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Mario Kart: Race to the Top | 4.5 0 comments |
by skittles07 from , WI, | May 28, 2006 |
THE GOOD: - Characters - Difficulties - Courses - CoinsTHE BAD: - Not Much SUMMARY: This is the first Gameboy Advance Game I ever bought. It was a great investment and I am very glad that I bought it.
The game has 8 of the better know characters in mario such as: Peach, Wario, Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Toad, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong. Every character has it's advantages and disadvantages. For example Bowser is a 1 for acceleration but a 5 for weight. He won't accelerate very quickly but you won't be able to hit him off the course easily either. Toad is a 5 for Acceleration and a 1 for weight so he is easily pushed around if you can catch him.
As will most Mario Kart games there are 3 difficulty of races. The 50cc is the easiest. Your car and the opponents go slower in this difficulty for easier maneuvering and more reaction time. 100cc is the next step up and you and the opponent move a little faster. 150cc is the hardest difficulty where you and your opponent go quite fast and you need a little skill to actually win this one.
There is quite a large number of races in this game. There are 5 cups with 4 races in each cup. So that is 20 races under each difficulty. Also you can unlock another 20 races under each difficulty later on in the game.
Now some people may not like the coin system but i like it because it adds challenge to the game. You have to collect coins while racing and the more coins you have the faster you will go and the better your rating will be at the end of the race. |
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Not the flawless best GBA title it's made out to be, but good nonetheless! | 4.5 0 comments |
by Galacticdramon from , , | Jul 9, 2005 |
THE GOOD: Everything other than the Coin System!THE BAD: The Coin System... SUMMARY: The game has very good Graphics and Sound quality, and the gameplay is almost second to none!
The game features eight famous Characters from the Mario Brothers Series (Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Donkey Kong and Bowser/King Koopa), each with their own strengths and weaknesses in the statistics of their vehicles.
For example, Mario is an all-round Character, whereas Princess Peach accelerates quickly, turns well and can move over rough terrain quickly, but has a low stop speed and is easily knocked around by the heavier Characters. By contrast, Bowser enjoys the advantages of being faster and heavier than anyone else in the game, but his acceleration, turning speed and performance over rough terrain leave something to be desired.
The only problem with this system is the lack of balance. Virtually all of the Courses can only be beaten with a near-lowest possible time if the player uses one of the Heavyweight Characters. Once the player has learned how to steer and avoid rough terrain and collisions with them while being able to "Boost Start" in every race, their disadvantages disappear, leaving them virtually flawless for the races. This means that the lighter Characters will end up being used less for most of the Courses.
The Courses are very well-detailed, and the unlockable SNES Courses are quite well-represented. However, Thwomps, Pipes and the Feather Item have all been removed.
The biggest problem with the game is the Coin system in the Grand Prix Mode. It can lead to an unnecessary amount of frustration while attempting to get ahead of a pack which you will probably end up being ten seconds behind on the final lap as a result of this.
Still, the Time Trial Mode and the Single-Pak/Multi-Pak Link-Up Modes are very entertaining, as is the Quick Race Mode.
Overall, I highly recommend this game! |
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Mario Kart Super Circuit | 4.5 0 comments |
by Super Vegeta
| Feb 26, 2005 |
THE GOOD: You can unlock all the original tracks. Multi-player with link cables is fun. All your favourite Mario characters roled into one game.THE BAD: It lacks a little in the graphics department. No unlockable. SUMMARY: Mario Kart Super Circuit is quite a good game but i just don't think that it's quite as good as the other Mario Kart games that they have released. The controls are nice and simple for easy gaming and there really cool when playing on multi-player which is also a great deal of fun. The levels are pretty good and there is a way to unlock all of the original levels which is really cool. There is 8 characters you can choose from from all your favourite Mario games. The sound on this game isn't to bad and changes too suit the level but i just don't think that the levels are large enough.
