Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Race through underwater, airborne and anti-gravity sections while managing two held items. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also offers arena battles, time trials and steering assistance for learning the courses.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.5 / 10
About this game
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe combines races through changing track orientations with decisions about when to use your items. You can carry two at once, while effects such as Boo's item theft can change what another racer has available. Courses take the racing underwater, into the air and upside-down through anti-gravity sections. Compete in Grand Prix speed classes, improve your course times in Time Trials, or switch to Balloon Battle and score by bursting opponents' balloons. The base game includes the Wii U game's courses and its downloadable tracks. Smart Steering helps keep the kart on course, auto-accelerate removes the need to hold the acceleration button, and up to four players can share one Switch.
Collected in series
Super Mario is Nintendo’s platform-adventure series, first launched in 1985. Mario and his friends leap through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond, exploring colorful worlds and tackling playful challenges. Mushrooms, coins, pipes and surprising power-ups make every adventure full of discoveries.
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AI review
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A fit for groups that enjoy racing with tactical interruptions and room for assisted driving.
Two held items and effects such as theft can make adaptation matter alongside navigating the course. Different speed classes, Time Trials and Balloon Battle offer distinct ways to focus a session.
Strengths
- Steering and acceleration assistance can make participation more manageable for newcomers.
- Races, timed attempts and balloon battles give a shared session different objectives.
Weaknesses
- Item theft can disrupt a planned move, which may frustrate players who want results to depend only on driving.
Who it is for: Local groups with varied driving experience, and players who enjoy alternating competitive races with timed practice.
Play notes: The Booster Course Pass is additional content; the base game's inclusion of Wii U downloadable tracks does not include that later pass.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Speed classes, timed attempts and battle objectives let players choose between improving a run and changing the type of competition. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Holding two items creates room to plan their use, while item theft can require a quick change of approach. | Reviewed | 9.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Underwater and inverted track sections can make course orientation part of the spectacle, especially for players drawn to fantastical racing. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Optional steering assistance and auto-accelerate can reduce separate steering and button-holding demands without requiring a different game mode. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- www.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 1
- Online minimum players
- 2
- Online maximum players
- 4
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonFast-pacedLow Entry BarrierEquipment-driven ProgressionPlayer versus PlayerDriving and RacingReplayable
- Supported game languages
- GermanSimplified ChineseFrenchSpanishJapaneseEnglish
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- ESRB: E
- Play modes
- MultiplayerLocal multiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com