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Aside from that one imperfection, the guide is terrific, and well worth the investment. This has been proven otherwise, as I found out while searching some of the internet gaming sites. It has certainly enhanced our Mario Kart experience. My daughter and I got the guide after the game, to help us improve our scores and it certainly did that. This is a well-written, very helpful guide, with ONE minor but glaring error: It states that specific characters do not affect vehicle performance.
The techniques, suggestions, and shortcuts are invaluable for the serious gamer, especially those that wish to dominate online. This book not only helped me unlock some of the fastest karts in the game, it helped me knock several seconds off each lap.
I am now a one star player and I owe it to this book. It taught me how to boost start, where to drop items, and just overall how to get better ratings. (Still working on getting more stars, but I'm happy with one, for now.). 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.
Get it, very good fun. 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. 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's still there if you need it, though. Finally, they have easy-to-read lists of all the secrets in the game. Main Review_______________After Nintendo stopped making guides, they left making guides in the hands of Prima. 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. Finally, every drivethrough ends with the Mirror Mode Map.After the drivethrough is the guide for Battle Mode. Now, Prima borrows that idea, and does it as well as Nintendo did it. Next, is the Basic Info, which might be useful to Mario Kart Newcomers, but won't really do anything for veterans.
Then, they hav the guide for the Grand Prix. 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.
That's what made Nintendo Power guides so great. 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.
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. Next it has a list of the items and a few other basic things.Finally, we get to the meat of the guide.
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: ASetup: A-Overall: A 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.
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.
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