Players can drive karts, fly planes, and zoom almost friction free in hovercrafts, and many of the tracks in the game have been designed for two or three types. Even though the line-up of characters in this game are extremely generic and uncreative, Diddy Kong Racing DS definitely has a lot to its design that sets it apart from Mario Kart DS: namely its multi-vehicle class structure and its "adventure" model. On a system where Mario Kart is king, a character racer has to be something special for players to take notice. On the other hand, the development team couldn't leave well enough alone: there are tons of DS-specific extras added to the product, some of which have been spawned from unsuccessful concepts that were scoffed at in the system's first year. On the one hand, DS owners get a nice re-creation of the racing game established on the Nintendo 64 close to a decade ago, complete with some of the most elaborate internet play functions seen yet on the handheld. Diddy Kong Racing DS marks Rare's first entry into Nintendo DS development, and it's an ambitious one. Pants, and the racer that spun out of Rare's other franchise, Banjo Pilot. It's an arrangement that's worked well for Game Boy Advance products like the Donkey Kong Country series as well as the quirky puzzler It's Mr. Though Microsoft bought development studio Rare from Nintendo lock, stock, and barrel about a half decade ago, through some weird off-shoot side-deal Rare and Nintendo can still partner for handheld development projects.
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