
Mario Kart DS
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1
Taste attributes: familymonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacesportsfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, straightforward racing game: original and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
IGDB rating
86 / 100
415 ratings
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About This Game
Mario Kart DS is the continuation of the long running racing game series that began on the Super Nintendo. It features 16 new tracks as well as 16 tracks from the previous 4 games, with each set split up into the Nitro and Retro Grand Prix respectively. Eight racers are initially available, each with two go-karts to choose from. A number of characters and additional karts are also available to unlock. New items have been added to the arsenal, including a Blooper squid that squirts ink onto the screens of other players and a Bullet Bill power up that transforms the player into a giant, fast-travelling bullet on autopilot.
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- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Released
- 14 November 2005
- Series
- Mario Bros.
- Platforms
- Wii U, Nintendo DS
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 10h rushed, 15h normally, 22h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
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- IGDB
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