from the perspective of a completionist: Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix reminds me of Garfield Kart in the worst way possible. Well, at least this game isnt the buggy mess that Garfield Kart is. I dont understand how some games meant for kids have this disgustingly hard difficulty that leaves you to only HOPE you get lucky one race. The CPUs you play against will constantly have a projectile pocketed to ruin your 3 star runs, and even if you somehow dodge the projectiles with a shield or your own projectile, its very likely they just start rubberbanding and completely overtake you AT THE LAST MILLISECOND OF THE RACE. I have been body checked and made to hit the wall while the rest of the racers past me and left me in 8th.... on my last race... after finally getting first 3 times... now i have to restart the entire thing over again. It's a headache. other than getting all 3 stars on all speeds, and buying all items in the shop, it was fun playing through and getting to do everything this game offered. it is able to hav enough personality to be a unique experience in a market oversaturated with licensed kart racers.

(QUICK note about another item: King Jellyfish is this game's blueshell like in Mario Kart. person in first place gets hit and loses a good amount of speed. its STUPID in this game and done very poorly. sometimes slowing down to have someone else tank it only screws you over in the end because the other CPUs can pass you so quickly if not careful. there is only two ways to avoid it, avatar shield and going through a cannon which means that you are soooo much more susceptible to having your runs murdered by this thing. you will never find yourself getting this item but you WILL find yourself constantrly seeing CPUs throw it at you anytime you're actually doing well and about to win)

Despite my complaints towards the CPU on the insane difficulty, if this is a game you're looking to buy and play casually with friends (since local multiplayer with a max of 4 is possible) this is the most chaotic racing game you can ever get to play with your friends and I mean that in the best way possible. Diverse kart and skill loadout customization, decent cast of characters from your fav cartoons and nostalgiac tracks that remind you of your fav shows growing up. one nitpick about tracks, you will be going very fast a lot of the time and the turns on a lot of tracks are so tight you are constantly bumping into walls when attempting to drift. to fix that occuring problem, brake while you drift on tighter turns.

Overall, I would recommend Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 for social gamers that like to play unserious but fun games with their friends and maybe to completionists IF they're okay with possibly attempting one singular cup on insane difficulty more than 20 times because RNG isnt on their side.