User ReviewsUser reviews for Mario Kart 7 Server2011-12-19T00:49:00ZThe Mario Kart that revolutionized the series/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/12/30/the-mario-kart-that-revolutionized-the-series.aspx2012-12-30T07:20:00Z2012-12-30T07:20:00Z<p>When it comes to Mario, many will point at the series repetition. While titles like New Super Mario Bros. 2 can attest to that, Mario Kart 7, along with Super Mario 3D Land, proves that these series&#39; aren&#39;t losing steam. Mario Kart 7&#39;s new glider, underwater, and customization features open a new door to what the future of the series can accomplish. While some can view the new additions as gimmicks, the customization and gliders open up the tracks more. Instead of having the karts all running the beaten path like most of the titles feel, being able to hang glide makes shortcuts, controlling your kart in the air, and taking multiple routes puts a lot more strategic driving into the 7th title. The new items, including the double-edged &quot;7&quot; item, definitely&nbsp;makes sure that no lead is safe, and that anything is possible. Not to mention the tracks. Not only are the new ones interesting, and great to play, but the retro-courses are among my personal favorites. While odd character selection (Queen Bee and Wiggler) coupled with a lack of single-player VS. mode (No free racing single play, only Grand Prix) hinder this title as a definitive #1, this title is still a must buy for returning fans, or gamers new to Mario Kart.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">Ruler 3995 Mario Kart 7 live up to the name?/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/11/16/can-mario-kart-7-live-up-to-the-name.aspx2012-11-16T23:43:00Z2012-11-16T23:43:00Z<p>Mario Kart 7 is a great game. &nbsp;whether is the great courses, the cheerful graphics, or the playful characters, this game should be part of your 3DS archive. &nbsp; After a while, though, the game starts to get a little bit boring. As long as you have some good friends to race against, or you sit on the bus for 3 hours every day, Mario kart 7 is the way to go.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">Saint Dexter Karting in 3D/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/07/06/chaotic-karting-in-3d.aspx2012-07-06T22:43:00Z2012-07-06T22:43:00Z<p>The shell hell karting experience comes to the 3DS with enough small updates to make Mario Kart 7 one of the genre&#39;s best.</p> <p>This latest handheld entry plays a lot like a portable version of Mario Kart Wii; the visuals, handling physics, tricks and power ups are all quite similar, but the few changes ultimately make MK7 the superior game. Coin collecting returns to the races for the first time since Super Circuit on the GBA. If you&#39;re not familiar with the concept, coins are scattered throughout the tracks and each coin you collect (up to 10) will increase your kart&#39;s top speed. This doesn&#39;t change the gameplay drastically, but does add just the slightest bit of strategy and decision making. For the most part the coins are off the desired racing line in corners so racers must decide when to take the longer, slower line to collect the coins. And of course, getting hit with a shell or running over a bannana will make you lose some coins. While this can make taking a cheap shot even more infuriating it does also keep the coin collecting strategy going throughout the races.</p> <p>The glider and submarine gameplay that has been showcased leading up to release actually has very little impact on the racing experience. Basically the submarine propeller comes out when your kart is underwater, but the driving and sliding around corners feels the same as on land. When using the glider after a big jump you can controll the up/down direction of flight a little bit to access alternate higher or lower paths on some circuits, but, again, this doesn&#39;t have any major impact.</p> <p>The roster of unlockable characters isn&#39;t as large as the last console entries, but extra karts, wheels and gliders are unlockable. These new kart customization options not only encourage players to experiment with different combinations, but seem to help balance the small, medium and large characters performance as well. Mercifully, the obtuse star ranking system from MK Wii returns in a slightly simpler form and isn&#39;t really important in unlocking any content.</p> <p>Long-time Mario Kart fans will probably be happy to see a few iconic courses from the past recreated, most natably Koopa Beach and Kalimari Desert from Mario Kart 64. Both get an impressive visual overhaul while parts of the Beach are significantly altered, even the famous cave shortcut, to use the new glider and submarine. The tube-frame karts from MK64 are also unlockable, so players can finally see how they look as a 3d model.</p> <p>This game probably won&#39;t change anyone&#39;s mind about the franchise; the rubberbanding and general chaos is as fun and/or infuriating as it has been in the last two console entries, but I have to say the changes that have been made were all for the better.