Mario Kart 8 was great, superlative game – there is a legitimate argument to be made that it is still the best Wii U game to date – but probably no one expected an enhanced re-release for it to be received as well as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been. The game is due for release next week, and ahead of then, reviews for it have already started rolling in.
Gamespot has given it score of 9, IGN a 9.3, Destructoid 9.5, Game Informer a 9.25, and DualShocker an 8, among others. The end result? With Metascore of 94, the game is currently the second highest scoring game of 2017 (tied with Persona 5, and trailing behind Nintendo’s own The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild).
It looks like addition of a full fledged battle mode, and the consolidation of all the DLC and free updates really did make all the difference. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launches next week exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. Stay tuned for our own review of the game.