being a fan of disney infinity, i was very excited to hear that another disney game with a similar art style would be free to play and multiplayer. unfortunately, i was left quite disappointed- not by gameplay, but by the amount of in-game purchases.

gameplay is standard, nothing amazing but nothing terrible. it is fun, but quite a forgettable game (apart from the great music).

the character roster, customization (for kart and characters), track choices and power ups seem quite underwhelming at this point, but more will probably be added as time goes on. hopefully in the future we can see a larger diversity in karts and racing suits. but from what i've seen so far, the future does look promising.

HOWEVER, the microtransactions in this are ridiculous. they ruin the entire game for me due to the sheer importance they have. i'm assuming as time goes on more skins and kart custom choices will be added, but the microtransactions aren't just for aesthetics unfortunately. the level up system requires either insane amounts of grinding and replaying (and with what i've seen so far, replayability is quite low as things get repetitive but hopefully that changes upon release). if you're not willing to dedicate hours to replaying the same track over and over, you're going to have to spend money.

the game itself is solid and looks promising, the ambience & music is the highlight. yet despite this, i can't get over the microtransactions, as they hold so much weight in-game and hinders your progress in leveling up and subsequent gameplay to a large extent. it sucks that so much potential is ruined by this, and thus it is with sadness that i do not recommend the game.

This game commits every single possible sin of the Free2Play monetization model. This game will earn no respect and be seen as a blight upon the racing genre.

The gameplay itself feels fine/good, but it is very clear this was made with the phone market in mind, where they overload it with pay2win microtransactions.

Also its insane that on an RX 580 the "ultra" graphics setting makes the game go at 20fps

This games core gameplay is great (might be one of the best feeling racers next to CTR) The driving mechanics are pretty unique.
You press A/Cross to boost and drift to keep that boost for as long as you can its very fun, there is even grind rails.

The issues come in when you try playing online and its legit unwinnable because other people are way higher leveled (which makes them have better stats)
There is no MXT in the beta, but when the game comes out it will totally be pay to win and not fun at all cuz you pay currency to level up.

Edit: The level ups are flawed because you pay for loot crates to get mats to upgrade, but thats pay to win. It should be like Sonic Transformed where you gain EXP from racing and unlock perks like that
Instead of needing to buy materials, you should only have to buy skins or racers, NOT upgrades to make it fair. if its a free game and they want to make money while still keeping players and not making them rage quit, they should just charge money for Racers and Skins and make EXP gained just by racing and have a lower level cap

Where the ♥♥♥♥ is Goofy

This is a great game, but i cannot recommend it the way it works right now, it's a nightmare gacha game, you need to pull for racers and crew and they share the same "banner", you'll mostly pull crew shards(not even the whole crew), it costs A LOT to upgrade anything and to upgrade racers it's even worse, you need to play and pray to get what you want or whale it. It gets worse because you need to levelup more than just one racer, and for that you need their specific upgrade item, you need his crew, it's a lot. It will not be a cheap game to play which is a shame, the gameplay feels fluid and great to play

Better than mario cart KEKW

This is the greatest micro transaction module of All Time.

Took only 11 minutes for the game to hit with the "Pay $ to go faster", in a closed beta, AS A PART OF THE TUTORIAL.

Amazing. It's like Mario Kart but Disney with a battlepass.

It's bewildering to me that there are even positive reviews for this, as if this game mechanically that fun. And the music? You call that good? Am I just crazy? All these stats and purchasable gimmicks... I don't think a bigger abomination of a kart racer could ever be made. Game ran like ♥♥♥♥ on all graphics presets on my RTX 3060, which usually handles everything fine.

The FOV is way, way too low. The boost mechanic feels really dry compared to games like Modnation Racers where you would always be earning and spending it as and when you need it, rather than pressing the button once and watching it all drain in a couple seconds for what doesn't feel like much of a speed boost at all.

All in all this game sucks compared to its forefather Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour.