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〔 is a 2011 racing video game. It is the seventh major installment in the ''Mario Kart'' series and the third to be released for handheld consoles. It was developed by Nintendo EAD and Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS.〔 Similar to previous games in the series, players participate in go-kart racing on various ''Mario''-themed tracks, playing as one of seventeen different ''Mario'' characters. While racing, the players make use of power-up items that hinder opposing characters. New additions to the game include hang-gliding attachments for karts, the ability to drive underwater, the ability to drive in first-person, and the ability to fully customize the vehicles' builds.〔 ''Mario Kart 7'' supports both local and online multiplayer for up to eight players.〔 The game was released worldwide in early December 2011.〔 It is the second 3DS game to sell over 5 million units after ''Super Mario 3D Land''. Nintendo announced that they would re-release the game, along with some of their earlier published games for the Nintendo 3DS, as a downloadable title via Nintendo eShop. The downloadable version was released in the PAL region on October 4, 2012,〔 October 18, 2012 in North America,〔 and November 1, 2012 in Japan.〔 At 12.19 million copies sold as of September 2015, it is the second best-selling 3DS game of all-time,〔 behind ''Pokémon X'' and ''Y''. ''Mario Kart 7'' received positive reception, gaining aggregate critical scores of 85% and 84.96% on Metacritic and GameRankings respectively. ==Gameplay== ''Mario Kart 7'' carries on traditional ''Mario Kart'' gameplay in which players race against each other in go-karts across a variety of themed tracks. Most tracks are based off various locations in the ''Mario'' series, but two tracks are set on Wuhu Island, which was featured in non-''Mario'' video games ''Wii Fit'', ''Wii Fit Plus'' and ''Wii Sports Resort''.〔 While driving, the players use power-up items, obtained from running into item boxes located at specific points on the track, that are used to hinder the progression of opponents or to help the player in the race. Some of these power-ups include the series staple items Koopa Shells, Banana Peels, and Super Mushrooms. ''Mario Kart 7'' also features three items new to the ''Mario Kart'' series: the Fire Flower, the Super Leaf, and the Lucky Seven, which bestows seven items at once.〔 Coins, originally introduced in ''Super Mario Kart'', are scattered about the tracks; collecting them increases the kart's top speed. Up to ten coins can be collected in each race, but some will be lost if the player comes into contact with hazards or goes out of bounds. Jump actions, which were introduced in ''Mario Kart Wii'' as tricks, lets players obtain a brief burst of speed when driving off ramps.〔〔 In addition to traditional controls, ''Mario Kart 7'' can be played using the Nintendo 3DS gyroscope, in which the action is viewed in first person and the player steers the kart simply by turning the entire game system. ''Mario Kart 7'' is particularly notable for sporting features unseen in previous installments. Players are able to customize their vehicles, choosing from various frames which range in weight, a selection of tires which affect a kart's handling on certain surfaces, and a choice of retractable hanggliders, which allow players to glide through the air. Hang gliding may allow players to skip over parts of the track or locate new routes and shortcuts that are otherwise inaccessible.〔 There are 17 frames, 10 tires, and 7 gliders, which makes a grand total of 1,190 possible kart combinations for the players to use during the game. In previous installments, driving the kart into a body of water has been considered going out of bounds and would penalize the player by delaying them for several seconds. In ''Mario Kart 7'' however, the karts are fully submersible and the tracks feature segments that are completely underwater. The game features sixteen playable ''Mario'' characters, including Wiggler, Honey Queen, Lakitu, and Metal Mario, who are new to the series, as well as Mii characters saved in the Nintendo 3DS Mii Maker for a grand total of seventeen. The characters are divided into different weight classes, which impact their driving styles. ''Mario Kart 7'' offers 32 different tracks, which consist of 16 tracks unique to the game and 16 "classic" tracks, remakes of tracks featured in the previous six installments.〔 Each race consists of three laps around each track, with the exception of three tracks that are completed in only one. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mario Kart 7」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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