With online play 32 tracks a mission mode and online play this is the best Mario Kart ever made
Mission Mode you havce to do certain missions in the game like acollect a certain Number of coins or drive as fast as you can or beat an opponent in a race. Grand Prix Mode offers 50cc,100cc,150cc and Mirrior Mode. You can now play battle mode against the computer and up to eight players. Online Mode is where the game offers you to play anyone in the world or Rivals,Friends or Regional. You can get stars by your name if you beat all the time trial ghosts get star rankings on mission mode and get star ranking in all grand prix modes. Do all that it shows up when you play online
There are some new items also like bullet bill and blooper. The touch screen isn't used but you get a map of the curcuit so if a blooper covers the screen you can see where your going. There are two new characters ROB and Dry Bones. You can also create your own emblem as well. Snaking is talked about alot it's where you do a mini turbo but I think it is fine.
There is so much to do it is worth getting a DS simply for this. Mario Kart has never been better. It is the greatest Mario Kart game ever made. It has superb graphics and over 30 different karts this is a Mario Kart that every Mario Kart fan wanted.