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TalkBack / Re: Mario Kart 8 Review
« on: May 16, 2014, 04:35:45 PM »
This is like IGN's MK Double Dash 7.9 review all over again.
Obviously, none of us plebeians have played the game yet, but the gaming press has. So, you have make sure you read the text of the review, not just the score. My problem with the review is that outside of Battle Mode, Neal pretty much criticizes Mario Kart for being.......Mario Kart. And that's it. Zero-gravity is very briefly mentioned and then not talked about at all which, from the Mario Kart Nintendo Direct, is supposed to add more to the game since you get boosts when you ram another racer while in zero-gravity mode. Neal doesn't even mention this at all. The problem with the review isn't the score, it's the lack of detail as to why an installment in a very highly regarded series like Mario Kart is given such a mediocre score. He had to know that a 7.5 score on the most impressive looking Wii U game thus far was going to be controversial. Just saying it's more of the same isn't enough.
Obviously, none of us plebeians have played the game yet, but the gaming press has. So, you have make sure you read the text of the review, not just the score. My problem with the review is that outside of Battle Mode, Neal pretty much criticizes Mario Kart for being.......Mario Kart. And that's it. Zero-gravity is very briefly mentioned and then not talked about at all which, from the Mario Kart Nintendo Direct, is supposed to add more to the game since you get boosts when you ram another racer while in zero-gravity mode. Neal doesn't even mention this at all. The problem with the review isn't the score, it's the lack of detail as to why an installment in a very highly regarded series like Mario Kart is given such a mediocre score. He had to know that a 7.5 score on the most impressive looking Wii U game thus far was going to be controversial. Just saying it's more of the same isn't enough.