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">dubya87 Kart 7: Is 7 Really a Lucky Number?/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/05/04/mario-kart-7-is-7-really-a-lucky-number.aspx2012-05-05T00:23:00Z2012-05-05T00:23:00Z<p>Mario Kart 7 is yet another installment of the popular Mario branded cart racing game from Nintendo. &nbsp;It has the features that anyone who has played any of the franchise&#39;s titles would expect and enjoy, but not a whole lot more is offered outside of just being a new Mario Kart game.</p> <p>It would be hard for one to admit that Mario Kart games are not loads of fun. &nbsp;With great competitive modes and enjoyable racing gameplay that has always been offered in the series; Mario Kart 7 is no exception. &nbsp;But, just because a game is great fun does not mean that it is properly fueled to reach a higher level of performance. Under the hood of the latest Mario Kart rig we have Mario Kart standard gameplay, some new characters, gliding, customizing, new courses, old courses, a new driving perspective, gyro steering, and improved online play, among others. &nbsp;Oh, and it can be played in 3D if one so desires. &nbsp;It is still Mario Kart and very similar to the rest of the series with some minor tune-ups. &nbsp;Gliding was a newly added aspect. &nbsp;Not necessarily something that was expected, or that fans were just dying to see, but it is new, and leaves a minor mark of change to the game. &nbsp;There are more characters, some of which are quite interesting, available to race as in Mario Kart 7; a feature that would be something to expect. &nbsp;The new courses were well designed with great concepts in mind that are unique compared to what has been seen from the series thus far. &nbsp;The courses from previous Mario Kart games were an appropriate addition and were fun to revisit in 3D. &nbsp;A first person driving perspective was added to the gameplay. &nbsp;Quite frankly, it just does not work in conjunction with how the game is played. &nbsp;Your plane of vision is cut down drastically to the point of inevitable hinderance. The gyro steering does work, but it is not necessarily efficient. &nbsp;Steering with the console itself is entertaining for about two laps. &nbsp;As the console moves, so does the screen; as the console and screen move it becomes difficult to play the game properly and one may become ill. &nbsp;The online racing modes are great and allow for many hours of racing fun. &nbsp;The matchmaking is actually functional, and you can play with friends with made-to-call rules. &nbsp;Overall, the features that were added are adequate, but there could have potentially been more noteworthy features added that really impact the game. &nbsp;That being said, what new features are there to really expect from a new Mario Kart game? With what little room for improvement and advancements there really is to make in a Mario Kart game, Mario Kart 7 suffices. &nbsp;</p> <p>Mario Kart 7 controls beautifully. &nbsp;The 3DS joystick complements the efficiency of Mario Kart 7&#39;s controllability. &nbsp;Press the A button to go and the joystick will take you there, if slowing down or breaking is desired press the B button; you know the drill. &nbsp;The gliding sequences control well and there are tactics that can be used to capitalize being airborne and be the earliest to the finish line. &nbsp;There is not a single thing to complain about when discussing Mario Kart 7&#39;s controls or control scheme, everything works, and it works very well. &nbsp;Items are far too solidified at the infrastructure of Mario Kart 7; as with the rest of the series. &nbsp;The items add and take away from the game.; they also take you away from the checkered flag most of the time. &nbsp;Of course, the item system feels purely luck-based and unfair at times because it is, and that is just how items work. &nbsp;A player can be in first place the entire race, get struck by a deadly blue shell, and end up in fourth. &nbsp;In this example scenario getting fourth place probably had next to nothing to do with a lack of skill, but a classically &nbsp;overwhelming amount of arbitrary item assignment that Mario Kart has always dedicated itself to. &nbsp;It may not be so bad to see a new item system in the next installment. The functional online play was a huge relief. &nbsp;It operates as it should and has a great selection of various features for you, your friends, and the world. &nbsp;</p> <p>Playing this game was a fruitful and pleasing experience to say the least; a new Mario Kart game never disappoints because it is consistent. &nbsp;If consistency is what is sought, then look no further. &nbsp;Mario Kart 7 will deliver exactly what is expected. &nbsp;A fun, quirky, cart racing game featuring characters from the Mario universe that will keep oneself entertained for hours. &nbsp;There is a lot to do online; racing with friends, matchmaking, beating others&#39; records, and more. &nbsp;The actual in-game race modes have coins to be collected that unlock customization options; although there does not seem to be an actual pattern to what is unlocked when a certain amount of coins are collected. &nbsp;The customizations are hidden, and with a ten coin limit per race it takes a considerable amount of time to unlock everything, so there is plenty of time to be spent playing this game. &nbsp;The new courses are great, as are the classics. &nbsp;This game does not lose its playability over time, nor does the racing become stale; provided with the new courses and features to choose from. Endless hours of fun and quirky racing can be guaranteed from this game. &nbsp;Mario Kart 7 is a blast! As a definite buy for all 3DS owners; it makes an excellent first game choice for newcomers to the 3DS.