Nintendo - Mario Kart Wii Review

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That freaky Rainbow Road reminds me when I took too much .......

tired after playing this

Pros

I love the new bikes, the Wii controls are pretty good

Cons

you get attacked more now, team play only online

MAY

2008

Although Nintendo Wii owners were left in the cold when it came to the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV (it would be so cool to use the Wii-mote to carjack someone, eh?), Nintendo didn't just sit on their butts and let some other systems get all the attention though. Every Nintendo system needs its own Mario Kart game and so here is the all new Wii version which just so happens to be released a few days before GTA4 (April 28, 2008), baby! Man, I sound like such a fan boy. Anyway so the big question here is can the new online play, different vehicles, and controller wheel attachment make this the best Mario Kart yet?

Again like in other MK games there is no real story here, the game is still the same old cart racing game with cute Nintendo themed characters are battling it on several odd tracks out to come in first place. The big difference now is you can play with the Wii's motion sensitive controls and just like that crappy Sports GT game you get a Wheel shell included with the game too so you can place it on the Wii-mote to simulate real like driving more I guess. The game even gives you the option to use the GameCube controller if you like the more classic feel especially if you don't like the idea of holding a piece of plastic in the air all the time.

Another new addition is the bikes. The bikes are a little tough to control at first but they not only cool for pulling off stunts but they are thinner then the karts too. Of course the more you play the more you vehicles and other goodies you can unlock too so there's plenty of reasons to keep on playing in the 16 new and 16 retro tracks here.

Like before you can still use special weapons like turtle shells, banana peels, and the DS ink shots against your rival drivers but since there are 12 characters on the track at once you'll be attacked much more often now. It can very, very annoying and you have to pray your enemies don't get certain cheap weapons like that stupid Blue Turtle shell! You can even go online with this game too but surprisingly you have play in teams which is still fun but why can't I just do any free for alls? It's not perfect but Mario Kart Wii is still as a lot going for it like cool stages (the new Rainbow Road is very trippy), the music is good, and the multi-player battles are always fun at parties.

Mario Kart Wii overall rating: 84/100

For 1 to 16 players
Rated (E) for Everyone
graphics: 8/10
sound: 7/10
gameplay: 8/10
replay: 9/10

-Starsoldier1 2008
(Ryan Genno)

Last edited on May 06, 2008