Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Flipping out

Fact: Mario Kart multiplayer is at its very, very best when one manages to rob late, wholly undeserved victories, and Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS) is one of the finest tracks for this. Those two giant pinballs that bounce randomly around the track towards the end of the circuit are key in this respect -- we've lost count of the number of times we've both stolen and lost victories by being flattened by the accursed things on our last lap. The sound of your opponent cackling evilly as they coast through the final set of huge flippers to their unmerited triumph is as harrowing as Mario Kart gets. Incidentally, also a great setting for a track. Racing around a colossal pinball table? Brilliant!

24/04/08