Diddy Kong enters the Racing game. (Diddy Kong Racing (DS))

Member Name: mr_nadge

Product:	Diddy Kong Racing (DS)
Date:	09/07/09 (9 review reads)
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Advantages: Three different vehicles. Long & Varied single player mode.

Disadvantages: Favours better driving. Could Feel Faster

Another wacky car racing game in the Mario Kart mould, but is it any better?! I'll answer that at the end.

Firstly the single player game. It is a non linear adventure in which you race to obtain balloons. The more balloons you have, the more tracks that you can enter. You just have to choose which one you want to enter. There are four zones to enter each with different races. A different boss to beat & a trophy to win. There are also three different class's of vehicles. Car, Hovercraft & Plane. All with different strengths & weaknesses & all can be raced against each other later on in the game.

The Multiplayer game is very good. You can play with up to 8 players from a single cartridge. Or get even better multi-player games with a cartridge each.

There is also an online multi player game that allows up to 6 people to race against each other at once.

So, is it better than Mario Kart. That depends on what you want. If you want a better more varied one player game with vehicle up-grades & a longer more involved challenge, or due to the nature of the power ups in this game, a game where the better drivers have more chance of winning, pick this one. If you want a more fast paced frenetic game, where anyone no matter how good or how bad can triumph with the right power up. Or a game that feels faster. Pick Mario Kart. They are both good & if you love racing games, get both. They are both best at different things.

Summary: Good Game. Lots of Fun. This or Mario Kart then?