Video Game Reviews: Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS
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Mario Kart DS
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Deeko
The embodiment of pure kart racing goodness, an almost faultless paradigm that is undeniably the finest kart racing game created to date.
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Cheat Code Central
A gift from the Nintendo Gods.
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Lawrence
The Gamecube’s holiday season is looking pretty bare, but thankfully the DS library continues to prosper. And now, literally every classic gamer is without excuse to add a Nintendo DS to their collection with the release of Mario Kart DS. This title
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Gamerz-Edge
Mario Kart DS is a harmonious blend of everything that was great about the previous installments of the wacky kart-racing series. Rather than reinventing the gameplay in unnecessary ways (for instance, two-person karts), MKDS focuses on what drives the
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Gamerz-Edge
eToychest
Reason alone to own the DS platform. All of the fun that has been intrinsic to the series is intact, and the much-anticipated online component simply seals the deal. This is best game in the series by far, and perhaps the best kart-style racing game ever
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Gamenikki
Mario Kart DS takes the best of all of the Mario Kart games and puts them together in a game people will still be playing when the next generation of Gameboy comes out.
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USA Today
That is, while you can play the game solo against computer-controlled opponents — such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Peach and other familiar Nintendo characters — up to eight friends can play against one another in the same room using a wireless local area
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at USA Today
MobileTechReview
Grand Prix works much as you'd expect, 3 series featuring 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc, four nitro cups and four retro cups per series, and each cup uses four tracks. So that's 32 tracks repeated at four different speeds, which represent four different
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ThumbBandits
The interface is simple. You navigate the menu using the touch screen. You’re met with single player, multiplayer and Nintendo wi-fi mode (which will be covered shortly). Single player breaks down into Grand Prix, Time Trials, VS, Battle and Missions.
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Plain Games
During a race the DS’s top screen is dedicated to a 3rd-person view of the course and your kart. Additionally, items, number of laps, and current position are also displayed. On the bottom screen, there are two different view options. The first
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Plain Games
The Bovine Conspiracy
What makes Mario Kart DS so great? Let’s start with the graphics. Mario Kart is an amazing looking DS game. The Mario Kart games have always been known for their bright, colorful tracks and racers and the current iteration is certainly no exception.
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GameBrink
Undoubtedly the best game in the Mario Kart series, which considering the MK legacy is quite an achievement.
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DS Advanced
Mario Kart has appeared on each one of Nintendo's consoles since the Super Nintendo introduced the series back in 1992. Every release of this genre-spawning kart racer has been met with insane amounts of anticipation and excitement. When the Nintendo DS
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GameSpot
Balloon battles are back, and better than ever.
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NintendoWorldReport
WHAM! Gaming
the addictive qualities of titles past are present and accounted for, and the opportunity to take home honed strategies out into the world is surely what makes Mario Kart DS so appealing. It's not just the best karting game Nintendo have ever developed; i
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at WHAM! Gaming
Games Radar UK
Total Video Games
PALGN
number of gameplay modes is also surprisingly healthy. 9.0Lifespan: Single-player is still a bit too easy, but the game absolutely shines in multiplayer. Online mode extends this further, even if it is a bit too basi
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at PALGN
Sydney Morning Herald
can also enjoy races or raucous battles using only one cartridge, with hosts beaming the game to seven DS consoles.The 30 courses include old favourites plus 16 new circuits that include giant pinball tables, idyllic beaches, spooky mansions and pirate sh
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Sydney Morning Herald
Computer and Video Games
not going to go quite as far as to say it's the best game on the DS at the moment but it's definitely a strong contender - and way up there as one of the finest, most polished and simply most massively entertaining games of the year. Buy it.
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AllGame
Each character comes with his or her own custom go-kart, and offers a different mix of speed, pick-up, and strength. Adding to the excitement are an assortment of power-ups, such as high-speed boosts, slippery banana peels, and ricocheting shells, which
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at AllGame
Fragland
Do you have the feeling that no one can ever beat you? That you are simply the best? Then prove it in the Time Trial. Put down your best time and challenge your friends to break it. Who's tired of racing around with only one goal - reaching the finish -
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Fragland
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