Review Practice Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart 7

Console: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Racing
Multiplayer: 1-8
Wi-Fi: Yes


Mario Kart 7 is the... well... 7th addition to the Mario Kart series, which has to be one of the best of the series. On the top screen is all the racing action while the bottom screen is the map for the game. again the game is following the same mechanics with eight cups again. Each cup consists of four tracks, the first half of the cups are all brand new tracks, while the others are old tracks which have been remade with ramps and jump pads and also fitting the graphics with the older Super Nintendo and the Game Boy Advance versions. Some new mechanics have been added such as vehicle customisation and now there is gliding too.

The new gliding feature is one of the main parts of the game, which is activated when you jump off a green ramp, the glider is automatically activated and you control it as you would with driving except there is a inverted way to steer up and down through the air. The vehicle customisation is great, you can choose the frame, the wheels and the glider, this way you mix and match which changes your stats, which can benefit you in the way you like to drive best. You also unlock more parts the more coins you collect, yes that's right, the coins have made a return in this game which adds up in the end, the more coins, the more you can unlock, there is also eight new characters to unlock which can be accomplished by winning certain cups.

By winning a cup, a rank is determined by from one to three stars, the better you do, the more stars you earn, when you earn that many stars on every cup, that becomes your rank. This game features online gameplay again which again is competitive, battle mode also makes a return. The items are all great too. One of the new features that stick out is if you press up on the d-pad, you will enter first person view, with this you can steer by tilting the 3DS in the direction you want to go, with this feature this opens up a new way to play.

Spot pass is included within this game too, all you have to do is activate it on your 3DS, then walk past someone with the same game and then you will exchange data. This is a great way to improve online play. The graphics are as always, stunning for the 3DS, the 3D is amazing and all the details on each track, on each character and each item.

The multiplayer has always been the best for Mario Kart, and this is no exception, the multiplayer is so competitive and competitive is what you need within a game. Which can consist of up to eight players. With that many it is sure to be great fun and so amusing all the time. Also as long as your friends have a 3DS, they do not need a copy of the game to race on, download play is featured within the game which means only one game card is needed. The only thing is that all players without the game can only play as shy guy and cannot customise the vehicle. All the more reason to own the game.

Overall an amazing game! If you are a huge race fan or a huge Mario fan then this is a deffinate! You can get hours of fun, the difficulty is mediocre but that doesn't matter, the online can be very addicting, one of the best titles on the 3DS. The only downside is that Dry Bones has not been made a playable character, but still, buy it!.

Score: 94%