Mario Kart Wii: The good and the bad.

The good:

- Brilliant lag free online (for me) mode with much more goodness than I was expecting.

- Game runs smooth and is pleasantly colourful

- Courses are very well designed

- Music is very Mario Kart

The bad:

- Technically the graphics are quite bad. The art saves it to a certain extent but the jags on split scree are very noticeable.

- The wii wheel almost made me vomit with frustration. Thank goodness for the gc controller so I guess this isnt really that much of an issue

- VOICE CHAT PLEAAAAASE FOR THE LOVE OF..... Seriously Mario Kart is the perfect game for voice chat. There would be nothing more satisfying than releasing a lightening then hearing the screams around the world. Equally it would be nice to be able to actually get some response to my bad beats (so to speak).

Anyone got any issues they would like to add to either column?

The good- its going to rock

The bad- its not out yet

the wii Wheel works really well... some people just are not that good with it... but it works great. nothing wrong with it. wiimote and nunchuck are more comfortable than the Gamecube controller and more intuitive. GC controller is actually my last choice.

wiimote and nunchuck FTW!!

Bear in mind that I haven't played it:

The bad:
According to a lot of sources, the tilt steering doesnt work well, especially when controlling drifts.
Graphics aren't up to scratch, by whihc I mean a lot of the screenshots I've seen look very bland
They force you to buy the wheel which adds nothing at all to gameplay. Its just a piece of plastic. I've said this a billion and one times and everybody argues back, but oh well.
No communication at all online
Friend codes. They will bump down every Wii game's online.
Doesn't really change too much over past Mario Kart games.
Snaking removed. I know a lot of people says it ruins the online experience, but how about you just have an option to take it out online, instead of removing it all together?
'Tricks' just seem gimmiky

The good:
Tracks look well designed
According to lots of sources the online runs without a hitch
Despite what I've just said in the 'Bad' section, its Mario Kart! That makes it awesome.


As you can see, I'm not exactly impressed by it. But hey, this is just coming from previews and videos.

Bear in mind that I haven't played it:

The bad:
According to a lot of sources, the tilt steering doesnt work well, especially when controlling drifts.
Graphics aren't up to scratch, by whihc I mean a lot of the screenshots I've seen look very bland
They force you to buy the wheel which adds nothing at all to gameplay. Its just a piece of plastic. I've said this a billion and one times and everybody argues back, but oh well.
No communication at all online
Friend codes. They will bump down every Wii game's online.
Doesn't really change too much over past Mario Kart games.
Snaking removed. I know a lot of people says it ruins the online experience, but how about you just have an option to take it out online, instead of removing it all together?
'Tricks' just seem gimmiky

The good:
Tracks look well designed
According to lots of sources the online runs without a hitch
Differnt control options supported
Despite what I've just said in the 'Bad' section, its Mario Kart! That makes it awesome.


As you can see, I'm not exactly impressed by it. But hey, this is just coming from previews and videos.

The good:

- Brilliant lag free online (for me) mode with much more goodness than I was expecting.

- Game runs smooth and is pleasantly colourful

- Courses are very well designed

- Music is very Mario Kart

The bad:

- Technically the graphics are quite bad. The art saves it to a certain extent but the jags on split scree are very noticeable.

- The wii wheel almost made me vomit with frustration. Thank goodness for the gc controller so I guess this isnt really that much of an issue

- VOICE CHAT PLEAAAAASE FOR THE LOVE OF..... Seriously Mario Kart is the perfect game for voice chat. There would be nothing more satisfying than releasing a lightening then hearing the screams around the world. Equally it would be nice to be able to actually get some response to my bad beats (so to speak).

Anyone got any issues they would like to add to either column?

glitchesofwar

I understand you, and yeah, there should be VOICE CHAT.

We'll I can't wait till it comes out here in the US. All in all it sounds like a ton of fun.

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I love funky kong....

Mario Kart Wii will own all Nintendo racing games.

[QUOTE="ArtRat"]Horrible character selection. Seriously, I know they wanted to even it out, but Dry Bowser? Rosalina? FUNKY KONG? It's completely insane. Dry Bowser would have made a nice costume, but a character? What about ROB? What about other awesome enemines, like Shy Guys and Snifits?blackheart1889

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I have been bested. I admit, Funky was worth it, but I still think some of the other characters are just plain tacky.

