Mario Kart DS was released on the 25th November 2005. This game was the first game to be released on the DS where you could play online using the built in wifi. I pre-ordered this game from amazon.co.uk, and I was so excited about playing it that I had an accident when I got home. I couldn't wait to see how the online play worked, and was so excited about playing people around the world from my portable Nintendo DS that I almost started a fire! It was November and very cold, so after I got home from work I switched on the fan heater and threw my jacket on the floor. Coincidently my jacket landed right over the fan heater that was blowing out hot air and shouldn't be ...  Read the complete review

In true old school nintendo fashion, this is a very 'classic' game you can play forever. The graphics are great. Colourful, 3D with mario characters. The cars are the easiest to control yet. I cannot play PSP need for speed type games I have no idea how to drift and I end up falling off a cliff or something (sigh). If you get bored of just racing, there are little missions and games you can do to improve your control, and just to do when you're bored. The multiplayer modes are also really good. You can see your competitors either in front of you or behind you, like you would in a real go-cart race and it adds greatly to the ...  Read the complete review

Nintendo have returned with Mario and his friends on DS after the great feedback on Mario Kart Double Dash on Nintendo Gamecube. Many people like Mario games and even Habbo Hotel has some race rooms with the mario game using them before the game was resealed on the DS. Mario Kart DS is not like any other racing game you might have played. In Mario Kart there are many game modes you can play including Grand Prix, Time Attack and Single Races. Many people have different opinions on Racing Games but I love them. In Mario Kart DS there are many different tracks, power-ups, weapons and a new system to the game includes 2D and 3D tracks. All the 3D tracks are the ...  Read the complete review

Being a fan of older versions of Mario Kart, I knew I had to get this version as soon as I could! It definitely lives up to past games, and is scarily addictive - be warned! Although the controls are easier than most racing games, there's so much variety in the different game modes that it doesn't get boring quickly like other games might. My favourite mode has to be the online multiplayer mode, which allows you to play against other DS users from all over the world, providing you have a wi-fi connection set up. This mode is where the real challenge lies, and it means you can play against other people even if your friends don't own a DS console. I will warn you - some ...  Read the complete review

If you enjoyed all the previous releases of mario kart then you will deffinatly love this. Another reason to love it and purchase it is because unlike the other portable versions of this game, this release offers the fun that the console version offers, its a whole deal of fun that you can carry in your pocket and play any where at any time. The best thing about buying this game on the DS is that you can play with anyone in the world as long as you have a router. The DS allows for good sound quality to add to the affect of the game. Graphics are really good surpisingly, this was not expected from the DS version of mario kart, but there ...  Read the complete review