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Some screens for your viewing pleasure The graphics in this game

Summary: Some screens for your viewing pleasure The graphics in this game aren t really what I d call spectacular but they definitely aren t bad They are some of the best on the Wii though but the Wii in general doesn t seem to be living up to it s potential But this game does a wonderful job on the graphics especially for a game that s always moving at pretty high speeds So they fact that they look good is a good thing There really isn t much of a focus on the graphics in this game or on the audio Graphics and Audio The Grand Prix is basically the closest thing to the story of this game Most sports games don t really have storylines though the just usually have a great single player game modes that work as them and Grand Prix is that for Mario Kart Wii Basically you choose a character and go through a series of four races trying to finish as high as possible each time You are awarded points after each race highest to lowest from 1st to 12th place Grand Prix used to be a multiplayer mode as well basically the only choice for multiplayer games but that s changed now It s still a Grand Prix of four races but the tracks can be any tracks you want them to be not certain cups like single player Grand Prix is The series of four races you choose are called cups so and each are called things from the Mario series in example Mushroom Flower Star and so on That bad thing is you can t mix and match them in single player If you pick a mushroom cup track you have to race them all not just the ones you like There are some good things to this as well seeing as you can unlock the characters a lot easier this way rather then playing thousands upon thousands of races And I m not exaggerating If you don t beat certain cups you more then likely will never unlock certain characters since some take over a thousand races Also each cup ranks you on how well you beat the opponents and you re times things like that It s nice to see Nintendo is rewarding good performance not just winning Basically you re not trying to beat the opponents you re trying to crush them Either way it makes the Grand Prix a definitely enjoyable experience for everyone Grand Prix is a handy tool for this kind of stuff It shows who would be a better out of two characters with drop down lists You also can see the vehicle they are in The characters are important in this game If competitive time trialers were to just pick their favorites and run with them we d probably have less people near the top But nearly everyone picks Funky Kong If you ve ever wondered why this is is it basically because each character adds something to their ride s attributes and Funky adds speed So if you pair him with a bike or kart with all the other stats decent he s basically the fastest and best racer The game comes with plenty characters as well as plenty unlockable You have your favorite heroes Mario and Luigi you have your princess who can t stay out of the clutches of evil Peach you have your favorite antagonist even Bowser You also have some characters that aren t really necessarily well known characters but they earn their keep in Mario Kart Wii Some obscure characters are but not limited to King Boo Dry Bones and Funky Kong Characters This game is magnificent Really is probably the best game I ve played on the Wii It features intuitive controls great gameplay two good ways to get your competitive gaming in all in one family friendly game It features all of the characters we loved from the Mario series like Mario Luigi Donkey Kong Peach Bowser you get the picture But it also has a decent amount of spinoff characters like Funky Kong the Baby characters It also even features the little villains that usually aren t portrayed majorly in games such as Dry Bones and Koopa Troopa The Mario Kart Channel is awesome seeing time trials and tournaments really help this game be in my opinion the best WiFi Wii game to date But the main reason the game gets that title from me is the actual racing online aspect of it 12 players all over the world with no lag is simply amazing since Nintendo can t handle a regional game with 4 players in Brawl without it lagging up a storm Also this game really is different from the old games not always necessarily for the better since they took out most skill required for online to make it fair for everyone But still there s a lot of strategy involved in this game like when to use your items and such Also the time trials are still here with some tough to execute shortcuts to go along this game is far from boring With a wide range of ways to play this game truly does have something for everybody Opening Thoughts Some screens for your viewing pleasure The graphics in this game aren t really what I d call spectacular but they definitely aren t bad They are some of the best on the Wii though but the Wii in general doesn t seem to be living up to it s potential But this game does a wonderful job on the graphics especially for a game that s always moving at pretty high speeds So they fact that they look good is a good thing There really isn t much of a focus on the graphics in this game or on the audio Graphics and Audio The Grand Prix is basically the closest thing to the story of this game Most sports games don t really have storylines though the just usually have a great single player game modes that work as them and Grand Prix is that for Mario Kart Wii Basically you choose a character and go through a series of four races trying to finish as high as possible each time You are awarded points after each race highest to lowest from 1st to 12th place Grand Prix used to be a multiplayer mode as well basically the only choice for multiplayer games but that s changed now It s still a Grand Prix of four races but the tracks can be any tracks you want them to be not certain cups like single player Grand Prix is The series of four races you choose are called cups so and each are called things from the Mario series in example Mushroom Flower Star and so on That bad thing is you can t mix and match them in single player If you pick a mushroom cup track you have to race them all not just the ones you like There are some good things to this as well seeing as you can unlock the characters a lot easier this way rather then playing thousands upon thousands of races And I m not exaggerating If you don t beat certain cups you more then likely will never unlock certain characters since some take over a thousand races Also each cup ranks you on how well you beat the opponents and you re times things like that It s nice to see Nintendo is rewarding good performance not just winning Basically you re not trying to beat the opponents you re trying to crush them Either way it makes the Grand Prix a definitely enjoyable experience for everyone Grand Prix is a handy tool for this kind of stuff It shows who would be a better out of two characters with drop down lists You also can see the vehicle they are in The characters are important in this game If competitive time trialers were to just pick their favorites and run with them we d probably have less people near the top But nearly everyone picks Funky Kong If you ve ever wondered why this is is it basically because each character adds something to their ride s attributes and Funky adds speed So if you pair him with a bike or kart with all the other stats decent he s basically the fastest and best racer The game comes with plenty characters as well as plenty unlockable You have your favorite heroes Mario and Luigi you have your princess who can t stay out of the clutches of evil Peach you have your favorite antagonist even Bowser You also have some characters that aren t really necessarily well known characters but they earn their keep in Mario Kart Wii Some obscure characters are but not limited to King Boo Dry Bones and Funky Kong Characters This game is magnificent Really is probably the best game I ve played on the Wii It features intuitive controls great gameplay two good ways to get your competitive gaming in all in one family friendly game It features all of the characters we loved from the Mario series like Mario Luigi Donkey Kong Peach Bowser you get the picture But it also has a decent amount of spinoff characters like Funky Kong the Baby characters It also even features the little villains that usually aren t portrayed majorly in games such as Dry Bones and Koopa Troopa The Mario Kart Channel is awesome seeing time trials and tournaments really help this game be in my opinion the best WiFi Wii game to date But the main reason the game gets that title from me is the actual racing online aspect of it 12 players all over the world with no lag is simply amazing since Nintendo can t handle a regional game with 4 players in Brawl without it lagging up a storm Also this game really is different from the old games not always necessarily for the better since they took out most skill required for online to make it fair for everyone But still there s a lot of strategy involved in this game like when to use your items and such Also the time trials are still here with some tough to execute shortcuts to go along this game is far from boring With a wide range of ways to play this game truly does have something for everybody Opening Thoughts

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