{"id":22736,"date":"2022-11-18T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22736"},"modified":"2022-10-22T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T12:04:12","slug":"nickelodeon-kart-racers-3-slime-speedway-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/18\/nickelodeon-kart-racers-3-slime-speedway-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For several generations, youngsters have enjoyed watching shows on the Nickelodeon cable channel for kids.\u00a0 Heck, even when I was a little kid back in the 80\u2019s, I enjoyed watching Nick shows such as You Can\u2019t Do that on Television, Danger Mouse, and Double Dare.\u00a0 Even more recently I\u2019ve been known to watch shows on that channel like Invader ZIM and The Penguins of Madagascar.\u00a0 My younger brothers would watch shows on Nickelodeon, too, such as Rugrats and SpongeBob Squarepants.\u00a0 And now kart racing and Nickelodeon fans can have fun together with Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.\u00a0 They\u2019ve added a few characters and tracks, but most of it is the same as before.\u00a0 But there is one new improvement the other Nick kart games lacked: ACTUAL VOICES!\u00a0 Really gives the series the much-needed personality this type of licensed game requires.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever played a kart racer before, you\u2019ll feel right at home here.\u00a0 But basics like accelerating, braking, power sliding, using items, jumping over ramps to get hangtime for extra boosts, and more are explained in an interactive tutorial.\u00a0 You can play as dozens of Nick characters, some are available from the outset, some you must buy with slime tokens you earn while racing, and others are unlocked when you complete objectives in mission mode.\u00a0 Some are new, like Garfield and Odie, while many are returning characters from shows like SpongeBob, Rugrats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hey Arnold, Invader ZIM, Rocko\u2019s Modern Life, Ren & Stimpy, Avatar, and many more.\u00a0 Karts can be customized with parts you can buy with slime tokens, too.\u00a0 Many of these make reference to Nick shows as well, as do the weapons you can use in the game.<\/p>\n

Just like the second game, you can also pick characters to be your \u2018pit crew\u2019 but they just give you perks like weapons you can automatically get after laps.\u00a0 But one pit crew character has a meter that fills up over time when you drive over slime on the track.\u00a0 When it\u2019s full, you can use their special skill like a speed boost.\u00a0 Slime has always played a big part in Nickelodeon and it\u2019s a big part of the game, too.\u00a0 There are a few new tracks, but most of the courses are returning ones from past Nick kart racers.\u00a0 That\u2019s kind of a bummer, but I\u2019m glad to see the Double Dare track return.\u00a0 But most of the old tracks have added shortcuts, like Slime Wash stations and Slime Stunt roads.<\/p>\n

Single player modes include cup grand prix, single races, time trials, battle arenas, and mission \u00a0challenges.\u00a0 You can select the difficulty for some of the modes, and can also play with others locally or online.\u00a0 Now that they\u2019ve added voices for all the characters, they\u2019ve eliminated the main problem I had with this series.\u00a0 It\u2019s still a quick cash grab of course, but at least it\u2019s an entertaining one.\u00a0 It\u2019s no Mario Kart 8, but it\u2019ll still make kid Nick fans and kids at heart smile.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 is rated E for Everyone with ESRB descriptors of Comic Mischief and Mild Cartoon Violence.\u00a0 You can get hit with silly weapons like footballs, but you just spin out or get dizzy stars when hit.\u00a0 If you\u2019re OK with your kids watching Nickelodeon shows, they\u2019ll be OK with this game.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text and menu navigation, but not necessary just to play.<\/p>\n

Here are some of my other Nickelodeon reviews!<\/p>\n

Nickelodeon Kart Racers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For several generations, youngsters have enjoyed watching shows on the Nickelodeon cable channel for kids.\u00a0 Heck, even when I was a little kid back in the 80\u2019s, I enjoyed watching Nick shows such as You Can\u2019t Do that on Television, Danger Mouse, and Double Dare.\u00a0 Even more recently I\u2019ve been known to watch shows on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-movie-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22736"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22738,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22736\/revisions\/22738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}