Brace yourself for a new set of tricks, tracks and ways to race. The included Wii Wheel transforms your Wii Remote into a steering wheel that feels great in your hands, while the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller supply a classic control style for veterans of this racing series. Either way, you'll be able to perform impressive speed-boosting tricks, such as jumps, flips and wheelies.You can zip through brand-new tracks and arenas, and also tour classic courses from Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart: Double Dash and Mario Kart DS. There are even options for trying all-new motorbikes that have their own special tricks and techniques. The action gets fast, furious and funny when you race in Mario Kart Wii.
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The games of Mario Kart have gone farther than thought possible. Mariokart Wii shows YET AGAIN that you don't need 20 buttons to have fun. The new racer comes packed with the Wii Wheel, a shell for the Wiimote. The wheel works as you would expect, but if you're a gamer you might want to stick to a Gamecube controller. The game includes 12 characters per race now, and includes bikes. The technique of snaking, which is adding so much speed that you automatically win, has been made obsolete, so nobody has to worry over those things in Online play. The new races take the old races, pound them into burger meat, and leave them to die with enough action to make you forget there were past games at all. Unfortunately, that leaves you with 16 races you want to ignore. The graphics are unchanged from the Gamecube game, except the characters all seem to shine like someone dumped a ton of grease on them. But truly, the graphics don't matter as long as you have fun, and besides some easily-overlooked shortcomings, Mariokart Wii will have you playing that Australian kid on Wifi till 2 in the morning. Believe me, I've seen it happen.