This and Mariokart 8 deluxe are the best in the series. Mariokart Wii brought many new ideas and carried the past ideas from Mariokart DS. This game has great tracks like Mushroom Gorge, Coconut Mall, DK Summit, Wario’s Gold Mine, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, Grumble Volcano, Bowser’s Castle and a great Rainbow Road. The music is also very good. The Character Roster is great as well. As for the gameplay, well it’s mostly good. The battle mode is kinda eh, but the main mode being Grand Prix is very good. Great nitro tracks and some ok retro tracks. The new items are also cool, well other than the Thunder Cloud. The Mega Mushroom is a nice addition, and the POW block is cool. And for the returning items, they are pretty much the same. The only things I don’t like is that you can get bullet bills and golden mushrooms right off the bat which is broken, and also the blue shells are brutal. There can be like 3-5 in one race. My last complaint is that karts serve no purpose. Bikes are WAY better so karts are left in the dust. Same with characters, everyone just chooses Daisy and Funky Kong because of their speed stat. So every online room looks exactly the same with no diversity. Overall though, this game is a great Mariokart game, and if you have a Wii or Wii U, I would consider picking this up. It’s very fun to play! My Rating: 86/100