If you've ever played Mario Kart, the first thing you might notice is how much fun it is - it's pretty much the only game that gets me excited to play with frie

If you've ever played Mario Kart, the first thing you might notice is how much fun it is - it's pretty much the only game that gets me excited to play with friends in a long time. Another aspect that you'll figure out is that it has mechanisms to assist you when you fall behind (you tend to get much better item drops) and aspects to prevent anyone from getting too far ahead (the dreaded "Blue Shell" that rockets to the player in the lead and nearly unavoidably targets them to slow them enough to usually lose a few slots). It certainly makes for an engaging game when it has mechanisms to keep the race competitive.