Game of Chance Monday, April 28, 2008 : 12:00 AM By: Chris

Don't get me wrong, Mario Kart Wii is a fun game to play. However, it seems to me that the series continues to push actual racing, as in the skillful movement of vehicles, to the wayside in favor of dice rolling. As long as you can stay on the road and do the odd power slide on the big turns, well, you've essentially met the base requirements to win the race. Everything else, namely the insane assault of items, is out of your hands. This fact becomes most apparent in the higher levels of grand prix mode. In no other game have I ever seen the position of first place so horribly punished. This is one of those games that just simply hates you. Nevertheless, I keep playing it.