Done with Mario Kart (Wii)

I ran out and got Mario Kart (Wii) just as soon as it came out. I was so excited to play it with a motion sensitive controller. I began playing it and loved every second... of the Time Trials.

VS mode is totally stacked against the players; so much so that I'm pretty much done with the game. Even on NORMAL, I get constantly rocked by every shell and in-track annoyance in the game. A friend of mine borrowed it today, and I honestly don't care if he brings it back.

Done...

I ran out and got Mario Kart (Wii) just as soon as it came out. I was so excited to play it with a motion sensitive controller. I began playing it and loved every second... of the Time Trials.

VS mode is totally stacked against the players; so much so that I'm pretty much done with the game. Even on NORMAL, I get constantly rocked by every shell and in-track annoyance in the game. A friend of mine borrowed it today, and I honestly don't care if he brings it back.

Done...

TheCyberKnight

I don't think it's as bad as they say. Double Dash was equally biased, items-wise, but in Mario Kart Wii enough skill will get you to finish first most of the times. Of course there are races when everything is against you, but I've driven plenty of races in 150cc without getting hit by something other than Lightning. I got a star on every GP within a week, so I don't think it was that hard.

I ran out and got Mario Kart (Wii) just as soon as it came out. I was so excited to play it with a motion sensitive controller. I began playing it and loved every second... of the Time Trials.

VS mode is totally stacked against the players; so much so that I'm pretty much done with the game. Even on NORMAL, I get constantly rocked by every shell and in-track annoyance in the game. A friend of mine borrowed it today, and I honestly don't care if he brings it back.

Done...

TheCyberKnight

same here...

No! red shell!!! Yeah i got in first! *BOOM* BLUE SHELL :O

Yeah a starman! AW I GOT BUMPED OFF!

I'll throw a green shell! and... it hit me!!!

HOW DID HE GET A BULLET IN 2nd!?

those are problems

great game, and vs mode is easy

in fact it's not hard to maintain first position for the whole race in all classes.

get a good lead and even if you get blue shelled 2x you'll still win.

if you don't block red shells thats your fault.

i dont get what okami is about!! how is okami better mario kart wii??!?!?!

Games aren't supposed to last you forever.

The big clue is that they keep on making new games

You buy a game, play it for a month or two then go onto the next game.

Maybe you just suckSonicBalla

i dont get what okami is about!! how is okami better mario kart wii??!?!?!

bugbite250

Games aren't supposed to last you forever.

The big clue is that they keep on making new games

You buy a game, play it for a month or two then go onto the next game.

Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Games aren't supposed to last you forever.

The big clue is that they keep on making new games

You buy a game, play it for a month or two then go onto the next game.

randomguy15

Then you revisit an old game and sometime when you're playing a new game you may revisit Mario Kart.

No game developer has ever intended for one title to satisfy a gamer, that's why they make a bunch.

Everyone needs some sort of variety. I'm not even talking NEW variety. Just a variety of games even if they're the same genre.

I guess your just bad at it, and it might be because your using the wii wheel. If not I guess your just plain bad at it.

Practice is one thing. Getting screwed is another.

I've got the tracks down (mostly). I've got drifting down. It's not a matter of making mistakes. It's a matter of being screwed.

I can be in 1st place and get screwed back to 8th - 12th some 50 (scale) yards from the finish line. Also, I can be in 8th - 12th place and continue to get screwed; even when I'm not the least bit threatening to the rest of the group. AND, I'm not even talking about online play... Just regular 'ol in-game VS.

I'm not saying it happens EVERY time. It doesn't. However it does happen more often than it doesn't happen.

It doesn't make me mad to get hit. It doesn't make me mad to come in NOT 1st - 3rd or 4th. What pisses me off is when I'm a) Getting screwed for no reason (I'm already in 8th - 12th place), or b) Getting boned from 1st or 2nd to 8th - 12th instantly (whether or not I'm on the 3rd lap etc.)

Like I said, the game has a lot of great content, but if I'm not enjoying it; it's time to call it quits.

The game requires as much luck now as it does with Mario Party games. Lets be honest, the computers suck on all cc levels and the only way they can win is by abusing blue shells in particular. Who seriously wants to dominate a race only to be hit b y 6 blue shells and be pushed back into the pack.

The GP mode is the worst of all Mario Karts simply because they got rid of 2 player GP which i think was the best mode in Mario Kart games. Only reason they done this is to put the star system the DS version has which simply does not suit the Wii version because you don't have many decent vechicles you can use (like using ROB on the DS you can get 3 stars rankings without much trouble).

I also don't like many of the choices for the retro tracks but what they have done to them (Ghost Valley 2 in particular). Atleast the new tracks are great but the special ones are GC clones (i much preferred the GC special tracks). The lack of mission mode (or a choice to save missions offered in tournaments onto the Wii) is questionable.

The Wii wheel is rubbish though Motion Plus could of made it much better if it was released.

In the end the problems with Mario Kart Wii, DD and 64 was a lack of content. Not a problem with MK 64 because it was an early N64 game and was an amazing game. But MK Wii is missing so many MK DS features, doesn't push the Wii graphically and uses dual layer DVD. How can Brawl fit so much content and have great graphics and MK Wii doesn't?

You get used to blowing it. You should win at least 60% of the races, otherwise your just not good. Rule #1 is NO WII-WHEEL!

