Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS)

This review is for Mario Kart for the Nintendo DS console. The Game itself This game is one of the favourites for me and the reason is because you have so much variety and competitiveness involved you cannot help but play. When you begin you have options given to you such as playing a grand prix, doing time trails and other things but for me you need to start with the grand prix. You are given various speeds to choose from and the idea behind this is you are choosing a character which you think will work for you and choose the type of kart they have to race with. You will notice how the karts ... more

My nine year old son has owned a DS console for a few years now, with this Mario Kart game being one that has maintained its status as a firm favourite for around two years now. Despite being released back in 2005, this game has remained a popular classic for the DS and, consequently, has maintained a high selling price. Basic Concept Mario Kart is a fun racing game for the DS console, featuring the classic Mario character, alongside other favourites including Donkey Kong and Luigi. Players can choose to play as various characters and race against others in a series of different styles of race ... more

Mario Kart has been a staple in the average gamer’s diet for many years, across different consoles or platforms, but perhaps one of the best versions of the game currently available is this: Mario Kart DS, for, you guessed it, the Nintendo DS. My friends and I bought our Nintendo DS’s when we were about 18 years old, and I am now 22, so they have seen a lot of use, and this game was pretty much the whole reason why we invested in the console! About Mario Kart DS in General As you probably could have guessed, Mario Kart is a racing game based on various characters from across the Mario ... more

Every now and then a game comes along that bares no comparison with others in its genre and it is simply superior to its competitors. A game such as this has no equal and is often cloned but never bettered. Mario Kart is such a title. In its various formats be it that of the original Super Nintendo, N64 or Gamecube versions it stands head and shoulders above other driving games in terms of track design, multiplayer fun and good old fashioned playability. However, despite Mario Karts various incarnations being great games in their own right, there has always been a sense that I had yet to see a ... more

Super Mario is probably one of the most iconic characters in video game history and Mario Kart is undoubtedly one of the most enduringly classic games. It is an entertaining, and strangely addictive, character-based racing game which is fun for the whole family. I remember playing Mario Kart on the original ‘Super Nintendo Entertainment System’ in our student house in the mid-90s in gaming sessions which grew increasingly competitive as the beer flowed. I also have fond memories of playing it on the Nintendo 64 against my then boyfriend (now husband) in our first ever home. We have also owned ... more