For some reason when booting up the game it get stuck at the loading screen. It hits 50%, the loading screen has a visual glitch, and then it stays stuck on 50% for hours, forcing a hard shutdown of the PS3. I have tried rebooting the game, updating it, and even returning the physical copy of the game for another disk and had the same issue. I heard that the online multiplayer servers for the game were shut down when the devs, United Front, went under so that may be why the game is now unplayable. Do not buy this game. It will not work. Also, R.I.P. United Front.

Overall I think it’s a fun game and probably better to play with friends. Career mode is challenging if you’re trying to max out each race. Where I went wrong was I expected it to be more like Mario kart.

I bought this game because it was my favorite PS3 racing game. However once loaded, the game never worked for me to play which was extremely unfortunate.

Bought this game for 2nd time for my six year old son, he loves it! We have lots of fun bonding over this game, thanks!

My grandsons love this game. I am glad I was able to find it at a location close to where I live.

Great rendition of super mario cart. Bought it for the PSP first and loved it. Saw it at a great price for the PS3 so why not have it for both.

I bought this game a month a go and its really fun

My grandson never gets bored playing. Even his dad gets in on the fun

Over 3 years later, and I still find myself loading this game up. Whether it's to race other players online, playing up to 4 people split screen with friends at home, or racing online with a buddy on the same couch on over 2 million user created tracks, karts, and mods with a dozen people. The controls are tight and intuitive and creating your own race tracks has proven to be unbelievably addicting. (I'm still making tracks today) There's nothing like racing on a track that you're proud of building, complete with shortcuts, obstacles to avoid, and risk/reward scenarios aplenty. And for a kart racing game, the game play has never been more fair and balanced due to the players ability to earn boost that fills up a meter which you can then burn off to activate a shield to defend against oncoming offenses if you activate it with just the right timing. Anyone that's looking for a FUN game with that instant gratification feel to it, not unfamiliar to Mario kart games, only a lot better (sorry Mario) should check out this game now if you haven't yet. It's so cheap now, you can't go wrong.

I'll start off this review with the only heavy deterrent this game has : the loading times are ridiculously long. The graphics aren't that fancy, it shouldn't take that long... but now that the considerably clumsy elephant's stumbled out the window, we can focus on the good stuff this game has to offer. The racing itself feels very fast-paced. Whether it's boosting over speed-up pads or drifting, the driving feels so alive. What's better is that you can create your own tracks/karts/mods and share them with the entire Modnation Racers online community - so if you're not the creative type, you won't be left out of the party when you download others' creations. The single player mode is pretty good fun, as well. Even after you complete races, you can go back and complete extra missions for goodies you can use to create something of your own. If you have a PS3, you should consider putting this game on your get list. Personally, I don't enjoy racing games too much, but this game was too much fun.