If your friend likes it then try to trade it to him or something. You can only get so good in Mario Kart anyways. Not like it's a game with tons of depth in its gameplay anyways.Lyphe2k

I think Mario Kart Wii is a pretty deep racing game, actually. You may not notice it when playing online in random servers, because the race is far too chaotic (although the same couple of people will nearly always be found in the top 3 places), but when racing one-on-one with someone on my friends list, or when doing VS. races on hard without items on, I really notice that knowing how to race well will pay you off much more than it did in games like Double Dash and Mario Kart 64, without having to resort to tactics such as snaking. Given, it's not Gran Turismo, but for a karting game this is a pretty deep racing experience, with all the different vehicles and ways to control them. It's a typical Nintendo game. Looking cute, and easy to roll into, but the depth is there if you go look for it.

And on the topic of getting star ratings - it's pretty easy to get at least one star in GPs with bikes that have a relatively high top speed and drift inwards - Bowser Bike, Magikruiser, Bubble Bike, Dolphin Dasher, Mach Bike, Nitrocycle, etc. Even some karts like the Wild Wing and the Rally Romper can prove to be quite nimble. Note that vehicle names are different in the European version so I don't know exactly what they're called in North America.

If you play it for just a little bit then you might not get annoyed that much.

The common thread I'm seeing here and other forums is that if you dislike the game in any way you're automatically labelled as 'bad at it' or 'you suck' isn't it possible to simply firmly believe that the game has major flaws which make it unenjoyable for some to play?

Personally I haven't touched the game, nor felt the need to, for about a month now. I got it, unlocked everything, played online, got 2-Star ranking and 8000+VR, and then just decided that.. the game sucks. I'm not bad at it as my stats will show. It's just not fun for me. Which is sad because I played Double Dash for 5 years on a regular basis and it had not nearly as much content.

Then again, I had the same issue with MKDS, I never play that either. Perhaps it's something to do with the way they propel the CPU characters in DS and Wii as opposed to how they handled it in DD and 64. And the way that you are rewarded for sucking and punished for doing anything good.

so, you aren't very good at mario kart...understood.

i love the fact that mario kart wii is truely seperating the good players and the bad players...people think the game is cheap/unfair/unbalanced...hahahaha

The common thread I'm seeing here and other forums is that if you dislike the game in any way you're automatically labelled as 'bad at it' or 'you suck' isn't it possible to simply firmly believe that the game has major flaws which make it unenjoyable for some to play?

Personally I haven't touched the game, nor felt the need to, for about a month now. I got it, unlocked everything, played online, got 2-Star ranking and 8000+VR, and then just decided that.. the game sucks. I'm not bad at it as my stats will show. It's just not fun for me. Which is sad because I played Double Dash for 5 years on a regular basis and it had not nearly as much content.

Then again, I had the same issue with MKDS, I never play that either. Perhaps it's something to do with the way they propel the CPU characters in DS and Wii as opposed to how they handled it in DD and 64. And the way that you are rewarded for sucking and punished for doing anything good.

SolemnJedi79

It's one thing to not like the game, it's another to say I don't like the game because I think it's difficult or cheap. if people say option B that's when others will respond in "maybe your just bad at it".

[QUOTE="SolemnJedi79"]

The common thread I'm seeing here and other forums is that if you dislike the game in any way you're automatically labelled as 'bad at it' or 'you suck' isn't it possible to simply firmly believe that the game has major flaws which make it unenjoyable for some to play?

Personally I haven't touched the game, nor felt the need to, for about a month now. I got it, unlocked everything, played online, got 2-Star ranking and 8000+VR, and then just decided that.. the game sucks. I'm not bad at it as my stats will show. It's just not fun for me. Which is sad because I played Double Dash for 5 years on a regular basis and it had not nearly as much content.

Then again, I had the same issue with MKDS, I never play that either. Perhaps it's something to do with the way they propel the CPU characters in DS and Wii as opposed to how they handled it in DD and 64. And the way that you are rewarded for sucking and punished for doing anything good.

Minishdriveby

It's one thing to not like the game, it's another to say I don't like the game because I think it's difficult or cheap. if people say option B that's when others will respond in "maybe your just bad at it".

Exactly...thank you for pointing that out.

The GP mode is the worst of all Mario Karts simply because they got rid of 2 player GP which i think was the best mode in Mario Kart games.

The Wii wheel is rubbish though Motion Plus could of made it much better if it was released.

Nintendo_Man

I do agree with the GP mode comment...that really pissed me off as well because thats all i played with Mario Kart 64 and Double Dash.

I love the Wii wheel...i think the controls are tight, the sensitivity is dead on...i will never go back to playing mario kart any other way.

buying mario kart was my biggest mistake not becuz i dont like it becuz of my big brothers they wont let me play anything else & they r nongamers (by the way iam not a kid iam 24 years old)leader_e

The only thing I hate is playing against friends and getting rocked by blue shells the second you get into first, or 10 feet from the finish line, giving your friends bragging rights even if you're racing at a superior level.

Actually, I take that back, the worst is being in third, with a close race with number 1 and 2, THEY get blue shelled, you attempt to go around, and still get hit with a microfraction of the blue shell shock wave, and either fall off a cliff or fall further back into the pack, bullsh*t

[QUOTE="leader_e"]buying mario kart was my biggest mistake not becuz i dont like it becuz of my big brothers they wont let me play anything else & they r nongamers (by the way iam not a kid iam 24 years old)LINKloco

Lol?