Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart 7 is the seventh installment of the Mario Kart franchise and brings Mushroom Kingdom racing into 3D. For the first time, drivers explore new competitive kart possibilities, such as soaring through the skies or plunging to the depths of the sea. New courses, new abilities and customizable karts add to the racing. The game has 32 courses, with 16 new tracks and 16 retro tracks from earlier games in the series, grouped into cups for Grand Prix races. Karts are built from a body, tires and a glider, and each part changes how the kart handles. Ramps open the glider for flying, and some courses have underwater sections where the kart drives on the sea floor. Coins collected on the track raise the top speed. New items include the Fire Flower, the Tanooki Tail and the Lucky Seven. Players can race in a first-person view. Online play with other players is supported, and players can form communities. Local wireless play is available for friends nearby.