Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - NGC
Official Mario Kart: Double Dash Website

The latest in the Mario Kart series boasts some new concepts and ideas it seperates itself from the N64 version as that version did with the SNES version. One of the major additions is the cart and drivers. Yes, drivers. There are 2 characters in your cart now. There are different weight classes in the game. All seperated into light medium and heavy. These basic attriburtes will dictate what type of cart you will drive. Top speeds, acceration and basic cart weight will be determined when both characters are chosen. (This in itself can lead to a review article quite lengthy and beefy. You may want to check out your local game shop for a guide book or go looking on the web at your favorite cheat site.)

Graphically, this game is far superior or it's predecessor, but that's always a given going from one gen console to the next. Another great addition is to the game is ability to play doubles. 2 people, 2 controllers and 1 kart. Yes, one person drives, the other shoots. It's not all Driving Miss Daisy in the back seat either. You have to deal with incomming attacks from front and behind, Physically attacking any drivers riding along side your cart, (and the best part...) controlling the drift after your partner initiates it for that much needed mini-boost. That mode alone is worth it's weight in gold.

What would a new game be on a new sytstem without any type of networking compatibility? Fear not!!! This game can get 8 GCs and 16 people going nuts over one another. The only draw back is that you need 8 copies of the game and 8 TVs. Another, unconfirmed, feature is the usage of "The Warp Pipe" web connectivity feature. Many FAQs on the web refer to this, but nothing has been shown how to use it. If you are stuck with playing it with up to 3 other people,just be sure to play it on the biggest TV you can get. The split screen is pretty brutal on TVsin the 20" range... Even with 2 carts and 2 players. Bad things to find out, but the game is still worth play and even owning. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed at all!




- posted by ChoSanJuan @ 11:57 AM