Grab up to three of your friends to test your skills in the ultimate battle! You can play as virtually any Mario Character. (Only the ones in the actual games, and no Gumpas are not counted under that description...) Choose your Character, kart, and track and battle to the death for ultimate race track domination! Join me as I review the great Mario Kart Wii!

Graphics: The Nintendo Wii isn't one of the best consoles out there, especially when it comes down to graphics, but surprisingly, Mario Kart Wii has good graphics. I didn't have any complaints, and I even enjoy the graphics, style and everything! They took many classic tracks, made them look cool and even found some way to improve several elements. The textures in the Grass, Sand, Water, Cement, and anything else, is really great! The tracks look amazing, especially when compared to other Wii games! The Wheels turn realistically, the head of the character moves, with no problems, there is no problem with the graphics! It's realistic, and fun!
I give the game a 9/10 for graphics. Although good, It's not the best out there either. 

Sound: The sounds are really cool, but it can get annoying if you play the tracks for a few hours, with little pause. After how many hours I've invested into the game, I don't get annoyed, and I really love the themes for most tracks! (I say most, because there are some soundtracks that I'm not overly fond of.) The Engines of the karts are also good in sound, and they captured every element of the kart tire sounds! I really found no problem with the sound! I give it a slightly lower rating, because some tracks could get annoying, and this takes a few points off...
I give the game a 9/10 for sound. (I know, same rating as above.) 

Addictiveness: You want to talk about addictive? This game takes the cake here! Few games can get a full score, because as much as I love most of my games, none get as addictive as Mario Kart. If you have friends, there is no stopping, it's as though you play for hours, and you could just keep going, even though there are only 4 modes, and 8 racing track categories. This doesn't stop the game at all! You have several Cups, racing track categories/ difficulty. Each Cup has a degree of difficulty, not to mention that each track can be played in Mirror Mode, which turns the track inside out. (The turns are exact opposite of the original.) This makes the game more interesting, because you can play it over and over, with many various modes and tracks.
You get the point, right? I give the game a full 10/10. 

Story: N/A There is no story, so I won't talk about it, nor will I give a rating on this category.
Score: N/A. 

Gameplay/ Controls: The game handles amazingly! The turns are done with accuracy, and ease. It's hard to get a game that handles without freezing and with roughly 20 people on the screen at the same time. The game does a good job, and in fact, it handles as smooth as can be. The controls are really easy. You have only three buttons you need to press. The "2," the "Arrow Keys" and the "B." Some may play slightly different, but I like to use the arrow keys for dishing out revenge with my items. (Using Items.) You can send it back to the people behind you, or to the people in front of you, if there are any in front of you that is. The two button is the gas, the "B" is drift, if you put manual transmission on.
The game handles like a dream! I give it a 9/10. 

Depth: As I said earlier, it seems like there isn't really much to do, but this is a very bad misconception. There is so much to do. If you feel like it, you can race in Two types of Battle modes. Coin and Balloon battles are the best! You need to either, collect all of the coins to make your team have the most, while shooting other enemy team members, to make them lose coins, or you need to shoot the enemy's balloons, floating above them. This can also be played with friends, which is really the entire game. All of this in one game! You have the normal mode, which can be done in three difficulties, 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc. (They really are just speed settings, but the faster you go, the harder it gets.) This and much more can be found in Mario Kart Wii!
I give the game an 8/10. It has a lot to do, but it really has little, after you start playing solo. 

Difficulty: The game really isn't that hard. You race, race and race. Simple, right? I'll answer that question with a simple two word noun. Rainbow Road! After that track, all others begin to seem simple. An entire road, with little to mostly no barrier. You can fall of the side for the majority of the track! Also, Mirror Mode. This means that you need to race all tracks in reverse. (Not the kart physically, but the track is backwards.) I think you get the idea, it can get really hard. Other tracks are actually simple, except when you begin to play a friend that's much better then you. That's when the fun begins!
The game gets hard sometimes, but it's not really that hard most of the time. I give it an 8/10. 

Overall: The game is really fun! I love playing Mario Kart. If I boot up the Wii, it's to play Mario Kart Wii. That's how good the game is! If friends play, it's one of the best multiplayer games in the console! I give the overall rating of 9.5/10.

tornadocam : Thank you! I try to get good reviews, that's why I only do about two or three a week. (At most.)