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">grantaxe Kart 7: Seven games can't slow down this kart racer. /games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/03/05/mario-kart-7-seven-games-can-39-t-slow-down-this-kart-racer.aspx2012-03-06T00:30:00Z2012-03-06T00:30:00Z<p style="text-align:left;">Mario Kart has been going on for a long time now. Since the SNES we&#39;ve seen a Mario Kart on every Nintendo system, although this is probably the best one since Double Dash!!</p> <p style="text-align:left;">&nbsp;If you don&#39;t know what Mario Kart is, it&#39;s a racing game where you play as Mario and co. and race around a variety of courses while drifting and using items to get ahead of your opponents. The formula is still the same but it is still fun. It allows you to play with super experience players while also giving your little brother a chance to get something higher that 8th. Items are still based on luck and your current place, but they&#39;re more balanced out then in Mario Kart Wii. The Tokoni tail and fire flower are welcome addition, however the best item is the lucky 7 which gives you 7 items at once.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Getting first place isn&#39;t just about luck though, you&#39;ll still need to have some sort of skill if you want to actually win some races. The drifting mechanic is re-done this time. The harder you drift the faster you&#39;ll get a powerslide. You&#39;ll also have to have a kart combination that suits you as well. That&#39;s right, Mario Kart now has kart customization. you&#39;ll be making your own kart from the frames, the tires, and your glider. Swapping out parts will affect some stat in some way, shape, or form, and finding the right combo for you is key, especially online.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Another new addition to Mario Kart 7 is the addition of gliders and propellers. This mean you can race just about everywhere, land, sea, or air. In almost each level you&#39;ll find some way to use your glider or propeller even in retro tracks. How they&#39;re used makes them feel less like a gimmick and more essential, especially the more you play it. Using a glider can help you pull ahead and even take some shortcuts. Coins also make a return in this Mario Kart too. unlike in Super Cicurt, you won&#39;t need them to maintain your speed, however they do increase your top speed and will allow you to unlock new kart parts. There&#39;s a lot to collect so you&#39;ll want to make sure you collect them whenever you see them.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:left;">One of the biggest parts to Mario Kart is multiplayer, and 7 is no exception. Both local and online is supported and they&#39;re excellent. Online has made the biggest improvement, by adding a new communities mode which allows you to create a group and share it with your friends. You can customize it by allowing or restricting certain items and deciding the CC. Although the feature is nice there&#39;s not a lot of customization. I would&#39;ve preferred an item customization similar to Smash Bros. where you can turn certain items on and off. There also could have been an actual chat room in pre game lobbies instead of choosing from a set of phrases. Online is still good however. the game always run 60fps even with 3D on.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:left;"><b>Conclusion:</b>&nbsp;Mario Kart is still the Kart racer you know and love (or hate). If you didn&#39;t like a Mario Kart before, it&#39;s doubtful you&#39;ll like the newest entry. For those of us who do like it, you&#39;ll find another reason why you love it. This arguably the best Mario Kart with improved controls, kart customization, and a well balanced character and item selection. Although the Communities online section could use some more work, it&#39;s still a nice addition and I know I can sink plenty of time into it with out getting bored&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Pros&nbsp;</p> <ul style="text-align:left;"> <li>+0.5 nice 3D effect&nbsp;</li> <li>+1.5 Kart customization/ lots of unlock-ables&nbsp;</li> <li>+1.5 fun online system&nbsp;</li> <li>+0.5 60fps regardless of 3D or online&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:left;">Cons</p> <ul style="text-align:left;"> <li style="text-align:left;">-0.5 Communities could still use some work&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:center;"><b><span