Release Date: May 29, 2014
Mario Kart 8 is – despite its name – the eleventh part of the famous arcade racing series from Nintendo, as well as the first installment created for the Wii U console. Once again we can take control of the Nintendo's most famous characters, driving their wacky vehicles.
Mario Kart 8, despite the number in the title, is the eleventh game in the Nintendo’s Mario Kart series, the beginnings of which reach the time of SNES console. It is also the first title in this franchise to be released on Wii U. Once again we are presented with enjoyable arcade racing, with the cast of most famous Nintendo characters taking the wheels of their vehicles – beginning with karts – to compete with each other on fantastic, colorful tracks filled with power-ups.
Many elements present in the previous installments make a return. Among the available vehicles appear motorcycles, introduced in Mario Kart Wii, and gliders, known from the Mario Kart 7. From both of these games originate – respectively – airborne stunts (providing bonuses to speed) and underwater races. Aside from well known boxes with various power-ups, tracks are filled with coins known from Super Mario Kart. Collecting the coins gives us a boost to speed, which becomes progressively bigger as we collect more and more of them. As for new things, Mario Kart 8 introduces anti-gravity races, allowing players to drive on walls or even ceilings, as well as leading to creation of extremely twisted tracks.
The game's 3D graphic, while similar to what we are used to, employs the full potential of the Wii U console. This allowed developers to concentrate on details, such as headlights turning in while we drive through dark places. It is worth to mention that the game runs on 60 fps.
An important feature is the multiplayer mode. There can be up to 12 online players on one track, while the local web and split-screen modes can support up to 4 players. Furthermore, the title offers the Mario Kart TV service, thanks to which players can use social network Miiverse to share game records and publish comments under the videos sent by other users.
Platforms:
Nintendo Wii U
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Highly popular series of arcade racers with characters from the universe Mario Bros. The series was created by the Nintendo corporation as a spin-off of the brand Super Mario Bros.
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Game Ratings for Mario Kart 8 Video Game.
Giant Bomb: 4 / 5 by Alex Navarro
Excellent new courses and spectacular visuals go a long way toward negating the sense of over-familiarity that comes part and parcel with all things Mario Kart.
Forbes: 10 / 10 by Andy Robertson
The deeper handling, pop-out arcade style graphics on a scale unseen before in the series, the social network friendly Mario Kart TV and Miiverse features and of course the heavyweight Mario moniker itself are Nintendo's best chance to date of turning round the Wii U's fortunes. Quietly underpinning all this is the best Mario Kart experience I've has since it's revelatory introduction some 22 year ago.
GameTrailers: 8.6 / 10 by Michael Damiani
The overall high quality of the game is so impressive that it doesn't really matter that much that the zero-gravity gimmick barely adds anything that's truly new. Next time around, though, Nintendo might need to come up with new tricks if it hopes to keep us coming back for more.
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