Topic: All Stars Racing vs Mario Kart items

Blue Shell = Remote Controlled Missile
Red Shell = Seeker Missile
Green Shell = Boxing Gloves
Bullet Bill = All-Star Move
Bob-Omb = Bomb
Mushroom = Shoe
Banana Peels = Cones
Blooper = Rainbow

Yep, it's a Mario Kart knockoff all right, but I love it anyway.

.... And?

Someone mentioned there wasn't a blue shell equivalent, but there is.

Another pointless thread, but how can a star that turns your screen upside down be like an item that pushes you to the front of the pack?

Mario Kart!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The whole genre uses the same basic set of weapons.

That's the comet.

There's a comet? Last time I played, there is no comet.

Sonic Kart is only Fun if You don't have Mario Kart on your 360.
Lucky for me i have a Wii.

So i can play Halo Reach Beta on my 360

That would actually be the confusion star. It looks like a comet to me.

Should I get this? I was thinking about it.

@Chrono Cross, if your into the Kart Racing genre (the fun ones, not the crappy ones Codemaster put out on the old Xbox) then definitely check it out. If you own a 360 give the demo a try, but I warn you that version seems to be the most unforgiving of the different platforms that this game is on. I own the Wii version and I don't regret picking it up, it shares a similar control scheme to the Mario Kart title on the Wii, but it's also unique in it's own way. DS one seems to share similarities to Mario Kart DS, and the PC version lacks multiplayer, but it is the nicest looking of the versions.

Overall I prefer the Wii version over all the other platforms.

if you want some creative weapons try mysims racing.
one item reverses control by turning the screen upside down.
another item puts ink on the screen, so you have to waggle around with the remote to remove it, instead of just waiting it out.
I think there were others, but I only rented it for one evening and can't remember the rest.
it was a fun alternative.

Is the remote-controlled missile almost always guarenteed to hit like the blue shell is?

I'm getting S&S All-Star Racing for 2 reasons: a cool Sega theme, and Mario Kart Wii's Battle Mode sucks. By the way, I still haven't gotten any answers as to how good S&SA-SR's Battle Mode is (hint, hint).

Battle mode is alright. Some of the modes are fun. Could've used more arenas, IMO. I went into some detail in my review.
http://bit.ly/csrCYE

(P.S. - I love Coin Runners in MKWii. I always do all the work. )

Also: The missile is NOT a Blue Shell equivalent. Because (A) it doesn't always hit the person in first (B) sometimes even if you let it run without ever pressing the button, if the person in first is really far ahead, it won't reach them (C) the after-effects are not nearly as bad.

@Chrono Cross: Yes. I highly recommend it.