At $20 or less, this game (with wheel) won't make you feel like you overspent. Simple, easy, fun.

User Rating: 5 | Monster 4X4: World Circuit (w/Steering Wheel) WII
As part of the first wave of Wii games, I didn't buy this game. Looking for a game to pass the time until Xmas, I spotted this in the bargain bins at a local department store.

After playing for a while with my 11-yr-old and 15-yr-old sons, I can report that it was not a waste of money. While it is nowhere near the level of Mario Kart, it is a diverting change from the Nintendo universe.

This game, like many unlocks features through single-player play. Unlike many, a casual player (aka adult) can play the single-play without difficulty. Not joking! So many games are aimed at making it hard without high levels of concentration, that I like that it was ok to proceed.

This game has a lot of faults. You can't play two player profiles against each other. The jumping for speed-ups doesn't always work and it's not clear why. In multiplayer, a player can get away and unless they mess up by themselves, there is no way to catch up sometimes.

About the wheel. Unlike the Nintendo ones, you can't use it as a pointer, because it blocks the end of the Wiimote. But my son likes the heavier weight of it compared to the Mario Kart ones.