My last race of Mario Kart 8 came down to the wire. We sped through a remake of DK Jungle, a stage previously introduced in Mario Kart for 3DS. My opponent slipped into first place. I was down in fourth, recovering from a poorly timed accident. I knew the stakes and had to race cautiously to secure a win. After power-sliding into third, I picked up one of Mario Kart’s shiny item boxes. The next ramp transformed our karts into gliders, and we swooped past three Screaming Pillars. As the familiar item roulette wheel spun in the top left corner, only one thought crossed my mind: “If I get a red shell right now, this race is done!”
This type of high stakes situation happens all the time in Mario Kart. The red shell appeared; I won the race. But according to Producer Hideki Konno, the outcome shouldn’t be attributed to luck. Regardless, Mario Kart 8 is the best looking game on Wii U so far. Its vibrant vistas stand apart thanks to both incredible attention to detail and great art direction. Its high speed tricks feel faster. Its framerate is locked at an impressive 60 fps (even in two-player split-screen mode).
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