Overall i'd say it's a pretty good game but i'd stick to the othe Mario Karts personally. |
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Mamamia!!! | 3.5 0 comments |
by Freak 2345 from , ON, Canada | Dec 1, 2004 |
THE GOOD: OK graphics for the GBA. Character Design is good because you are use too them. FUN MULTIPLAYER!!. Enough tracks for a little while. Easy to get into and its very addictive AND fun. OK audio.THE BAD: What? No unlockable characters!? Mamamia!! Only 20 tracks. Can be very Easy!!!! the controls are kinda bad don't you think? You don't really need to drift do you? And a so-so audio including some of the voice-overs like Wario at times. SUMMARY: Overall I say its a preety good game with some notacible flaws. VERY easy to get into. For some reason I think it's going to sell preety well. Nintendo should be proud. But whats with the weird voice-overs espacially Wario. And there are some weird ones like when Yoshi hits a guy he says"WOOOOOOO" or something like that I can't remember... But I do recomend it for you racing nuts out there. This is Freak 2345 out once again......Agravating cliffhanger.. Hey you weren't supposed to hear that!! Stop IT!!! |
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Mario Kart Super Circuit | 4.0 0 comments |
by just 2 xtreme
| May 29, 2004 |
THE GOOD: graphics, all the original mario characters to choose from.THE BAD: u need so much just to have a 4 player game. SUMMARY: I liked this game but it was not as good as the n64 mario kart. There are more tracks than the n64 version though. But i do think this game is a great buy for any one with a GBA as it is great fun especially when you link up with your friends and have a multi-player game.
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Mario Kart To Go! | 4.7 0 comments |
by DCRage from , , | Feb 3, 2004 |
THE GOOD: All 8 original racers included. Over 30 total tracks. Good multiplayer options.THE BAD: Controls are a little stiff on GBA. Seems to be missing some of the N64's humor. SUMMARY: Mario Kart Super Circuit is essentially a portable version of Super Mario Kart from the old SNES. The original 8 return on new tracks with the original SNES tracks available as an unlockable option.
The gameplay is more like SNES MK rather than MK 64-you have to collect coins to go faster during races. All the items are still available, but when you use them, the karts only spin out and there's less voice dialogue, which was a big reason why the N64 version was so much fun to play. Multiplayer racing returns for players with multiple GBAs, and you can even play with just 1 pak (if you don't mind 1 track and only Yoshi)!
If you can live without some of the humor and/or want a slightly more intense karting experience, then this one is worth picking up. |
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Racing | 3.0 0 comments |
by gotenks992 from , ON, Canada | Oct 31, 2003 |
THE GOOD: Well i found reall nothing that great about this game. the only thing that was good in this game would be the levels cause they are amazing.THE BAD: Well how you control the characters and the speed of them. I hate the graphics also they are terrible and there's nothing really good about it. SUMMARY: i found nothing really good in this game maybe the levels but that's mainly all i kinda of hate this game but i would still play it anyways if i had no choice though.
i think they could of made this game a little bit better than how they made cause they could of made the charcters as fast as everyone.
Anyways i guess since there isn't anything else to say but i give this a three out of a five.
Also i wish we didn't have to type 750 characters worth for a reveiw. |
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Mario Kart Lives On! | 4.0 0 comments |
by dragonclawz from Belleville, ON, Canada | Oct 12, 2003 |
THE GOOD: -8 Great Characters -Lasts Long (just as the 64 game did) -Brings back the levels from the SNES version!!! -Multiplayer is funTHE BAD: -One of the little bad parts to this game is the fact that you cannot unlock any new characters. You are stuck with your 8 characters the whole game. -Another bad thing is that it is very hard to win races and collect lots of coins to unlock levels. -Finally, I love the multiplayer. And I can't play it because of the other person factor. I wish they has a computer player or 3 to face in them. I am missing out! SUMMARY: Overall, this is a pretty good game. It lives up to the Mario Kart legend. Should be fairly cheap now. It should also fill the MK void until the GC game come out. Go out and get it if you want to. Most people would... |
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Fun game!!! | 4.5 0 comments |
by 50 cent fan
| Sep 15, 2003 |
THE GOOD: Characters, Graphics, SoundTHE BAD: U can't unlock any new characters SUMMARY: Super mario. i've been a fan of him since i was a kid. The characters I think r cool. My favourites are Luigi and toad but what stinks is that stupid ranking. it would have been better if u got ranked 4 your time trial and not on how many coins u get. i don't think coins improve ur speed anyway so it was kind of useless. I loved the graphics though, and the music. it was quite catchy and stays in ur head after u finish playing it for a while. The tracks are enjoyable and fun but another downside is there is no bosses you can race against. never the less, an interesting game and must-have for all mario fans and 4 racing game fans. if none of them, i suggest u rent it. happy gaming! |
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