Video Game Reviews: Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS
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Mario Kart DS
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Gaming Target
The “killer-app” for the DS. With it's finely tuned gameplay and insanely high production value, this title will make a worthy addition to any DS library.
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Total Video Games
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
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
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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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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
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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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
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Ferrago
The brilliant title that we've all been waiting for, making the DS that extra mile more appealing and helping seal my growing contempt for the PSP even though I'm not in the least bit a "fanboy".
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NTSC uk
All the usual driver characteristics such as top speed, acceleration, handling and weight are back, with the addition of a new variable: items. Put simply, the higher the item rating, the more likely you are to get better items. Whether or not there's
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Electric Playground
The graphics are phenomenal, some of the best so far for the handheld system. The controls in the game are simple enough for anyone to jump right into, and the variety of gameplay will keep most players coming back for more.
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Armchair Empire
Regardless of whether one is playing the game alone, or online with a few other people there is a ton of fun to be had with this game, and it should be in every DS owner’s library.
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Adrenaline Vault
It is refreshing to see the DS stand up and do some things that can't be done on the GBA, allowing it to stand out as its own system rather than being used to play GBA titles on.
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Pro-G
Despite the core game being as old as the proverbial hills, Mario Kart DS still feels fresh to play and, most importantly, is still fun. In fact, fun is an understatement. It's arguably the most outright enjoyable title on the DS. The combination of
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Pro-G
Eurogamer
The beauty of Mario Kart DS is that it's really, genuinely practical to play with other people, wirelessly or online.
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1UP
Everything about MKDS comes together into a surprisingly compelling package, a portable racing game on par with anything ever to appear on a console.
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Gamer Within
All of the familiar single-player racing modes make their return in Mario Kart DS, in addition to a few new features. The portable title contains eight grand-prix competitions containing four races each. Half of these tracks are new, well-designed
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Gamer Within
Games Radar
It’s pretty clear this is a test lap for Nintendo, and once the kinks are worked out you'll see more gamers gearing up for a race through the Mushroom Kingdom.
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GamePro
The hugely popular multiplayer party racer, Mario Kart, comes to the DS fully loaded with classic characters, a bunch of new tracks, and a wireless multiplayer mode that's to die for.
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Cheat Code Central
A gift from the Nintendo Gods.
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PALGN AU
If you’ve ever played a Mario Kart game, you’ll be at home here. The controls are, for the most part, identical – except for the change of the accelerator button to A, and brake to B, for obvious reasons. So that’s two buttons and a d-pad for
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at PALGN AU
GamerDad
Some games are timeless. Mario Kart in all its forms is among the best of these timeless games. Each entry in the series has changed the fundamentals of the gameplay just enough to make them different experiences, especially for the hardcore fans that
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VGPub
A downside: there is no way to communicate with your opponents in game or in the lobby, so you can’t really get a gauge for who you’re playing, which can lead to the looser disconnects that everyone loves so much.
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N-Europe
I’m not giving this game the full score because of the little WiFi errors I experienced and the availability of only one online mode. But don’t get me wrong. Apart from this, Mario Kart is one hell of a game. It’s the best Mario Kart of all-time
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at N-Europe
GamersMark
An old joke amongst game developer teams picking which game to make next is, "Let's just make a Kart racer." By and large, other companies' pale imitations of Nintendo's long-running Mario Kart series often have been jokes, seeming more like cynical
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Yahoo! Games
The karts have more in common with classic Mario Kart than the more recent Double Dash!! on the GameCube: Every character races solo, the driver/gunner combination has been dropped. This simplifies the gameplay, but allows you to focus on the intricacies
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Yahoo! Games
Cincinnati Enquirer
A classic Nintendo racing game cocktail with a twist of Wi-Fi.
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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 -
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Amped IGO
With a flawed, yet fun, online mode, a great deal of single player modes, and enough courses to choke a horse, Mario Kart DS is almost infinitely replayable.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
Online Mario Kart has one fatal flaw--you'll have to accept that you aren't actually the world's greatest Kart player. And even if you are the world's greatest, you can't rub it in, what with no chat options.
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
Extreme Gamer
/>The lowdown for Mario Kart DS is an easy decision, pick this one up. Only if you despise the site of Mario should you pass on this title.
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Stuff
game makes good use of the second screen as a course map, and doesn't try to force the touch-screen to play a role (unlike most DS games on the market). The crap: Holding down the "A" button (the gas) made our right thumb pack a tiny bag and spend a few n
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Stuff
Portable Review
There has never been much of a reason to race karts, so as such there really isn’t going to be a story. It’s just good, old fashioned fun that dates back to Super Nintendo. Mario and company get together for some racing, and it’s not always
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Portable Review
Modojo
Loaded with goodies and irresistible to resist, Mario Kart DS is fun in its purest form.
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Netjak
While it has some ups and downs, Mario Kart DS proves that Nintendo is coming online with a vengeance. Gear up, strap in, log on, and take off. It's gonna be one heck of a ride.
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Detroit Free Press
Nintendophiles
players don't help it. If you're even somewhat skilled at the game, though, you'll blaze through the single player in no time at all. I for one have no wireless connection working at home and have already stopped playing the game because I can't get onlin
...read the complete Mario Kart DS review at Nintendophiles
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