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The best racing games remember that all tracks you burn rubber on exist within context.

Which isn’t to sayMario Kart Worldshouldn’t feel fantastical.

Mario performs a boost in Mario Kart World as he approaches a new circuit alongside other racers. The number �20� is lit up in front of them.

Shrooming ahead

“Certain courses in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

already explored the idea that tracks co-exist.”

Certain courses in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Mario Kart World screenshot showing Mario drifting into pole position on a highway corner with Peach, Donkey Kong, Bowser, and Toad behind him, all while a giant goomba rushes the pack on foot

already explored the idea that tracks co-exist by allowing you to see landscapes from other courses in the distance.

Daisy Cruiser, for example, can be seen out on the sea from Peach Beach.

That’s exactly what Mario Kart World allows you to do.

A screenshot from Mario Kart World’s photo mode in free roam showing Daisy, Peach, and Rosalina posing by the side of the road

Mario Kart World screenshot for Switch 2 showing Wario blasting ahead with a host of characters right behind him in a desert biome

Princess Peach on bike with Mario and Bowser on track in backdrop.

Screenshot from Mario Kart World�s reveal trailer showing a Moo Moo Meadows cow on a bike.

Mario Kart World

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Forza Horizon 5 fastest cars Bugatti Chiron racing other cars in the rain

Forza Horizon 5 VW golf drifting on highway for tricks

Forza Horizon 5 screenshot of a Horizon Realms track that�s lit up in neon pink with illuminated palm trees decorating either side of the road

Forza Horizon 5

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PS5 Pro reveal from trailer

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