In addition to new racers and new carts, Mario Kart 7 is packing plenty of tracks. The game contains 32 courses, evenly split between brand new circuits and classics from the series’ past. Take a look at the list below. Did your favorite track make the cut?
Mushroom Cup
Toad Circuit Daisy Hills Cheep Cheep Lagoon Shy Guy Bazaar
Flower Cup
Wuhu Loop Mario Circuit Music Park Rock Rock Mountain
Star Cup
Piranha Plant Slide Wario Shipyard Neo Bowser City Maka Wuhu
Special Cup
DK Jungle Rosalina’s Ice World Bowser’s Castle Rainbow Road
Shell Cup
Luigi Raceway (N64) Bowser Castle 1 (GBA) Mushroom Gorge (Wii) Luigi’s Mansion (DS)
Banana Cup
Koopa Beach (N64) Mario Circuit 2 (SNES) Coconut Mall (Wii) Waluigi Pinball (DS)
Leaf Cup
Kalimari Desert (N64) DK Pass (DS) Daisy Cruiser (GCN) Maple Treeway (Wii)
Lightning Cup
Koopa Cape (Wii) Dino Dino Jungle (GCN) Airship Fortress (DS) Rainbow Road (SNES)
The original Rainbow Road, playable in true 3D? Fantastic! Though if any level of any racing game was ever apt to cause eye strain, that would be the one.
By opening up the game’s course design to include under-water and flying segments (as seen in the latest Mario Kart 7 trailer), the developers at Retro Studios have moved the series ever so slightly forward. That said, not everyone at Nintendo was so keen on making changes to the Mario Kart formula. Shigeru Miyamoto outlined some of his concerns in an interview with Famitsu, translated by 1up.
Despite Miyamoto’s concerns, things appear to have turned out well for Mario’s latest day at the races. Famitsu awarded the game a ten and three nines, totaling 37/40 points – just three points fewer than The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s perfect score. Look for Game Rant’s review of Mario Kart 7 when the game releases.
What do you think of Mario Kart 7’s track list? Any favorites you’d like to see made available as DLC?
Mario Kart 7 releases December 4, 2011, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS.
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Source: IGN, 1up
