Wii Mario Cart

[mofo]

I'm going to sum this game up in one word:

Awesome!

Ok.. Well.. I guess I'll give more details.

The first thing and kind of the best thing is Nintendo didn't mess with or change the game much. The game has been amazing since it's birth - so this was good. Almost all the levels are levels from other versions of the game (DS, GB, GC, SNES etc) I haven't really seen any oringal tracks. But, the tracks are awesome. Another thing that is the same is the boosts - so, you can do powerslides (or drift) around a corner and build up your boost.

As you probably know, the game uses the Wii-Wheel that you plug your wii-mote into. So, you will have to fork out for that. I actually went to the store and spent about $100+ to get this rocking (2 extra wiimotes, 3 wheels and the game (which comes with a wheel)). But, the wheel is a lot of fun.

Also a new thing with the game is you can now have bikes race. This is cool because you can actually pop wheelies when you are racing. This gives you a boost, but you don't turn as good and you can get knocked over easy.

Another cool new feature is you can do tricks while in the air. Once you hit the ground you get a little turbo boost. But, when you do the trick though it's kind of hard to control while in the air and you hit the ground going fast.

Lastly another feature is the online play - and I don't know anybody who has a wii, so don't know well this plays.

Overall -- 8.7/10

[imdumby]

i haven't played it much but from what i did play it is still a solid mario kart game. but not a good as double dash imo.

[jaminz]

You will know soon how it plays online, i'm probably getting it this saturday for my little brother and sisters wii, so i'll be online soon enough and we can race.

[ikonoclast]

You will know soon how it plays online, i'm probably getting it this saturday for my little brother and sisters wii, so i'll be online soon enough and we can race.

buy me a lan adaptor for the wii please.

[jaminz]

Maybe...we will see.

[imdumby]

router, wii lan adaptor, or wi-fi usb connector

i recommend a good solid router.

[mofo]

i haven't played it much but from what i did play it is still a solid mario kart game. but not a good as double dash imo.

I really liked the DD version of this game. It was actually a game me and my wife played a lot. The game play was absolutely solid. When I first started playing this version I thought the same thing. The more I play the Wii version, the more I am starting to like it better.

The weird thing is that is gives you a choice between Automatic and Manual. I thought this was shifting (for some reason) - but, it's actually the the turning. If you choose Auto then the turning is a lot easier, but you lose the ability to drift and get power boosts off that. I think the drifting is a HUGE factor in the game. So, after I flipped through the manual I figured that out.

[jaminz]

I got it today.

[mofo]

I got it today.

Lemme know what you think after an hour of playing or so.

[jaminz]

Alright, been playing it for two days now.  I thought it was fun. I kinda agree with dumby that the dd was kinda funner, I miss the use of two characters and the specials that they had, also i miss the bomb mode in battle, I think they were better than stupid coin things. Like you said, it's a good solid mario kart racing game, i love the fact that they updated some old maps. And i also like their "creative" updates that add like one ramp out in the middle of a map. my little brother and sister love this game though and play it a lot with their friends when they come over.