Addition of bikes is great; online racing is amazing; great leader boards; familiar gameplay; crisp graphics, great sounds.
Some disappointing unlockables; a few bland tracks; the "chance" element can frustrate; Wii Wheel is only okay.
Mario Kart Wii plays it relatively safe. Gone are the experimental nuances seen in the GameCubes MK: Double Dash; this latest incarnation mimicks everything that was good and wholesome from the superb Mario Kart DS. Mario Kart Wii brings the same fami...
Abstrakt: del.icio.us | Digg This | Glink It Before there was Smash Bros., Mario Kart was Nintendo’s multiplayer ace in the hole. After two good, but not great console entries in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Nintendo released Mario Kart DS and...
I have to admit I was pretty upset when I sat down to write this review. I had just come off a 5-hour Mario Kart session with the last hour and a half being wasted on doing the same series (150cc Flower) over and over again, trying all the characters t...
Abstrakt: It’s been almost 16 years since we first played Mario Kart and in that time the game has become one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. In addition to being an important part of Nintendo’s repertoire, it has earned a reputation as be...
Abstrakt: TitleMario Kart (Wii) PublisherNintendoDeveloperNintendoRelease DateApril 27th, 2008GenreRacingPlatformNintendo WiiRatingE for EveryoneAfter long last, we finally have Mario Kart for the Wii. Nintendo lovers have been graced with Zelda, Mario, Super S...
Abstrakt: Nintendo may not have a lot of street cred with the elitist "hardcore" gaming crowd but theres no denying that the Big N has established itself as a major force in the current generation of gaming.
Abstrakt: If you’re a fan of Mario Kart – from the SNES era to GameCube’s Double-Dash and all those iterations in-between – you’ve already played Mario Kart Wii without actually realizing it. This reviewer was initially, and for many days after, severely disap...
Abstrakt: For many of us, it's been over 15 years since we threw down our first banana peel, or sent our first turtle shell screaming towards the bumper of a go-kart. In 1992, when Nintendo released Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo, they arguably may hav...
Huge number of courses, including some of the most imaginative yet, Deeply integrated online play, Easy to jump into for players of any skill level, Fun and strategic trick system, Motorcycles provide a great alternative to gokarts.
Nostalgia doesnt save most of the classic courses from being boring, Items are more unbalanced than ever, especially on new tracks, Battle modes are now exclusively teambased and timed.
Mario Kart Wii offers varied multiplayer and thoroughly integrated online modes that will keep you coming back for more. ...