Duality

I finally got Mario Kart DS last Wednesday and have been playing it like crazy to make up time. I’ve already beaten all the 50CC, 100CC, and 150CC grand prix, some of the GP that comes after 150CC, star-ranked all the missions except one, unlocked a few staff ghosts, and showed Bigi “teh pwnage” online. You haven’t done all that yet? Who’s the slacker now, huh? HUH?!

(I like Bigi’s Mario Kart icon: “PWN U FTW!” It’s very theoretical—because he has exactly 0 wins against me at the moment =))

I should write a review for this game. But you know, this is one of those games you don’t need to review. If you own a DS, you should own Mario Kart DS. If you don’t own a DS and you want to play one of the most fun games ever, you should get a DS and Mario Kart DS.

Even if you don’t play through the single-player modes—which admittedly is sometimes like eating your vegetables, assuming you don’t like veggies—I think the sheer fun of online play will keep you enthralled for hours. Yesterday, I played a couple matches against Bigi online. It was only us two (instead of the full online complement of four players), but it was still the most fun I’ve had since the party.

To quote Bigi: “damn. online play is so good”