Anyone debating whether to put a Gamecube on their Christmas list should be persuaded by the latest, and possibly best, in the Mario Kart canon — one of the most successful series ever produced. The design is every bit as dreamlike — verging on hallucinatory — as ever, with winding psychedelic tracks, bizarre characters and bonkers weapons aplenty. Read more
When the first screens of Double Dash appeared back just before E3 in 2003, the whole 'two characters to one kart' concept took observers by suprise. Personally, I initially thought it seemed a pretty pointless addition, and while I had faith in Nintendo, I couldn't really see why they felt it needed to be changed when Mario Kart has always been fun the way it was. Well now I know why and it's because it damn well works! Read more
Mario and his buddies are at it again this time in racing form. Each kart is manned not only by a driver, whose attributes will affect the handling of the kart, but also by a second character that will be responsible for handling power-up items and weapons.