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Mario Kart (Wii): Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)
By: David Hodgson Publisher: Prima Games Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Prima Games Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: April 27, 2008 Release Date: April 27, 2008
Product Description: •Full-color, 100% accurate course maps showing the world's fastest Ghost times and racing lines! •All game modes exposed, including crucial tactics on drifts, drafts, mini-turbos, and when to wheelie! •Complete coverage of Grand Prix, Time Trial, Versus, Mirror, Battle, and Online Modes! •From unlocking the True Ending to tactics for scoring three-star ratings on all tracks, we show you how! •Multiple methods of unlocking all characters and vehicles: We show you the quickest ways!
it's my secret weapon I have learned a lot from reading this manuel. I'm not a hardcore gammer, but I am addictedd to Mario Kart and it has improved my game. It taught me how to boost start, where to drop items, and just overall how to get better ratings. I am now a one star player and I owe it to this book. (Still working on getting more stars, but I'm happy with one, for now...)
Mario Kart My wife and I have never played any of the Mario Kart games before, so this was new to us. We really enjoyed it! It was a great deal of fun, and about the only complaint is that it is so addictive as you try to get that 1st place finish to open new screens. Get it, very good fun.
Prima Makes a Great Comeback Main Review _______________
After Nintendo stopped making guides, they left making guides in the hands of Prima. Prima has not done well with this, especially in guides for games like Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Smash Brothers Brawl.
However, then the almighty David Hodgson, who writes many awesome guides, wrote the guide for Mario Kart Wii. And the first thing I want to say is: Welcome back, Prima.
There may be one or two minor problems in this guide, but it's almost perfect! If you remember Nintendo Power guides for previous games, they had the numbers (numbers and letters, in this case) that correspond to the tips later.
That's what made Nintendo Power guides so great. Now, Prima borrows that idea, and does it as well as Nintendo did it.
The guide starts off with a simple introduction as well as easy-to-read lists of controls for all different types of ways to play the game.
Next, is the Basic Info, which might be useful to Mario Kart Newcomers, but won't really do anything for veterans. It's still there if you need it, though.
Next it has a list of the items and a few other basic things.
Finally, we get to the meat of the guide. There's a guide for every course and this is how ever course in the drivethrough is set up.
The first two pages contain the map of the track as well as Tactics for Time Trial Mode on that track. There are also course hazards and occasionally a coll little "Look at Mii!" box on the left.
Next, they have notes on Laps 2 & 3 on Time Trial as well as their best time and how they acheived it. Then, they hav the guide for the Grand Prix. Finally, every drivethrough ends with the Mirror Mode Map.
After the drivethrough is the guide for Battle Mode. Finally, they have easy-to-read lists of all the secrets in the game. Don't forget there's a poster included.
If you get it from a store, it's around $20 (in the USA), but it's worth it, defenitely!
Pros ___________
- Easy to read maps.
- Easy to read lists.
- Organized basic section.
- Full drivethrough for all modes.
- List of all secrets.
- Poster included!
Cons __________
- A bit unorganized.
Grades ___________
Maps: A+
Walkthrough: A
Setup: A-
Overall: A
Just OK Not much to read in here that you couldn't find out for yourself after playing the game.
Start Your Wii Engines There is no doubt about the success of the Nintendo Wii. With games that have shown the test of time like Super Mario Galaxy and The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Nintendo has really shown its strength. Sadly though, they've stopped making strategy guides last year, and chose to let third-party companies like Prima, make strategy guides of their own. While Prima has made some guides that were adequate like Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Super Mario Galaxy, they just haven't shown the best peak. For Mario Kart Wii, which just came out for the Wii, has a strategy guide of its own that Prima has made, and this one does a much better job than the other ones. This Mario Kart Wii guide takes on each and every tidbit for fans of the Wii. The guide shows you maps for each of the 32 different tracks like classics like the Bowser Castle from Super Mario 64 and new courses like the Toad Factory, and tells you how to unlock hidden gems like unlocking hidden characters like Rosalina from Super Mario Galaxy and Dry Bones from the classic Super Mario Brothers 3. Each bit of help is well shown here. If you are in the driver's seat and own Mario Kart Wii, than this would be a great buy for you. Helping you with the need for plumber speed.
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