style="font-size:x-large;">8.5&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p>Thanks for reading my first review! If you have any questions on the review score, please leave a comment or check my profile page</p> <p style="text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">The Monster Hunter 7/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/02/17/lucky-7.aspx2012-02-18T01:51:00Z2012-02-18T01:51:00Z<p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Mario Kart 7 Review</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>&nbsp;</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mario Kart is one of Nintendo&rsquo;s many franchises. Ever since the first entry on the SNES it&rsquo;s been on every major Nintendo platform. Of course with many long running series the same question is asked, what does this game do to make it different?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The general race to race formula is still the same, with some new changes. For starters you can customize your kart. (covered next paragraph) Coins are now scattered throughout the tracks (a feature missing since Super Circuit) collecting them gives you a quick boost, increases your max speed and works towards unlocking new kart parts. However, in contrast to Super Circuit you can only collect 10 to increase your max speed, and with the high numbers required to unlock some parts the coin limit can be annoying. Another new feature is the ability to go underwater and glide. The underwater sections have slightly different physics while the gliding segment let move in any direction. In both cases you can pull off tricks in those segments you can&rsquo;t do anywhere else in the track. Additionally you can go into first person mode where you can use gyro controls or the circle pad. Despite what you may think first person mode is actually fun to play in, you can quickly and easily shift view with the d-pad.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Kart customization is easily one of the more interesting parts of the game. Before you select the track/grand prix you can customize your kart by swapping out the body, wheels and glider. Each part has it&rsquo;s own stats. There five stats kart parts have: Speed, Acceleration, Weight, Handling and Off-Road. Weight class has no effect on what parts you pick but there are still minor differences depending on weight class (heavy weight class characters can still knock you off more easily then medium and light characters). The body affects your kart throughout the entire race while wheels only affect you on ground and underwater while gliders only affect you in the air. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">There are still four engine class&rsquo;s for grand prix (50, 100, 150 and mirror) with 8 cups total (four new, four retro). The retro cups seem to include too many tracks from the recent Wii and DS entries instead of focusing on the older ones. Additionally, the only engine class to actually give you a reward for beating the cups in it is 150 CC.&nbsp; This is rather annoying as some of the kart parts require a ridiculous amount of coins and feel like they should&rsquo;ve been rewards for the other engine class&rsquo;s. Despite this it&rsquo;s still fun to play through the various difficultly levels and try to get the highest rank (3 stars).</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In terms of controls this game works well. The Items are still as fun and evil as before, with the thunder cloud being removed. The Fire Flower is useless unless you&rsquo;re in a group and the Tanuki Tail has even less range but can thankfully destroy red and green shells.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The online is a step forward from Wii. The addition of communities really hasn&rsquo;t added to online interaction but the rules that can be set up (engine class and what items can be used, including none) make it different from just selecting find match. Additionally you can join a friend, recent opponent or someone you street passed by selecting the friends/opponents option. You gain or lose vr depending on how you do in races and if you get star rank or above it will show next to your name.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Street pass, Spot pass and 3d are all used well. Street passing with someone who has Mario Kart 7 will give you access to a time trial, a grand prix they made and sometime their Mii will show up in your solo grand prix. Additionally, if you beat a street pass Mii with a part you don&rsquo;t have, you get the part. Spot Pass is used for ghost data (you can race up to seven ghosts at once) and comes daily in groups of four. 3d makes the tracks look amazing and is well used.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In Short Mario Kart 7 continues to innovate while sticking to its formula. If you own a 3ds and haven&rsquo;t picked this up yet, I highly suggest you do.