Mario Kart for Nintendo Wii

Pros
Everything. Just a downright awesome game!

Cons
Maybe a couple songs, but thats it... And alot of online players play Yoshi XD

The Bottom Line
This game is simply amazing. Music, gameplay and so forth. Buy it!

That is right. It is better then Brawl! And I love Brawl. Basically, Nintendo did everything right with this game as far as gameplay, online, and so forth goes. But that isn't the review, this is!

1) Game Play 10/10 (if you have a wheel lol)
-There are three ways to play. Gamecube controller, Classic Controller, Wii Mote and Nunchuck, and Wheel Wheel! The game is meant to be played with the wheel, so I will explain how that goes first.

Wheel----First off, the wheel is nice sized and it feels comfortable in my hand. The controls are simple to. You turn the wheel to turn, hold 2 to accelerate, 1 to drift, and directional pad to throw items. Also when in the air, you 3) can shake the controller to do tricks for an added boost. It's VERY easy to use! And the most fun. Also you can press A to look backwards, but that is dangerous. If you tilt the wheel up some, your motorcycle will perform a wheelie, assuming you are riding one. 5/5

Classic Controller---You use the left analog to steer, A to accelerate, B or R to drift, L to use items, up and down on the controller pad to do a wheelie, and press the control pad while in the air to do a trick. And X to look back. Easy, but not as fun as a wheel.4/5

GC Controller--- Basically the same as the Classic controller, and as easy. 4/5

Nunchuck--- To steer you move the left analog, and to accelerate you press A. You drift by holding the back B button, and you use items by using the Z button. You tilt the wiimote to do a wheelie, and shake while in the air to do tricks. This one feels awkward and I don't suggest this method to beginners. 3/5

2) Modes 10/10
There are four modes. Grand Prix, Time Trial, Vs, and Battle. All being awesome.

Grand Prix--- Basically, you go up against 11 (or 10 if you have a buddy) computers to win the gold in each stage. At first it is easy, but in other CCs (100 and 150) the computer can be a bit cheap. But that is to be expected. It is still alot of fun though. But, it is a pain in the but trying to get the star to unlock all the characters when the comp is cheap. Still, the game is terribly fun. 4/5

Time Trial--- Kind of a relaxing one where you dont race anyone except the time. When you finish a race, you can save your ghost. And once you save you ghost, you can race him. The ghost goes through the track just like you did, exactly. And it gives you the opportunity to beat your time and get a better score. 4/5

VS.--- Basically, it is just you and your friend. Like Grand Prix, except no opponents. 5/5

Battle--- I love battle. There are two in this. Coin collect and Balloon pop. Coin mode is where you and your team must collect as many points as you can. The one to collect the most wins. And the same goes for balloon pop. You pop as many balloons as you can, and the one who pops the most wins! Heheh what is cool is after all your balloons are popped you can still go at it. God I love it... 5/5

3) Graphics 10/10
Now I know what your thinking. Compared to Brawl, the graphics are not as good. But you have to look at the bigger picture. Because of the graphics, there is no frame rate issues... Period. I am serious, for what it is, the graphics are damn beautiful. And so are the stages. The fog affect kind of helps to.

4) Stages 10/10
Seriously, there are some amazing stages in this game, some new, some old. From Moo Moo Meadows, all the way to Mario Circuit from the SNES Mario Kart. Same goes for the battle circuit levels. They bring back some old ones and bring out some new. But I think I will let you find out what those are! ;)

5) Characters 10/10
25 characters... That is amazing. Why am I surprised, especially when you can race up to 12 people at once? My girlfriend especially loves Baby Peach! LOL! But some are a lil surprising. Once again, I will let you find out who they are after you unlock them! :D

6) Music 8/10
Music is good. Granted a couple songs are a little forgetable, but some are downright catchy, Like Moo Moo meadows, Mario Circuit SNES, and Rainbow Road. Though it has some faults, it is not enough to throw anyone off.

7) Online 10/10
This is seriously the best part of this game. It is done right in every way. You can go up against people around the world in vs or battle mode and earn points. The more you win, or the better you do, the more points you earn. But that is not all! You can race friends, bring a buddy with you on the same wii as a guest, you can check ranks all over the world, and best of all... NO LAG! NOT AT ALL! NONE! NODDA! Seriously, Nintendo did Online play right for once!

Bottom Line, this game is amazing. I hear people saying that hardcore gamers will be thrown off by this game, but I don't see it. I am a hardcore gamer and this game is an absolute blast, and great for beginners as well. This game is just that good!
5/5