The shine can be stolen by you whenever someone hits you with an item, uses a mushroom to ram into you, or attacks you from the side. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! also adds some more fun to the battle mode by offering two new ways to play it – Shine Thief and Bob-omb Blast! Shine Thief is a competition to hold a “shine” from Super Mario Sunshine until the end. In case you were wondering, my favorite new tracks are Daisy Cruiser, and Mushroom Bridge, both part of the Flower Cup. There’s very few tracks that I downright dislike in this title, and I find most of them to be awesome additions to the series. Most of the tracks included in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! are also brand new to the series, and the ones that aren’t have been upgraded. Even while newer games allow you to mix-and-match karts with wheels and what not, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! has my favorite karts in the series. Due to the fact that all karts have to fit two people in this game, almost every single kart is brand new to the series, and some of them are really interesting. One thing that Mario Kart: Double Dash!! does superbly is adding new things to the series. I should mention that it is possible to switch who is driving and who is throwing items by clicking “z” simultaneously.

Most of the time, I end up opting to play solo against my friends instead, due to the benefits of co-op being slim. This tactic offers the ability for the rear player to attack the kart next to him in order to make them drop their item and lose control, and it also allows a bigger starting boost if both players press A at the appropriate time. The double-character kart obviously carries into multiplayer as well, allowing two players to team up in one kart. Should you choose to try to master each combination of characters and karts, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! has seemingly endless replayability. Bowser also has a special item which is a super large spiked shell. The heavier karts are able to push smaller ones out of their way as well as steal their items. One example of these “stats and benefits” would be Bowser, who, since he’s large, can drive the heavier karts. This feature allows for players to create tactic-based “teams,” due to each character having certain stats and benefits. I suppose I shall get the biggest “gimmick” or change out first, each vehicle now fits two characters.

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