&nbsp;</p> </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">Gaming Warthog second 3DS Title/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/01/22/my-second-3ds-title.aspx2012-01-23T01:25:00Z2012-01-23T01:25:00Z<p>Ok...for you that know me..I always start with the Bad issues:</p> <ul> <li>Difficulty is wishy-washy, at one point its a cruise, next its impossible to get 1st Place this is even in the 50CC. (&quot;Why Mike, WHAT ever do you mean even in 50cc?&quot; They can and will get Blue Turtle Shells seconds before you hitting the finishing line THEN Hit you with Lightning seconds after... giving the computer enough time to catch up, pass you and steal the win. And I never think of the computer vs computer, its always 7 on 1, You being the 1. The guy in last place, shoots off a blue turtle shell to help 2nd place win?)</li> <li>Weapons Generator is Horrendous. Example: Too many, got-dang Blue Turtle Shells and Lightning Bolts. It feels like the Computer just LETS them have the goods, but All I can get is the bananas, maybe 1 or 2 red shells. IF I ever fall behind 7th...its reset and act like that never happened. Why? Cause I&#39;ve had 2nd place get not 1 but 2 back to back lightning bolts..and put me back in 4th place right at the corner of 3rd Lap and Complete.</li> <li>Unlockables makes me wonder why they even bothered, but at the same time, I&#39;d rather they have unlockables instead of DLC like Majority of your titles today for PS3 and Xbox.</li> </ul> <p>For the great, why this got an above average from me:</p> <ul> <li>Nostalgia factor of bringing back not only the Original Roster from SNES, but the original Tracks/Maps from SNES...God I missed the original Rainbow Road and Original Koopa Troopa. LOVE The Remakes of each of those Maps as well.</li> <li>Customization is king, I don&#39;t have to worry about picking Bowser or Koopa, I can pick who ever and make them a bruiser or make them a small/great handling type.</li> <li>I think this is the best Mario Kart to date, but I would have liked a Double Dash Feature of picking 2 people and have them switch out in this version...too bad it didn&#39;t have that seeing I loved Double Dash&#39;s crazy-antics of two guys on a go-kart.</li> </ul> <p>Big Reason this didn&#39;t get above an 8 for me...this is just another Mario Kart...-shrugs- its not the best racing title...but hey, its the only one I&#39;m playing unless you count The Racing events in GTA4 or Red Dead Redemption. Yes I&#39;m biased, I stopped playing Racing Titles mostly because I only play them is too cookie cutter to win.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">Mafia Merc Mike old same old... its a good thing/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/01/22/same-old-same-old-its-a-good-thing.aspx2012-01-22T22:03:00Z2012-01-22T22:03:00Z<p>with new characters and items, makes a great game for a fan and starting point for newcomers.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">my pants are on fire Kart 7 Races and Finishes in First Place/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/01/14/mario-kart-7-races-and-finishes-in-first-place.aspx2012-01-14T19:05:00Z2012-01-14T19:05:00Z<p style="text-align:center;"><img style="max-width:610px;" src="" border="0" alt="" /></p> <p>Mario Kart 7 is a big reason why you should get a 3DS (if you haven&#39;t yet). Mario Kart 7 took racing and Mario Kart to the next level by putting major improvements that make the game a lot more fun. Read my review on Mario Kart 7 to see what is good about it and what is bad about it.</p> <p><b>Gameplay:</b> If you have played a Mario Kart game in the past, then you know what to expect. You choose a character from Mario games, pick a kart, pick a course, and race to the finish line. If you are one of those people that say that Nintendo is just taking the Mario Kart series and milking it, then you&#39;re wrong. There are huge improvements in Mario Kart 7 that make the game a lot different than other Mario Kart games. First of all, there are new characters. Above is a picture with all the characters from Mario Kart 7. As you can see, Metal Mario, Honey Queen, Wiggler, and Lakitu are new characters. When you first start in Mario Kart 7, you can only play as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Toad, and Koopa Troopa. The next thing you will notice is that you have the ability to customize your kart, which is a great option. It gives you more freedom and you can build an excellent kart (or a bad kart, whichever is your choice). You can customize three things and they are the body, the wheels, and the glider. After you build your kart, you will notice that there are 32 tracks (4 per prix). 