A bobsled tearing downhill, a crowd of mascots, and suddenly the whole living room is yelling at the Wii.

First signal, and it's clear: when the community picks on gut feeling, no thinking, this crossover gets ahead of 84% of games. That's high, higher than you'd expect from a licensed party game. The feel of the events with a controller follows the same line, ahead of nearly three quarters of titles, though on few votes so take it lightly. No tension here: the instant appeal and the hands-on feel pull the same way, toward simple, loud fun.

Against the sports compilations of the era, plenty leaned on the motion gimmick and little else. This one fully commits to the Mario versus Sonic split and the group party, which likely explains all that goodwill.

So, for who? For you if you love pulling out a game to get the whole table playing, short events, mascots ribbing each other. A lot less if you're after solo depth or a sport simulated with any seriousness.