This whole craze with Grand Theft Auto IV has been so huge. You see massive billboards in Los Angeles, they sneak in a commercial of GTA in every channel, heck… I hear everyone talking about this game at work the entire day! Even our Director of Data Services says he has to rush home so he can get his copy of GTA!
But all this hoopla about this M rated game and the launch of it’s online capability gave some people a reason to camp outside their favorite game store and get stabbed! However, we are forgetting the poor lil ‘ole Wii… and the launch of Mario Kart. Sure it doesn’t have any prostitutes, guns, and you can’t run around beating random people and get chased by cops… although I’d love to beat up Luigi, he annoys the living hell out of me. But it’s as close to GTA as any kid 7 years and below can get their paws on.
Let’s compare shall we?
GTA 4
You drive all over town either meeting up with Roman or picking up prostitutes.
Mario Kart
You drive all over a certain map and try to shoot your opponent’s balloons, no prostitutes. But I think Peach is a w**&^%.
GTA 4
You can run all over town and beat up people and get chased by cops!
Mario Kart
You can’t run all over town but wouldn’t you love to beat the s*&%^ out of Luigi?
GTA 4
You can pick up random guns on the street (takes awhile) and shoot random people, or whoever your target is at the moment.
Mario Kart
You can drive and hit those hovering boxes and you can get either 3 banana peels, turtle shells or bombs to throw at your opponent!
GTA 4
Got friends to play with and gang up on people? Play online!
Mario Kart
Yes… it goes online too.
GTA 4
PS3 version of GTA IV runs at 640p
Mario Cart
I believe all Wii games runs at 640p… LOL
Now that we’ve seen the uncanny resemblance between the two games, if you have kids and you don’t want to expose them to violent and mature games…start them off with Mario Kart.
My game rating for Mario Kart: 7.5