16 of these tracks are new and the other 16 are from previous Mario Kart games. The mushroom, flower, star, and special cup host the new tracks while the shell, banana, tanooki leaf, and the lightning cup host the old tracks. When you start playing, the game will be just as fun as the old Mario Kart games except the inclusion of the glider and the propeller will add to the fun. It feels so different once you fly in the air and when you go underwater without worrying about entering the deep area. It&#39;s a great addition to Mario Kart and it improves the gameplay a lot. By the way, red shells can attck you in the air. The new tracks add to the fun of the game because of what&#39;s in it. For example, in Cheep Cheep Lagoon the clams make the track fun (that&#39;s just my opinion). The old tracks got revived and upgraded by getting beefed up with 3D graphics and geting glider and/or propeller usage. Time Trial is exactly how you remember it to be, you need to finish 3 laps (or 3 sections) in the shortest amount of time and you are given three mushrooms to use Time Trial is used in something new and exclusive for the 3Ds, but I will talk about that below. The balloon battle gives you the option of being independent or on a team. The coin runners is the same as what it was in previous Mario Kart games, so don&#39;t expect anything new other than the courses. The battle courses are really nice starring GBA Battle Course 1, N64 Big Donut, DDS Palm Shore, Honeybee Hive, Sherbet Rink, and Wuhu Town.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Online Multiplayer:</b> The online multiplayer in Mario Kart 7 is phenomenal. You won&#39;t believe how good it is when compared with other Mario Kart games and other Nintendo games. &nbsp;Mario Kart 7 takes online multiplayer to the next level. You can play against other people around the world by playing worldwide. You can either pick race or battle. If you pick race, you will be able to race against people from all over the world. It&#39;s the same concept as Mario Kart Wii, you get picked to race against people you don&#39;t know, then you pick a course to race in, the game randomly selects a place that somebody picked, then you start. It&#39;s the same thing with battle except you do balloon battles and coin runners. You will start out with 1000 VR and you can get more VR by winning. VR is used to record how good you are in Mario Kart 7 online. Your VR will be used in both race and battle. If you always race and get 2000 VR, then you do a battle, it will say you have 2000 VR in battle. The next thing you can do is play against friends/opponents online. Do you have any friends with a 3DS and Mario Kart 7? If you do, then you can play against each other over the internet. Also, anybody you played against will show up here, where you can play against them again if they&#39;re online. The next thing you can do is communities. This is where you can join communities and play against people from that community. You can join a community by typing in a community code. After that, you can join the community and you will have the ability to play against people who have joined that community. When you first go under communities, you will see you have one recommended community. That community is the Mario Cup. Later on, more recommended communities will be added. Also, you have the option of making your own community. You can only make a community after you win a grand prix (it can be any grand prix at any level). This can be helpful if you want to play against your friends over wi-fi. If you want to join a community right now, then here are 3 community codes of communities you should join.</p> <p><b>Mario Kart 7 Communities:</b></p> <p><b>Nintendo Show 3D:</b> 26-8521-3553-5069</p> <p><b>3DSBuzz MK7:</b> 03-1224-4129-2957</p> <p><b>IGN: </b>60-2240-3145-6926</p> <p><b>Graphics:</b> The graphics are beautiful! You won&#39;t believe how stunning they look in crisp 3D! The graphics are so good that they make me want to play as Mario, and I never want to play as Mario!</p> <p><b>Sound/Music:</b> The music isn&#39;t something to marvel at like a huge and shiny gem, but it&#39;s great. My favorite song in Mario Kart 7 was in Rainbow Road. It really sets the mood of the place and it tells you that you&#39;re in outer space (even though you already know you are in outer space in the game). Anyways, there is excellent music in this game that come from the old tracks we all love and the new music showing off each new track.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Bugs?:</b> Sadly, there are some bugs in Mario Kart 7, and these bugs are nasty ones. I have played the game a lot since I got it and I haven&#39;t found any bugs in the game except for some bugs in the online multiplayer. The first bug I encountered made some of the objects I use against someone (like a green shell or a tanooki tail) not affect them. It&#39;s very weird because when I hit someone, they don&#39;t get hurt, but when they hit me I get hurt. This is only with some items in Mario Kart 7. Other items (like the red shell) do affect them and hurt them. The second bug I encountered involves what place you win in. I noticed that it drops the place you win in. For example, I came in first place, but it said I came in second place and it only gave me the VR you earn for coming in second place. This is a very bad bug that downgrades the online multiplayer. The third and final bug I encountered involves VR. if there is a connection error then it will decrease the amount of VR you have earned. It would make sense if it did that if you push the wireless trigger to cause the error, but when you don&#39;t cause the error it still does that.