[QUOTE="blackheart1889"]

[QUOTE="ArtRat"]Horrible character selection. Seriously, I know they wanted to even it out, but Dry Bowser? Rosalina? FUNKY KONG? It's completely insane. Dry Bowser would have made a nice costume, but a character? What about ROB? What about other awesome enemines, like Shy Guys and Snifits?ArtRat

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I have been bested. I admit, Funky was worth it, but I still think some of the other characters are just plain tacky.

HAHA! I didn't notice that, I thought he was just being funky.

But seriously, why are you complaining that they included characters. The more the merrier.

I have mario Kart and I live in the UK (nice that we get it before the us for once!) Its a great game ,really love it. The only issue i have, when you are using manual with the wheel control, you cant hold your weapon behind you - ie shells and banana skins. When you are in automatic , its fine and using classic controller. I makes for defending yourself against incoming missiles impossible. you can get round it by going automatic, but you sacrifice the boost when drifting. I dont want to have to revert to the controller because i think the wheel works really well. Can anyone correct me if im wrong?ricemack

yes you can, you press left on the D-pad and hold it there

No voice chat in a racing game... doesn't bother me at all. I had loads of fun with the the DS version's online which is inferior to the what the Wii version offers.

The good- its going to rock

The bad- its not out yet

Rockfan_66

It's so out! I got it yesterday with my new wii console. also to glitchesofwar The controls work really great I bet the problem is your bad skills.!

I can't why everyone's hating the Wii Wheel. It plays fine for me, and every other person who I've known has played it.

I can't see why everyone's hating the Wii Wheel. It plays fine for me, and every other person who I've known has played it.

Voice chat between friends would be perfect.

Some of the character choices were rather bad (Baby Daisy? WTF?), I wanted to have E Gadd playable :( That guy rules, seriously xDNintendo_Fan128

You have to listen to baby daisy's voice?!?

Daisy is aleready bad enough...

The good- its going to rock

The bad- its not out yet

Rockfan_66

lol, that's funny. But I agree, if this game had Voice Chat, then everything would be better. Nintendo is being way too uptight about Voice Chat. Why can't they make it so the default for Voice Chat is off, but you can turn it on and parental controls can change it so it stays locked on off? That way everyone is happy! (Except for the precious children who's parents won't let them play with voice chat)

IMO

The Good

-The Wii Wheel works great. I use it all the time and have no problems with it at all
-Snaking removed. Reading a few posts here some people don't like the fact it's been removed. But I'm all for it; it makes for much more even (and in all honesty, more fun) races.
-Online. Kicks Brawl's crappy online in the ass.
-New Tracks. Some of the best I've seen; Koopa Cape is inspired.

The Bad

-Retro Courses. Some are really good, but others really suprised me that they were even considered; there are much better courses and a LOT better Battle Arenas. I would've loved for Pipe Plaza to make yet another return and also would've liked to see Waluigi Pinball in as a track as well.
-Characters. Like the retro courses, some bad choices were made. Funky Kong? Baby Daisy? Dry Bowser? Pfft. I would've been happier if they'd concentrated more on choosing better retro courses than adding in some of the most pointless characters yet.

for a game of its simplicity, you could have WAY more characters/karts/tracks. since the characters dont really have an effect besides their special they could easily add more. its not like the character themselves need balancing. this game isnt indepth enough.

I kinda feel bad for not using the wii wheel alot. Wiimote + Nunchuck ftw! XD

I might try to go back to wii wheel, but I find those easier.

And I love this game! MY favourite Mario Kart so far. 2 player wifi is great fun! Me and my sis go on all the time and take the top 2 spots as Funky Kong and Donkey Kong! (Kongs ftw)

I agree with your points though

Horrible character selection. Seriously, I know they wanted to even it out, but Dry Bowser? Rosalina? FUNKY KONG? It's completely insane. Dry Bowser would have made a nice costume, but a character? What about ROB? What about other awesome enemines, like Shy Guys and Snifits?ArtRat

I expected Rosalina ever since SMG. I am surprised that they put Baby Daisy/Peach before Shy Guy or Hammer Bro. And Funky before Dixie/K. Rool.