Mario Kart Global

Mario Kart Global is a game made by Nintendo in 2008. It is followed by Mario Kart: Champions. It runs on a modified version of Mario Kart Double Dash's engine (pun intended) and is mostly similar to the original Gamecube version.
==Major Changes==
*Double Dash's 2 character-races have returned.
*There are many new special items.
*There are substantially more characters than in previous games.
*It is now possible to switch drivers or shooters with other karts.
*Putting a certain team together gets a very powerful item.
==Items==
There are several new items used especially by certain characters. Getting a certain team gives a bonus item. Special items are marked with the character's initials.
===Returning===
*Banana
*Triple banana (DK)
*Green shell
*Triple green shells (KP)
*Red shell
*Triple red shells (KP)
*Fake item box
*Mega Mushroom
*Boo (BP)
*Blooper
*POW block
*Thunderbolt
*Thundercloud
*Mushroom
*Triple mushroom (TT)
*Golden mushroom (TT Spec)
*Bob-omb (WW)
*Bullet Bill
*Chain Chomp (BB spec)
*Fireball (MB spec)
*Hearts (PD spec)
*Birdo/Yoshi Egg (YB spec)
*Bowser Shell (BK spec)
*Giant Banana (DK spec)
===New===
*Chomper(BB)- A chain chomp rushes in a straight line until it goes into a wall/ OoB. Similar to Bowser Shell.
*Crowns(BM)- Each crown negates an attack. There are 2.
*Royal Rage (BM spec)- A giant crown expands around the kart, pulsing everyone away into pits.
*Mega Shell (KP spec)- Exactly like the Bowser Shell.
*Bonerang (DB)- Throw a bone like a red shell at the player in front, then hits again on way back.
*Bonestorm (DB spec)- Bonerangs fire from all sides of kart.
*Burn Bit (MB)- Explodes into flames that last for 5 seconds.
*Love Ball (PD)- A ball is sent into the air, covering all screens but yours in hearts and suns, like a blooper.
*Egg Bomb (YB)- A giant egg is fired into the air, then slams down, spinning or flipping all within radius.
*Magikoopa (MK)- A Magikoopa spawns behind the kart, randomly blocking or attacking the first 3 to pass it.
*Magic Blast (MK)- All in front of you are struck with magic spells, causing either a random accident, reversing the controls, or turning the tiny/flat.
*Atom Bob-Omb (WW spec)- A Bob-omb with a double-sized blast radius.
*Spike Bomb (BK)- A ball is thrown that explodes into spikes when hit. (Alt. form of Giant banana)
*Dino Egg (PD)- A dinosaur egg is thrown. When hit, a Dino Piranha will fall out, hit the nearest kart with its tail, and wander off.
*Tail Club- Pengu Grabs Dino's tail, and gets swung around 3 times with an increasing distance, knocking over all karts he hits.
*Pirhana Blaster (BP spec)- A Piranha Plant launches forward, headfirst, until it hits a wall. The resulting tail trail will hit all karts that pass by for 5 seconds.
*Triple Fake Item Box (PM)- 3 fake item boxes.
*IteMagnet (PM spec)- Attracts 2 items from track/ players. Good items are favored over bad.
==Tracks==
There are 32 tracks in Global: 16 new and 16 classics. They are divided over 8 cups.
===Nitro Grand Prix===
Mushroom Cup 	Flower Cup 	Star Cup 	Special Cup
Luigi Circuit 	Pokey Desert 	Daisy Land 	Mario Circuit
Peach's Castle	Podoboo Volcano 	Waluigi Arena 	Goomba City
Yoshi Mountain	Clepto Beach 	Mushwood Village	Bowser's Fort
Keelhaul Key 	Schwonk Fortress	DK Jungle 	Rainbow Ride
===Retro Grand Prix===
Shell Cup 	Banana Cup 	Leaf Cup 	Lightning Cup
NDS Cheep Cheep Beach	N64 Royal Raceway	SNES Bowser Castle 1	GCN Wario Colleseum
Wii Luigi Circuit 	GCN Sherbert Land	GBA Sunset Wilds 	N64 Toad's Turnpike
GBA Ribbon Road 	NDS Shroom Ridge 	N64 Yoshi Valley 	NDS Bowser's Castle
SNES Ghost Valley 1 	Wii DK Summit 	GCN Dry Dry Desert 	Wii Rainbow Road
== Battle Courses==
There are 12 battle courses in this game: 6 new and 6 retro, one from each previous game:
=== New ===
Name 	Description
Ricco Harbor 	A harbor with shipping containers and crates to hide behind.
