from Kenosha WI

Your in control of the vehicle, your surroundings are great. Everyone can have fun, from my 9 year old grand daughter to my 14 year old grandson and even their grandparents at age 55. You pick the vehicle, the track, the type of racing you want, the driver etc… This game is really great and a lot of fun for everyone. I know you and your family will have as much fun, watch for the curves, Tim.

What's great about it: Everything about the game is great

What's not so great: I can't think of a thing

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Its just okay

on June 24, 2008

Posted by: Gamerdude1090

from Alexandria, VA

Mario Kart Wii was another greatly looked forward to game. The main attraction being the wii wheel and online play. Does Mario Kart Wii live up to the hype... read on to find out.
The first thing I'm going to talk about is new tracks and racers. Many people were dissapointed in Mario Kart Double Dash because there were only 16 tracks, In MK (Mario Kart) Wii that is not a problem. The 32 tracks will impress you, but 16 of the 32 are retro. Some of the retro courses are good but some are completely random.
New items are introduced but they aren't that good. In MK Double Dash there were items unique to characters that no other racer could obtain, unfortunately these were not included in MK Wii.
There are new racers which are nice. The inclusion of bikes are nice and offer a different style of racing.
Now Grand Prix is only single player which is a dissapointment. It is basically the same idea with 4 races and best out of the four wins. There is frusterating AI that will go from being in 12th place to 1st in 10 seconds. There is also now 12 racers per game which (for me) makes the game more frantic and annoying.
Battle mode is now also 12 player. A dissapointment is that all battle modes are team based, there is no every man for himself anymore. Battle mode is now singleplayer (Where you play against AI) as well as multi-player.
In time trials you compete for the fastest time possible.
Versus mode is still fun but the since the tracks were built for 12 people they seem really big when you're just playing with just 2 people.
There are frame-rate drops when playing with people in splitscreen.
Online play in Mario Kart Wii is amazing. There is pretty much no lag what so ever. Every regular multi-player mode is there online. You can play against friends or random people(up to 12). There are also tournaments where you race for best time on tracks that may have twists & turns, such as chain chomps running loose in Mario Circuit.
Everybody has been wondering about the wii wheel. The wii wheel is great and responds really quickly on screen. The wheel is small, only a little bit larger than the remote itself. The wheel is a little uncomfortable to start but you will get used to it and become a racing pro.
Mario Kart Wii didn't live up to all of its hype, but the online play blew me away. I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys online play or racing. I give this game on a scale from 1-10 (10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest) a 8.2 out of 10.

What's great about it: Many tracks, many racers, new items, inclusion of bikes, amazing online play, wii wheel

What's not so great: No special Items, 12 racers per game, frame rate drops in split screen, annoying AI

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Kids love it

on August 10, 2011

Posted by: Shannon03

from KY

My kids both love Mario Kart. They play this game all the time.

What's great about it: Great fun

What's not so great: Nothing

I would recommend this to a friend!

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So far

on July 3, 2008

Posted by: Anonymous

from Sugarland, TX

My cousin live in Dallas and Im in near houston and i dont see them alot this is the only way we have fun at a distance!

What's great about it: Play on-line

What's not so great: NONE

I would recommend this to a friend!

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AWESome Buy

on August 25, 2008

Posted by: penguin1421sportfool

from Portage, MI

Awesome game, fun to use the Wii Wheel, BUT THERE STILL ISNT A MARIO SUPER FOOTBALL!!!!

What's great about it: awesome, lots of unlockables, enjoyable, wii wheel

What's not so great: there still hasnt been a MARIO FOOTBALL GAME and some of the unlockables r super hard to get

I would recommend this to a friend!

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I Love This Game!!

on November 13, 2008

Posted by: John94

This is by far the best Mario Kart game. I like how they combined courses from previous games. I also like the bikes you can drive. Buy This Game!

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Fun once in a while, especially with your friends.

on May 6, 2009

Posted by: Ud1eT0n1gHt

from Phoenix, AZ

Pros:

Pretty realistic. Its fun to play with the wheel and its good to play with family and friends. You can also play with your actual Mii's in game.

Cons:

Terrible graphics (then again its the Wii), gets EXTREMELY frustrating for the following reasons:

1.) Countless hackers and glitchers online, and Nintendo refuses to patch it up.
2.) Unfair when it comes to getting the Mystery Boxes (somebody right next to me will get a bullet bill and I'll get a bunch of green shells).
3.) Gets boring after a while, you'll play it for a couple months then find something else to do.

If you have temper issues or you are a serious gamer, do NOT buy this game by any means. If you'll play this game once in a while with some buds and you don't really care about winning, get it.

What's great about it: You can play online, its easy to hook-up with friends (online), keeps the family busy.

What's not so great: Hackers, glitchers and more hackers, it can get EXTREMELY frustrating and unfair.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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exciting and fun game

on June 8, 2009

Posted by: gamerater72

from Milwaukee,WI

This game is okay im really good at it. its very easy to get used to which is kinda a bad thing. the graphics are great and there is a wide selection of characters and carts. this game is better if u play with friends because it makes it more interesting.

What's great about it: fun and entertaining to play

What's not so great: very easy and not a game i would play a lot

I would recommend this to a friend!

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