</p> <p><b>Streetpass:</b> Yes, Mario Kart 7 does support streetpass, and it does a great job of using the streetpass feature too. When you do streetpass with somebody else who has Mario Kart 7, your 3DS will exchange Mario Kart 7 records. If you visit the Mario Kart Channel and click on the picture of your mii, then you will see your driver&#39;s license. Your driver&#39;s license contains information like how many games you win, how many games you lost, and how many coins you collected. Streetpass will give the person you did streetpass with your drivers license and your mii so they can race it. You can also customize your mii&#39;s kart write a greeting, make a grand prix, and more. Please note that when you make a grand prix, you can only pick four of your favorite tracks and pick an order for them.</p> <p><b>Spotpass:</b> Guess what? Mario Kart 7 also supports spotpass! Yeah. You probably already knew that. In my opinion, spotpass is performed a lot better than streetpass. When you do spotpass, you will recieve ghost data . What&#39;s even better is that you can get new ghost data EVERY day! What&#39;s even better than that is you get over 20 ghosts EVERY day! When you do spotpass, you might say &quot;I only got four ghosts today! Nintendo said i&#39;m supposed to get 20!&quot; Actually, that is 32 ghosts. 8 ghosts are in one course and you get 4 courses in one day. It keeps the game fresh and it adds to the fun of the game. Also, you can create and send ghosts by racing in time trials. When you race in a time trial, Mario Kart 7 will copy your run, make you a ghost, and sends the race to other peoples&#39;s 3DSs all over the world so they can play against your ghost. Mario Kart 7 sends it automatically, all you have to do is do a time trial (completely finish every lap/section) and you&#39;re done.</p> <p><b>The Conclusion:</b> Despite the bugs in Mario Kart 7, the game is worth every last cent you pay for it. It is so fun and the fun doesn&#39;t stop thanks to the streetpass, spotpass, and online multiplayer features that Mario Kart 7 supports. If I had to compare Mario Kart 7 with Super Mario 3D Land, then I would say that Mario Kart 7 is better. What are you waiting for? Go! Race! Fly! Swim! You must get to yor local video game store as soon as possible and buy this game!</p> <p>Thank you for reading my review on Mario Kart 7!</p> <p><a target="_blank" title="Mario Kart 7 Official Website" href="">Mario Kart 7 Official Website</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">Apricot alright/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/01/08/its-alright.aspx2012-01-08T16:09:00Z2012-01-08T16:09:00Z<p><strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">i like the game its just i have one big like $160.00 problem. they didnt make it for the&nbsp;DS they made it for the 3DS!!!!!!!!! and that is $160 dollars down the drain</span></strong></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">jc man Kart 7 Review/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2011/12/29/mario-kart-7-review.aspx2011-12-29T21:47:00Z2011-12-29T21:47:00Z<p>Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS is a good game you could customize your own kart. In order to customize your own kart you need to collect coins found in tracks. This is how you can unlock customations you can also unlock characters. You can also play online with people around the world which is awesome you could also download play or play with a friend who has a game card. These are a lot of great features. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">supermario777 into First Place/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2011/12/25/gliding-into-first-place.aspx2011-12-26T04:55:00Z2011-12-26T04:55:00Z<p>My days of Mario Kart go way back to playing the original on SNES at my day care lady&#39;s house. Years later, my family got Mario Kart for the Wii, and over the last two and a half years we have played over 400 hours on it. Suffice to say, I&#39;m a huge Mario Kart fan, so when I finally got a 3DS the newest iteration was a must. And I have to say, I haven&#39;t been disappointed at all.</p> <p>The game plays just like any other in the series: you collect items while racing, drifting, and boosting your way into first. Gameplay holds a balance between complete luck and skillful driving, and all in all master memorization of the courses will net you first place. There are a number of new features, however, that really add to the experience.</p> <p>First and foremost to these additions is the new air and underwater segments. While at first these additions seem gimmicky and minuscule, they actually add lots of diversity to the courses. There are few feelings greater than smoothly gliding into first place. Also, these additions are made not just to the 16 new races, but the other 16 retro ones as well, which helps mix things up a little.</p> <p>The other big changes are intertwined. Coins are on the racetracks, and collecting them gives you a nice, yet very short, boost. Much more important, though, is that collecting these coins will unlock various parts to create your karts with. Customizing your vehicle is very enjoyable, and allows you to compromise between aesthetically pleasing and stats you prefer.