DreamWorks Super Star Kartz - Nintendo Wii - DE

DreamWorks Super Star Kartz is a racing game similar to Mario Kart featuring characters from DreamWorks' animated films such as Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar and Monsters Vs. Aliens. The gameplay is fairly typical for kart racers, particularly for the aforementioned Mario Kart series. There are instant boosts from the starting line, numerous weapons, jumps and, of course, cartoon characters on little go-karts. Each character has a special signature move called a Star Move, which is activated as soon as the player collects five stars on the track. Many items can be thrown forward or shot behind the player, and some items come in sets of either one or three. Weapons and items include banana peels, protective potions (like a shield), Viking shields (which are defensive and can be thrown as projectiles), exploding pumpkins, rockets, wasp nests, Quantonium and frog balloons. Players can perform tricks in the air, draft behind rival karts and apply the classic kart racer standard of drifting around corners. As with kart racers, the game's focus is on circuit racing with multiple cups, with each cup featuring three tracks themed around all the DreamWorks films in the game. Depending on performance and placement at the finish line, gold, silver or bronze medals are awarded. In addition to circuit mode, there is also time trial, a battle mode and a challenge mode. Challenge mode offers special challenges, such as racing using only Star Moves or a pure race with no weapons or items. Furthermore, there are several dozen DreamWorks logos scattered throughout the game that must be collected, some during time trials, others during actual races.