I Love This Game and Odds are You Will Too!
by: Frankie123457
When I got Mario Kart Wii a few months back, I wasn't very enthusiastic about it. I put on a happy face when my Dad showed me the bulky box, but the truth was I didn't really want the game. I had played Mario Kart Super Circuit for the Gameboy Advance, Mario Kart Double Dash for the Gamecube, Mario Kart DS for the DS (obviously), and through emulation I had played Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64. I liked most of them (I disliked Mario Kart 64), I had even unlocked everything in Mario Karts Double Dash and DS! It was just that I was busy playing Super Mario Galaxy and Brawl... But after I played the game for a while I forgot those games existed.
Story (N/A): This is a Mario Kart game, so basically everyone's put aside their differences to race each other... the end... well, no one plays these games for their story so I won't give this category a score....
Gameplay 9/10: Racing in Grand Prixs is more frustrating due to the fact that something hits you every few seconds, but that problem can be fixed in Versus mode where you can create custom rules. In addition to the regular game modes their is also Wi-Fi gameplay so you can race opponents in your country, the whole world, or using Friend Codes! It can take a while to get a game started, but it's worth it to knock a guy with a Hitler Mii off a mountain edge:twisted:, which brings me to another point, you can unlock the ability to play as Miis that you have created before, meaning that besides Mario and Luigi you can play as yourself, Jack Sparrow, Indiana Jones, a dead celebrity, George Washington, and um, Hitler.... There are also bikes which are basically the same as karts, but with worse drifting ability and you can do wheelies which give you speed boosts. You can also do tricks as both vehicles when you jump off of ramps to get a speed boat when you land.
Controls (10/10): You can play using the Wiimote with the optional Wii Wheel attachment which is my favorite control style, along with the Gamecube controller, Classic Controller, and the Nunchuck. The best two are the Wheel and Classic Controller, but it's up to you....
Graphics (8/10): The graphics in this game are good, the tracks look colorful and are in full 3-D obviously, but the characters look unnaturaly shiny and are blockier than in other Wii games.
Overall (9/10) Mario Kart Wii is a fun and potentially challenging racing game that has brought a few new features to the Mario Kart series that I hope will return in future sequels with plenty of different controller options so everyone can find one that's right for them, the game looks nice and has Wi-Fi as-well, so I say get it if you can!