I can't believe Mario Kart Wii was rated below 9.

User Rating: 9.5 | Mario Kart Wii (w/ Racing Wheel) WII
Mario Kart Wii is OBVIOUSLY a game deserving of atleast a 9. The gameplay is great, and it can last you up to over a few hundred hours of playtime. Unlocking all the characters, as well as all the Expert Staff Ghost Datas, not to mention actually finishing the game, ( I mean completing all the Grand Prix at Triple Star) and unlocking all the new courses.

Once you're done with that, you can have great fun playing with you're friends on Split Screen, or playing online. It's only really fun if you play online when you're done with beating all the CPUs. If you just come first every time, it's not exciting. But, if you go online and play agianst people who are better than you, you'll enjoy playing Mario Kart, and it'll make you a better player. Of course, what isn't to love about online play?! It's not just racing, it's got, suprise suprise, battle mode. So even if you and you're buddy are seperated, Mario Kart can still keep you two together through it's Friends List. Really, GameSpot, what's so bad about this game that you decided to give it an 8.5?