Mario Kart Wii

De recentste en grootste titel van Nintendo voor Wii, Mario Kart, werd bevrijd op 27 April. Over de bol, gaf het gezoem over hoe prachtig dit spel is vermeend is me de indruk dat zijn massieve witte doos zou houden untold van gokkenvreugde benieuwd is. Met bespreking van nieuwe punten, sporen, karts, motorfietsen, en zelfs multi-speler online spel wereldwijd, werd ik „echt gepompt“ voor de versie van deze titel. Kort na het kopen van het spel ben begonnen dat ik al mijn vrienden te roepen om langs te komen want de het spleet-scherm slagen die zijn=zouden= waged door de nacht. Na het opnemen van verscheidene dozen van pizza en een bijna eindeloze levering van cafeïne-ingespoten producten, rond rolde de middernacht en het was tijd te rennen.

Na knallende talloze ballons op slagwijze, beslisten wij de rest beschikbare sporen door de enige spelerwijze te openen. Tegen die tijd waren wij een goed gevoel van de nieuwe punten en de voertuigen, en het belangrijkst, het wiel Wii geworden. Zo zoemden wij door alle rassen van Grand Prix en toen was het terug naar het vechten van elkaar. When we each had found the type of kart or motorcycle we liked best on our favorite Nintendo characters, we battled the night away just like we did when Mario Kart for the SNES was the newest thing.

Like most of the games Nintendo has released for the Wii, Mario Kart is an excellent party game with a oddly high re-playability rate. It is a great game for families and friends to enjoy together. The Wii Wheel works very smoothly, as long as you don’t over-exaggerate your turning. Mario Kart also works with the Wiimote only, or the Wiimote and nunchuk (the classic controller) and the Nintendo Gamecube controller - and all work quite well. It really depends on what’s comfortable for you. This makes it easy to include all your friends without having to break the bank buying lots of new controllers.

Around noon the next day, when everybody had gone home, I decided to check out the online play. After skimming through the farce that is the user-agreement, I pressed ‘Accept’ and quickly jumped into a race with nine other people from across the US. Sad to say, I was the only one from Oklahoma. The big head I had from owning my friends at the kart party quickly deflated, because then I began to learn what the word “owned” really meant. Anyway, online was still a lot of fun. I never had any lagging problems, and I never got disconnected. Everything ran as smoothly as if I was playing with these people in my home, whether I was winning or not.

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been playing this game like it was stuck on self-destruct mode. Mario Kart continues its tradition of being a fun and re-playable party game. Adding the online multi-player exponentially increases the chance of me picking up the Wii Wheel again and again. Nintendo has delivered another impressive title for its revolutionary system.

Win a Free Copy of Mario Kart Wii!

We love giving things away, and we doubly love giving away video games.

This month’s love comes in the form of a little racing game from Nintendo.  You’ve probably never heard of it, but suffice to say that it’s one hot little number that can be yours for 15 minutes of photographic ridicule.  Drop the rules, Sam.

We’re giving one lucky reader a copy of Mario Kart Wii for the Nintedo Wii.  To play, simply send us a photo of you playing the part of a certain red-garbed plumber.  Our staff will pick the best entry, and we’ll ship Mario Kart Wii once we announce the winner in the next issue of PTD Magazine.

Anyone in the US can play, assuming you are over 13 years of age.  Bonus points will be awarded for including a copy of the tabloid edition of our magazine, so keep it here to check out the map of our magazine racks later this week.

Send your photo to contest@ptdmagazine.com, were we will pass it along to the staff and judges.

Post any questions you have here, and we’ll make sure to respond with any clarification on our part.  Good luck!