Battlerock Galaxy	A fight on a giant rock in space, with Bob-omb dispensers!
Palm Island 	A tiny island surrounded by water with a single palm in the center.
Pipe Portal 	A maze-like area filled with pipes that warp you to a random one
Bullseye Canyon 	A giant bullseye. Drive on the red and bridges! The white is OoB.
Mt. Lavalava 	A fight inside a giant volcano! Lava tides come in occasionaly.
=== Retro ===
Name 	From...
Battle Course 2	Super Mario Kart
Double Deck 	Mario Kart 64
Battle Course 4	Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Luigi's Mansion	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Nintendo DS 	Mario Kart DS
Funky Stadium 	Mario Kart Wii
==Characters==
There are 30 characters in Global, making 15 teams. With the exception of the Wario Bros, Bowser Bashers and Dry Bombs, they are all in the same weight class
===Light===
Character 1	Character 2 	Team Name 	Special Item 	Together Item
Baby Mario 	Baby Luigi 	Baby Bros 	Chomper 	Chain Chomp
Baby Peach 	Baby Daisy 	Mini Monarchs 	Crowns 	Royal Rage
Koopa 	Paratroopa 	Turtle Trouble	Triple Shell (Character's Color)	Mega Shell
UN 	LO 	CK 	AB 	LE
Toad 	Toadette 	Super 'Shrooms	Triple Mushrooms 	Golden Mushroom
Dry Bones 	Dry Bowser (Heavy)	Dry Bombs 	Bonerang 	Bonestorm
===Medium===
Character 1	Character 2 	Team Name 	Special Item	Together Item 	
Mario 	Luigi 	Mario Bros 	Burn Bit 	Fireball 	
Peach 	Daisy 	Royal Rumblers 	Love Ball 	Hearts 	
Yoshi 	Birdo 	Dust-whipping Dinos	Egg Bomb 	Yoshi/Birdo Egg	
Diddy Kong 	Dixie Kong 	Kongos 	Banana Bunch	Big Banana 	
Kamek 	Kamella 	Magikoopa Mashers 	Magikoopa 	Magic Blast 	
Waluigi 	Wario (Heavy)	Wario Bros 	Bob-Omb 	Atom Bob-Omb 	
===Heavy===
Character 1 	Character 2 	Team Name 	Special Item 	Together Item
Bowser 	Bowser Jr {Medium}	Bowser Bashers 	Spike Bomb 	Bowser Shell
Donkey Kong 	Funky Kong 	Krazy Kongs 	Triple Banana 	Giant Banana
Dino Pirhana	Penguru 	Prehistoric Pals 	Dino Egg 	Tail Club
Rosalina 	Lubba 	Space Starrs 	Barrier 	Space Bomb
King Boo 	Petey Pirhana 	Mischeif Makers 	Ghost Army 	Pirhana Blaster
Mii 	Mii 	Personalized Pals	Triple Fake Item Box	IteMagnet
==Reception and Sales==
The game recieved glowing reviews, with and average score of 97% on metacritic. Most praises were directed to the numerous new powerups and characters, along with astoundingly good graphics, while most complaints centered on the slightly cheesy teams, surprisingly few unlockables, and the "forced" Prehistoric Pals team, which one IGN reviewer summarized in 3 words: "What the crap?!"
The game sold half a million copies in its first week in Japan, and 450,000 in the US. So far, it has reached 1.5 million mark around the world, making it a huge success.
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