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Mario Kart 7 Review Thread: First Reviews In
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TheGreatMightyPoo
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None whatsoever. Unless a brief description of one of the game's tracks qualifies as a spoiler.
Kuramu
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I love the Blooper ink; it gives me a rush when I come out of it without a scratch
Error Macro
Member
I don't like reading these reviews because I do not want to buy a 3DS, at least not now, when I cannot possibly afford it. Between this and SM3DL...I don't know. Damn. I was kinda hoping they were both crappy games just to be keep hype levels squashed.
I also do have to wonder what MK7 will mean for the future. Maybe they should have put all the effort from this one into the Wii U version instead...
Yeah, I agree.
is pretty great.
I also do have to wonder what MK7 will mean for the future. Maybe they should have put all the effort from this one into the Wii U version instead...
Yeah, I agree.
Dino Dino Jungle
SteveWinwood
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Baby park is the best mario kart track.
Zomba13
Member
Dunno if I'll get this one. Never liked a Mario Kart all that much since 64. DD was good with friends though.
I think I just suck. I played some Wii one online with a friend not too long ago and she slaughtered me. I was like, near constantly last place. I can actually win against people in MK64
I think I just suck. I played some Wii one online with a friend not too long ago and she slaughtered me. I was like, near constantly last place. I can actually win against people in MK64
POWERSPHERE
Member
I'm moving to the USA in April so my PAL system and games would have to go, asides from a redesign for battery life, this is why I'm holding out. Fuck you Nintendo for enforcing regions.
Oh, that sucks.
But when you move in April, RE:Revelations and probably Kid Icarus should be released.
Maybe a price drop until then too?
Easter.
holy shit.. Nintendo is really going all out huh?
Starting to get a bit hyped. I mean a chance to relive MK goodness? hell yes!
Firmware update with 3D video recording and Mario Kart 7 in the same week.
Magicpaint
Member
Hype hype hype hype
POWERSPHERE
Member
It's funny, this CVG review was the first review I've read in years! I forgot how much I love some good Mario Kart
I've missed this sense of exploration since the 64 version. This has me very excited.
the explanation of the gliders has put my worries to rest, as we now basically have what I've wanted all along, CONTROL IN THE AIR!!!! Finally!!!
Time trials worth playing? Yes!!
I've missed this sense of exploration since the 64 version. This has me very excited.
the explanation of the gliders has put my worries to rest, as we now basically have what I've wanted all along, CONTROL IN THE AIR!!!! Finally!!!
Time trials worth playing? Yes!!
Oh my science.
POWERSPHERE
Member
True! Pretty good chance I'm gonna crack and import one though.... Sounds like the magic is back in MK
Isn't it just.... glorious?
Source?
Chet Rippo
Member
Next Sunday, the 4th.
New Rainbow Road is only
1 lap, with 3 segments
Honestly... we get it. You don't need to keep complaining in every Mario Kart 7 thread. It is annoying.
I've been raging about this in numerous threads now and I'll continue here: There is NO single-player Verus mode option in this game. What the hell, Nintendo?
For those who don't know, the U.S. website and a reporter with a review copy at GameXplain have both confirmed that Versus mode is multiplayer only. That means that you can't just pick your favorite track and race against seven CPUs with items and everything. Nope. If you want to race against a full field of CPUs with items and everything, you'll have to stick to Grand Prixs, which means you'll have to play four courses at a time.
So you want to play Rainbow Road and just Rainbow Road, firing shells and lobbing fireballs at the CPU as you race for first? Too bad. You'll have to play through DK Jungle, Rosalina's Ice World and Bowser's Castle first. I hope you have 15 minutes to spare before you get to the course you wanted to play. So much for it being a pick-up-and-play title.
It's simply mind-boggling they took out single-player Versus. Mario Kart DS had it. Mario Kart Wii had it. Even Super Circuit had it in the form of Quick Race. In MKDS you could even tally points from course to couse or set the track selection to random. Now we're back to the Dark Ages of MK64 and Double Dash where the only way to race against the CPU is to go through an entire freaking cup.
