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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 1
Released On: Mar 18, 2022
73
6.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
73
36% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
All in all, there may be some call for a bit of complaint here, but not much. The promise of 48 new tracks for $24.99 works out math-wise to just 52 cents per track, and I just can't see how anyone could argue the value of that! [Issue #59 – May/June 2022, p. 19]
Wave 1 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass breathes new life into the multiplayer favorite, adding some of the series’ best hits. While there are some noticeably cut corners in this inaugural launch, we’re eager to hit these streets at our next shindig.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 41 User Ratings
6.5
54% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
22% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
24% Negative
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10 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 41 User Ratings
6.5
54% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
22% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
24% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
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Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart uma verdadeiro esplendor e pura diversão com boa qualidade no entretenimento.
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Nintendo Switch
Nintendo’s first batch of DLC tracks that join the 48 courses already available do well to add an extra bit of needed spice to a game that’s still being played, and bought, by millions of Switch owners. With 40 more tracks arriving by the end of 2023, it’s worth getting excited over if this first handful is anything to go by. Sure, not every track earns a place in Mario Kart’s prestigious Hall of Fame, and it would have been nice to see design updates to make them truly special, jumping back into what’s already a sublime kart racer was a blast, and being able to share tracks that I have fond memories playing years ago with friends online was a real treat.
For me, though, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pack has been a wonderful reminder of how much I love this game. That on its own makes it well worth the price of admission, especially when it promises to keep giving me reasons to come back for most of the next two years. Hopefully, I’ll see you on the track.
There is no doubt that the Booster Course Pass is going to heralded as "must-have", but so far Wave 1 hasn't set the track on fire. The runaway winners of Wave 1 are the three courses featured from Mario Kart Tour, but that is not to say the other courses are bad, but are lacking in imagination compared to other retro-courses featured in the base game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The lack of anti-grav and some questionable graphical decisions also mount up to disappointment and it is interesting to see if Nintendo are going to address this with the remaining 40 courses. However, in the grand scheme of things it is great to have new courses to race on and is certainly thoroughly recommended for all Mario Kart fans.
Overall, Wave 1 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is enjoyable and gives a modern classic a thrilling new spark of life. After blasting through the race classes, it's likely the itch will be back and we'll be back in the online lobbies once again, eagerly awaiting the five further waves to come between now and the end of 2023. That's the key takeaway we took early on while sampling the Booster Course Pass — you can't go far wrong with 'more Mario Kart'.
Unfortunately, the quality of the new tracks varies: Toad Circuit feels like a rush job, while Paris Promenade perfectly captures the wonderful chaos of Mario kart. In summary, we're happy for more Mario kart, yet we're a little disappointed that the first part of this expansion doesn't reach the towering level of the original.
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For the first wave of 6 waves, it's decent. However, I do not understand why some tracks have been improved graphicly, but others haven't. For example, Paris Prominade from Mario kart tour looks great with it's new graphics, but in 3Ds Toads circuit, they just ripped the version they used straight from Mario kart tour and with all it's bland textures and hideous lighting, it looks awful and is the only real bad track in wave 1. I just don't understand why Nintendo were so lazy on some tracks, but not others.
The city track remakes are really good though, because now, you have all the variants of the tracks from Tour are all now just one track. The majority of the city tracks in Mario kart tour were very boring, but in 8 deluxe, they made actually fun and good.
Some really good tracks were brought in from older games such as GBA sky garden and Ds shroom ridge (a seriously underrated track) and they did well with those remasters, though for some reason, Sky garden remake is a lot shorter than it's original. Ninja hideaway is a good tracks, but it clearly isn't built for Mario kart 8 deluxe and especially not 200cc because it is really hard not to bash into sides or fall of the map. However, that could just be because of deluxes slippery controls.
Over all though, a decent start at an idea that thankfully, I can say they have made better in future waves.
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coconut mall didn't deserve this. graphics are sloppy compared to rest of the game. ninja hideaway is the one thing that saves it
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Nintendo Switch
Only get it if you're really desperate for new tracks but it's such a huge drop in quality from the base tracks both graphically and mechanically. None of the mk8 features are even used, it's like they forgot they were making the tracks for mk8. The ported tracks are even a drop in quality from the original systems they were on.
Literally the only time I've had a nintendo product refunded.
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Summary A total of 48 remastered courses from across the Mario Kart series have come to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as paid downloadable content. Eight courses will be released at a time over six waves by the end of 2023, which can all be played locally or online. Courses such as Wii Coconut Mall, N64 Choco Mountain and Tour Tokyo Blur are included in t...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Mar 18, 2022
Developer:
- Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
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