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Racing to the top!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mario Kart double dash features unique new modes in which the previous to the sequal just didn't have. There are many new tracks and the game is in really great shape in my opinion. There are many things to unlock such as new karts, tracks, and modes. Multiplayer mode features what I think is the most fun - games such as ballon battle (each person begins with three ballons and you have to hit each other with weapons to knock ballons away and steal ballons) and bomb bomb blast (using bomb bombs you have to blow everybody up and have three or four kills before anyone else.) This is defiantly up there with the best games ever, and should be seen on you shelf.

good! but a few cons

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: February 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

one word...wow! neat game. just a few things....
why does it have to be so darn hard? argggggggggggggggggg!
but buy it anyway. now!

Not Addicting

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game for about a month! Once you are stuck on something and no friends, then it gets boring. If you have lots of brothers and sisters, then buy this game(if they like it). If you're single, then rent it.

A Cool Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In this exiting game of memorys, this is doubled by all of the games in the world (other than this one) put together! You'll earn other cars to race egenst each other. And if that's not enough, race egenst your friends. What, not enough? Yep, still goin',if you're a beginer, and your friend is amazingly good,don't cry, just be in the same car as him. I'm making your hands want to play, aren't I? Well, sorry, and bye, ;-).

Wow!! They've done it again....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I origanilly had mario kart 64 and that was great. But this is the same game only with five times the bells and whistles and the tracks on this game rock!! They're not terribly long but they are just right. Yes, I did pay 50 dollars for this game which is a little much for me, but if you find this game cheaper then I enthusiastically advise you to buy it. And that doesn't mean that I'm not advising it to you if the cheapest you can find it for is 50 because it's still a great buy. The only reason that this game isn't perfect is because you get bored of it after a while but I'm sure to play it again. So if you're thinking about getting this and you don't know weather or not to get it then I will solve you're problem for you. Get it!!

CPU is the master cheater

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let me give an objective review of this game. This game isn't not fun; that's why it got 4 stars for fun. But here's the REAL DEAL - I'm giving it a ZERO for SATISFACTION. I just hope the people who made this game weren't behind the EXPONENTIALLY BETTER Mario Kart 64.

What's the problem? Well, Mario Kart: DD is the MOTHER OF ALL CHEATERS from 100CC onwards. It doesn't matter whether you MASTERED powersliding, doesn't matter how fast your reflexes are, 'cause that AIN'T GONNA GET YOU ANYWHERE near the GOLD CUP. It's an impossible dream.

The CPU cheats by giving itself massive turbo boosts (so anything you throw at them won't slow them as much as they slow you), they have all the best weapons while you get BANANA SKINS and hmm...the incredibly inaccurate GREEN SHELLS versus THEIR RED SHELLS/BOMBS/CHAIN CHOMPS/STARMAN/etc... and the CPU g-u-r-a-n-t-e-e-s it's first place kart will REMAIN first place by using all the other 6 CPU karts to THRASH YOU REAL GOOD. So let's see everyone else is JUST THERE TO SABOTAGE your race so the CPU gurantees you will never see the gold cup in your lifetime from 100CC onwards.

Maybe I'm a lousy player but i think THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEM A DIFFICULT GAME AND ONE THAT CHEATS. CPU Cheating is just plain lazy way of making the game difficult.

Having said that, TO BE OBJECTIVE- the game is fun to a certain degree, and it has an innovative feature; the dual players per kart;it plays fast and looks bright and pleasing to the eye.

My advice to Nintendo. JUST make the game play fair (yes that means TAKING AWAY the ridiculous CPU turbo boosts) and PUT BACK the replay the course feature - when you didnt make the top 3.
This could have been a great, great game.

riding shotgun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game rocks! I ONLEY GOT TO PLAY it for 10 minutes because somethig is wrong with my gamecube but like u care anyway this is better then the 64 verson so buy it if you like racing games

Great game and YOU CAN PLAY ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok people, this game is A LOT OF FUN! It's true that the battle modes aren't as good as previous versions, but it is still a favorite, especially when you have friends over. This game transcends gender and age. Now for the good stuff.. you CAN PLAY Mario Kart : Double Dash!! online! Check out WARP PIPE - a free software that you install on your computer, allowing you to play people online. This is done by creating a WAN (Wide Area Network), which basically tricks the GameCube into thinking your opponent is on a LAN. I can personally vouch that it's awesome! That should take care of one of the negatives to this game.

http://www.warppipe.com/

THIS GAME ROCKS!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is incredibly fun! You get to be 2 characters in any combination (Mario and Baby Bowser or King Boo and Luigi, you know.) I particularly like these sort of games because not only can you run into boxes and get the classic shells, banannas, and mushrooms but now you can get giant banannas, chain chomps, bombs and more!