It totally limits our ability to explore these wonderful courses in anything but Time Trials. I know many people will play online all the time, but what about when you're, y'know, on the road out of range of Wi-Fi? Or when you just want to play a single track by yourself because you have time for one track and not a whole cup? Imagine if [insert game here] made you play three levels you didn't want to play before letting you play the level you want to play, and it did this everytime you played.
The guy at GameXplain has unlocked everything. Every character -- there is no Waluigi, btw -- and every mode. And there is no way to do single-player Versus. Even if you go into multiplayer, you still have to confirm multiple human players before advancing.
What the hell, Nintendo? I have no doubt that at its core this is the best Mario Kart yet, and it's certainly one of my most anticipated games this year (and this year has been AWESOME for us multi-plats), but this blundering design oversight cripples the game's potential and will forever sully it as, "It's great, but oh what it could've been."
I guess the one small comfort here is that at least ALL the courses are great, which means having to play through a few to get to the one you want won't be so much a chore as it will take up time...
For those who don't know, the U.S. website and a reporter with a review copy at GameXplain have both confirmed that Versus mode is multiplayer only. That means that you can't just pick your favorite track and race against seven CPUs with items and everything. Nope. If you want to race against a full field of CPUs with items and everything, you'll have to stick to Grand Prixs, which means you'll have to play four courses at a time.
So you want to play Rainbow Road and just Rainbow Road, firing shells and lobbing fireballs at the CPU as you race for first? Too bad. You'll have to play through DK Jungle, Rosalina's Ice World and Bowser's Castle first. I hope you have 15 minutes to spare before you get to the course you wanted to play. So much for it being a pick-up-and-play title.
It's simply mind-boggling they took out single-player Versus. Mario Kart DS had it. Mario Kart Wii had it. Even Super Circuit had it in the form of Quick Race. In MKDS you could even tally points from course to couse or set the track selection to random. Now we're back to the Dark Ages of MK64 and Double Dash where the only way to race against the CPU is to go through an entire freaking cup.
It totally limits our ability to explore these wonderful courses in anything but Time Trials. I know many people will play online all the time, but what about when you're, y'know, on the road out of range of Wi-Fi? Or when you just want to play a single track by yourself because you have time for one track and not a whole cup? Imagine if [insert game here] made you play three levels you didn't want to play before letting you play the level you want to play, and it did this everytime you played.
The guy at GameXplain has unlocked everything. Every character -- there is no Waluigi, btw -- and every mode. And there is no way to do single-player Versus. Even if you go into multiplayer, you still have to confirm multiple human players before advancing.
What the hell, Nintendo? I have no doubt that at its core this is the best Mario Kart yet, and it's certainly one of my most anticipated games this year (and this year has been AWESOME for us multi-plats), but this blundering design oversight cripples the game's potential and will forever sully it as, "It's great, but oh what it could've been."
I guess the one small comfort here is that at least ALL the courses are great, which means having to play through a few to get to the one you want won't be so much a chore as it will take up time...
victreeb3l
Member
even if this game got a 5/10 avg i would still buy it just because its mario kart. its going to be very hard to fuck this game up for me
Close enough. Not being able to play vs mode in single player though..that's a big problem!
Oh, i think having
1 lap with 3 segments
November 4th.
Magicpaint
Member
lol yep. It's Mario Kart, I know what to expect.
But what about not being able to play vs mode in singleplayer?
Come on, admit it's a problem. I'll give you a cookie. Maybe.
Oni Link 666
Member
Please stop with the ridiculous spoiler tagging. It's a racing game. I hope you guys don't plan on keeping this up all throughout the OT too. It makes reading threads so annoying, especially when reading on the 3DS browser. Speaking of which, is anyone working on an OT already?
Oh wow, that's not even 9/10.
Jaded Alyx
Member
....That TV ad is kind of...interesting.
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Magicpaint
Member
No, what we want is a 7.9. Duh.