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A Mario Kart noob chimes-in...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The last mario game I played was Super Mario Brother for the NES in the late eighties.... really.

I was exclusely an xBox and PC gamer until getting a Wii earlier this year.

Mario Kart Wii has accomplished nothing else for the Wii other than Wii Sports has: it has captured the attention of my wife.

I won't repeat what has been said already except that this is a great game and a lot of fun. Easy to learn, hard to master.

Also, you can unlock the ability to drive as your own Mii! Lots of fun seeing your own character interact with Mario and company.

Fun for the whole family

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Just plain and simple, it's a game everyone in the family can play, and will enjoy. Older kids may think the game is a little kiddy, but they come around quickly.

Get it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is unbelievable! Can't really say much that hasn't already been said...Just get it! You will be happy!

Not Perfect, But Still a Lot of Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've been a Mario Kart fan since the SNES days and always welcome the newest addition in the series.

There's a lot of good to recommend this game. The tracks are inventive and I love that the designers included some tracks from previous entries. I also love the fact that all 32 tracks can be played in a row, in random, a wonderful hold-over from the GameCube's Double Dash!! game. The same core characters are back along with a few new ones.

There are some odd features however. As everyone else has noted, the Grand Prix can only be played by one person. That's not really a big deal ... except all the extra tracks, characters, and karts can only be unlocked in Grand Prix. Which means that a solo player needs to venture on ahead to make sure the entire game is playable.

The game is also more realistic looking, strangely enough. I miss the full-on cartoon graphics of Double Dash!!. The game however is much more three-dimensional.

The online Wi-Fi play is wonderful! I am not a serious gamer and this is the first game I've played with a Wi-Fi connection and I had initial concerns about ease of use. Happily, connecting to worldwide play is a snap. My only complaint with the online play is that tracks are chosen at random based upon votes from other racers. And people tend to vote repeatedly for their favorite tracks, which means one often races to the same track several times in the evening. (I will admit I am quite tired of the Coconut Mall which seems to be the general favorite of the new courses.)

The computer-controlled players in normal game play are quite vicious, much more so than in other Kart installments. The computer's intelligence is on the line of a Bond villain bent on total domination and will use lightening and blue shells with excellent skill. This game probably has more frustrating moments of "Aargh -- I was about to cross the finish line when the blue shell hit me!" than the other installments, which can be frustrating. But it's always fun.

Overall, I really like this game. I think it carries over the best from Double Dash!! and gives it a great new coat of paint. I certainly see no reason why all Wii owners shouldn't add this game to their collection.

Fun for everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. I even let my three year old play with me in the battle modes. Truly an improvement in terms of graphics and number of levels to play. There is a ton of playable characters also. I like the Wii wheel that comes with it. I also like the fact that Best Buy has additional wheels for only $9.99. The Wii continues to produce good clean games for folks of all ages to play and have fun with.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a fantastic addition to the Mario Kart lineup. Being a fan since Mario Kart for the SNES, This is my favorite Kart game since the N64 version. It is really fun and with the Wii, the controls are simple and no one has taken longer than 5 minutes of play to figure them out.

Best Game for the Wii

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Mario Kart on the Wii is great fun for up to four players per console. The game and all wireless features work smoothly and truly show off the fun that can be had on a Wii. This game is great for all ages and even mixed groups have a blast ( playing with younger or less skilled players? Help 'em out by picking off a few of "the bad guys" ).

The game itself offers a wide variety of modes and features from being able to select your engine power in races to getting to thrash each other in a competitive balloon popping event that brings up nostalgic reminders of those heady days when roller derby was popular.

Whether you are Grandma shelling out for junior's gift or junior laying down those hard earned summer mowing dollars, you can feel confident that Mario Kart is an excellent game that works spectacularly well on the Wii while being both kid and parent friendly.

Easily the most group fun available on the wii.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Very quick to pick up, even for kids as young as 4 and 5. Quick games, easy to play, hard to master. Fun throughout the whole journey.

Add more fun with lockable characters, tracks, and playing on line with friends.

I have fond memories of this game from the N64, years ago, and this doesn't only bring those back, it improves on them. Absolutely a must-have for any wii owner.

Unlock Tracks/Cups in Mariokart Wii

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a very good game for younger children - e.g., 5yrs, but they can become addicted to it.

How to open the new cups/tracks may be obvious to some people but not to me - an old geezer. The instructions are useless explaining that "More cups become available as you progress through the game." We have been playing it regularly now for months in VS mode, no change in cups being open.

To open new tracks/courses in MarioKart you need to open the four remaining cups that are initially indicated by question marks.

To do so, you must race in "Grand Prix" mode and obtain cups (not sure if gold is necessary) by racing and obtaining a winning (not sure if placing 2nd, third is sufficient) point total over four races of the initial race tracks.

It seems that combinations of cups are required in the same class (e.g., 50CC.) We had combinations of cups in different classes which seemed to not open up the new cups. The cup combinations had to be across the same class to open the new courses.

The 50CC class seems to be the easiest to win cups with and open up the new courses. That said, I still had to concentrate on Ghost Valley by sitting close to the TV and watching the top view of the course in order to place second.

If you open up the new tracks, you will be able to then vote on the new courses in the different cups when playing in the Wifi mode. The new courses are a refreshing change after playing the initial 16 tracks over and over again.

I would hope in the future, after exhausting all the current tracks, Nintendo will let us download different tracks using Wii points as well.

This game is fun for both adults and children. Highly recommended over MarioGalaxy for younger children as they learn to be in control on their own over time. MarioGlaxy is for older kids.

FUN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was very lucky to be able to purchase one of these games since the WII doesn't seem to have a high stock when awesome games come out! If you love mario kart, this one is a nice addition! It is probably my favorite Wii game to date and the wheel adds a new level of difficulty. I suggest new users get used to the wheel because it is fun, but if it's too much i suggest buying a classic controller, its much easier to beat the harder levels and earn secrets! A must own for WII owners...you can play online with friends as well!

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