. Tracks feel smooth and fluid, and the controls of both karts and bikes are relatively simple to learn. The most important part of the game is the racing, and it mostly delivers. Personally, I have always been one to choose bikes over karts in games so it was refreshing to have that opportunity in a Nickelodeon Kart Racer game. While that may feel like a small addition, it drastically changes the gameplay style when there are different types of vehicles. New to the series in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 is the inclusion of bikes as well as the titular karts. Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 is a racing game in the vein of Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing, pitting popular characters against each other on nostalgic tracks that bring the worlds those characters live in to life. Developed by Bamtang Games and published by GameMill Entertainment, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway is the third iteration of the Nickelodeon Kart Racer series, a racing game series that brings many beloved Nickelodeon characters to the race track.
