In some ways, this is quite a strange piece of equipment, in that it´s not at all necessary to have the Wii Wheel to play Mario Kart or other racing games, and it doesn´t actually change the game itself in any way at all, but it does make the experience a lot more fun. Basically, it´s a plastic wheel into with you slot the Wii remote, which fits quite tightly and stays in place. You then play the game in exactly the same way, but instead of gripping the remote horizontally and tilting it to steer the cars, you hold the device exactly like a wheel and "drive" normally. This is enormous fun, and if you´ve got one for every player, it makes the competition a lot more exciting and realistic.

Of course, if you´re going to buy four of these, it´ll cost you about 25 pounds, which is a bit expensive when it doesn´t actually do anything to the game - I suppose it depends on how much you play racing games. If you really like them, and play them a lot, this is probably a worthwhile purchase, but for the casual gamer it really isn´t that important.

The Wii Wheel is well-designed, and because the remote just slots in, you can still use it in exactly the same way - so for setting up the game and so on, you can point it, and press the buttons etc. This is a bit more fiddly when you´ve got the wheel strapped on, but it´s not too difficult. The Wheel is strong and tough, and feels like it´d last a long time. I´ve never had any problems with the strength of mine, and I´ve never seen any of them break in any way, so I´d say you´re buying a product that will last a long time, so this is quite good value.

Overall, I don´t think this is one of those Wii accessories that you really need to rush out and buy, as it´s only something that makes the game a bit more realistic and fun - however, if you play this type of game a lot, I would recommend it, as it´s a nice addition to the likes of Mario Kart.