#MARIO KART 7 3DS BEST KART SERIES#

It takes seconds for all the familiar problems with Mario Kart to surface. The fire power is great at annoying other players and the Seven is definitely cool, but I must say that the Tanooki Tail is fairly useless - obstacles are easily avoided and the power-up rarely appears when you’re close enough to other racers to strike them. Homing red shells, slippery banana skins, and vision-obscuring squids are all back, joined by three fresh items - a Tanooki Tail that can swipe players and obstacles, a Fire Flower that rapidly tosses projectiles along a straight path, and a big red Seven that gives players seven previously established items to choose from. There are 32 courses (16 new, 16 remixed versions of old courses) littered with obstacles and power-up boxes that boast familiar, luck-based items. Indeed, Mario Kart 7 is the same Mario Kart you’ve fundamentally played six times before.

Usually, such a simplistic return to form can be a good thing, but with Mario Kart 7, the roots have aged to the point where they may well have become rotten.

#MARIO KART 7 3DS BEST KART SERIES#

The seventh iteration of the venerable kart racing series truly returns to the series’ roots, keeping things free of complications and delivering the kind of “pure” karting experience fans have played for years. Describing Mario Kart 7 is going to be almost pointless for anybody who has played most of the series, especially since this one ignores the more gimmicky aspects of Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii.

Mario kart 7 3ds best kart