I love this game. Lots of fun.
However, I really hate playing vs mode against just one other player. This game gives the advantage to whoever is last. The person in first gets all the crappy items (green shells and banana peels), while the person trailing gets all the good stuff (mushrooms, red shells, special items, etc). I was playing with my sister when I first got it, and she's a total newbie. Out of like 12 games, she beat me 11 times. 11 TIMES! Hate the unbalance in the game. I figure out afterwards that the best strategy is to stay behind on purpose, and then take the lead late in the race. But besides that imbalance, great game