</p> <p>My only qualm with the game is the lack of characters. No characters (excluding Miis) are unlocked except for beating each of the 8 cups in 150 cc. That leaves very little reason for veterans to even bother playing the lower difficulty levels, and also gives you much less to work toward. Of these characters, only 4 are returnees: Daisy, Wario, Rosalina, and Shy Guy, who had taken a long sabbatical since his appearance as a special, multiplayer only character in Mario Kart DS. The other 4 characters are mostly duds: Metal Mario, Lakitu, Wiggler, and... Queen Bee? I honestly have no idea why they chose such bizarre characters. While Lakitu is deserving of his spot, the others have nearly no influence in the rest of the Mario series, and are only really fun for a match or two. I can&#39;t see why Nintendo would choose these characters as opposed to series staples like the babies, Dry Bones, and (to Dan&#39;s chagrin) Waluigi, who are all left out.</p> <p>The 3D effect is the least eye straining of anything I&#39;ve seen on the 3DS, and applies some nice graphical and lighting effects. In particular, this game is probably the best looking of any Mario Kart to date, as the courses and characters all look gorgeous. This game sets the example for how great 3DS games should look. The first-person view and gyro controls work fine, but I didn&#39;t find them to be that enjoyable. The online functions, however, work very well, especially the ability to race against a variety of ghosts all at once. Playing online adds lots of additional replay value to the game.</p> <p>All in all, this is the best Mario Kart experience to date, with a great selection of courses and plenty of replay value. Fans will adore this game, and newbies to the series can easily mold into the great depth of content here.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">RadiantChaos another addition/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2011/12/24/nice-another-addition.aspx2011-12-24T22:49:00Z2011-12-24T22:49:00Z<p>ok so after playing this 7TH addition to this EPIC franchise I realised that hey its just another mario kart nothing special but its nice that nintendo came back with a more advanced version of the game and i think that its pretty good&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">undead6juggalo Title on the 3DS, Why Never/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2011/12/21/good-title-on-the-3ds-why-never.aspx2011-12-22T05:16:00Z2011-12-22T05:16:00Z<p>Okay Mario Kart 7, you&#39;ve played one Mario kart, you&#39;ve played em all, so why should you play this one? Well first off its one of the few interesting titles in the 3DS lineup now, Second they&#39;ve made some quite interesting tweaks to the formula. You can glide,go kart-diving, and thats pretty much it.There are 8 different tournaments like usual,along with the same old stunt of using tracks used in older games.Is Nintendo trying to go for a nostalgia factor or what?Then they added a couple new items and characters, but what I was most interested in was the coin and Kart customization. To get new part, you must collect coins which I think make you go faster? and can then assign different gliders,wheels,and karts. OVERALL: Decent Game,needs to stop miliking old frachises!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">The Towel Boy Additions, More hecktick racing/games/mario_kart_7/b/user_reviews/archive/2011/12/19/good-additions-more-hecktick-racing.aspx2011-12-19T06:49:00Z2011-12-19T06:49:00Z<p>As a fan of nintendo and the mario kart series I found myself satisfied with the latest installment in the series. I didn&#39;t find any of the courses bland and all of them felt fresh and new, including the retro courses.The kart cusomization&nbsp; is an interesting addition, it lacked in enough variety to the point where i continuously chose the same kart pieces. The hang gliding sections can determine whether you win or lose a race, sometimes at the last moments of it. The 3D effect was great and not a gimmick. The first person mode does work, as well as the gyro controls after some getting used to. I have gotten first place using gyro over online play. The online play does work well and the 60 frames a second nintendo claimed is true. But depending on your internet connection, you will suffer minor to severe lag. There are less items than in the wii version but the addition of the tanooki leaf and the lucky seven are the new items. The blue shell is more dangerous as it could send you off the edges instead of straight up into the air. The mario kart channel provides the same purpose as the wii version.Playing with local friends or enemies is the greatest joy you could have out of a mairo kart game. I played with people at my school and it got my adreniline pumping that i had to stop playing. In general it is a great game and is another reason to play your 3DS.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">Grandisle