{"id":2110,"date":"2020-05-29T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2020-05-30T22:17:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T04:17:07","slug":"video-game-mario-kart-8-deluxe-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/29\/video-game-mario-kart-8-deluxe-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2017
Rating: E
Time Played: 5+ hours<\/p>\n

Just like how Mario Kart 7<\/em><\/a> expanded on the core gameplay mechanic of the Mario Kart<\/em> series by adding gliding and underwater features in its tracks, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/em> goes a step further and removes the confines of gravity from the franchise. This core change to the Mario Kart<\/em> formula results in a lot of genuinely unique courses that couldn\u2019t have been possible in previous games. To top everything off, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/em> is presented in gorgeous high definition while also including all the downloadable content from the Wii U version at no additional cost.<\/p>\n

With a variety of new courses, as well as classic racetracks enhanced to the Switch\u2019s advanced graphical capabilities, I was glad to finally see some representation in this franchise from characters outside the typical Mario<\/em> franchise. Representative characters and courses from the Zelda<\/em>, Animal Crossing<\/em>, and Splatoon<\/em> franchises felt like welcome additions and perhaps even the first steps toward making the Mario Kart<\/em> franchise more in line with the celebration of video games that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/em><\/a> has become. Of course, the nostalgic tracks are pretty to look at but don\u2019t hold any new secrets to discover in this iteration.<\/p>\n

Even if you need online access to play multiplayer across the internet, the Switch\u2019s portability and a multitude of controller options make Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/em> an easy game to bring with you anywhere you go and set up a multiplayer race on a moment\u2019s notice. And while there are tons of characters, karts, wheels, and gliders to choose from, there isn\u2019t much incentive to explore the other options in this game other than when a friend picks the character you usually play as and you\u2019ll have to find someone new on the spur of the moment.<\/p>\n

Advancing the Mario Kart<\/em> series with anti-gravity, other franchise inclusion, and gorgeous visuals, I give Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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