There are some classic courses like Mario circuit and there are some new ones like Waluigi stadium. In addition there are 2 new battle modes: Shine Thief and Bob-omb blast, a classic as some of you know is, the BALLOON BATTLE!!!

Choose your characters wisely, for they will affect which car you get and your rating for speed and acceleration...

You should really get this game, I'm obsessed with STAR WARS and I still love this game! The graphics are perfect and the sound is superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's the best out of all racing games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the Most Replayable Games of Recent Years

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mario Kart Double Dash!! is one of the most phenomenal video games ever made; a game that makes me fondly remember what video games used to be.
Firstly, for Mario Kart veterans (who I am sure have already picked this game up), this is the most unique game in the series. Two racers now occupy each car. The racer in front steers while the character in back handles weapons and attacks (you can punch nearby players now and steal their weapons). If you play single-player, you control both characters, stearing and firing weapons, while a single tap of the 'Z' button will switch character positions. This comes in handy, since each character can carry a weapon, while only the character in back can use them. So, if the driver has a banana or a shell you want to fire, and the character in back has nothing, tap 'Z' and switch positions in an instant, without slowing down your car at all.
Because of the two-character mechanic, there are now two types of weapon boxes that you drive through to recieve your weapon: single boxes give only the character in the back of the car a weapon - so if the charcater in back is already carrying one, switch the charcater's positions when you drive through a single weapon box so that both your racers will now carry a weapon. Double weapon boxes give each racer on the kart a weapon, (if one charcater is already carrying one, the other racer will recieve a weapon regardless). In single-player, if both characters have a weapon, and the one in back fires theirs, the characters automatically switch positions on the car, so the character with the remaining weapon is instantly ready to fire.
In multi-player, you have a few options. Each player can control their own car and both characters on it, or you can each pick one character to race on the same car. If you choose the latter, both players will have to push 'Z' simultaneosly to switch positions on the car. So, if one player prefers driving, and the other prefers handling the weapons, you can stay that way the entire race, since the characters will not automatically switch positions (instead, the player in front can tap the fire button to toss his weapon to the player in back when they are empty-handed). Multiplayer is incredibly addicting; especially (surprise) in battle mode, which makes a welcome return. For players used to ballon battle from Mario Kart 64, the levels in Double Dash will seem small at first (though you can unlock a few more, one of which is bigger), but give balloon battle a chance. It is incredibly addictive, and nothing is more satisfying than hitting your opponent with an expertly timed shot of a green shell from across a level. (There are also two new battle modes this time around, but I found balloon battle to be the most enjoyable.)
One thing that surprised me was the game's difficulty. The learning curve is perfect, with three difficulty levels as usual, 50cc, 100 cc and 150cc racing modes. But for a Nintendo game, 150cc proved fairly difficult, which was a welcome challenge. Computer opponents are smart on 150cc mode, but make similar mistakes to the ones you'll find yourself making. They win races not by cheating (like in other games), but by firing weapons at strategic moments in the race, or using power slides around turns (do it correctly and you'll get a mini speedy boost at the end of the power slide). So, regardless of how far ahead you may be on 150cc mode, one simple error can prove devestating. On the flip side, if you are behind, one great, well timed shot can be all you need to take the lead. The gameplay is expertly balanced, and there is even strategy involved now in selecting your team and your car, since different players and cars have varying weights and pros and cons. Plus, each character has a unique special weapon.
In addition, the course design, as usual in the Mario Kart series, is flawless. Every course is unique, and you'll develop strategies for approaching each one. Moreover, the graphics are sharp, bright and colorful. Each course and each character has their own personality.
The replay value is infinite. There are plenty of unlockables in single-player, inlcuding new characters, courses (racing and battle), cars, and game modes. Once everything is unlocked, multiplayer alone will keep you coming back for more, not to mention besting your best course times in time trial mode.
This game is a great reminder of what used to make games great - gameplay and replayability, not graphics, physics or online modes. This is a brilliantly crafted game, a game that will appeal to all ages, both genders, gamers and non-gamers alike.
A true classic!

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