Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1

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• DDestructoid

  Jordan Devore · Nov 14, 2014

  8.5

  The rest of DLC Pack 1 isn't as consistently great as the core game, but it's all relative. By industry standards for post-release content, Nintendo is killing it. This is a must-buy for Mario Kart 8 players, and I'm hopeful the company will continue pulling in other franchises going forward. These packs can't just be a one-off experiment; the potential for cool crossovers is too high.

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• GRGame Reactor

  Fabrizia Malgieri · Nov 27, 2014

  9.0

  We admit that we weren't convinced when Nintendo announced the two DLC packs. But thankfully it seems we had nothing to worry about, since the first of the two content drops for Mario Kart 8 contains some great additional content for an already excellent game. The new tracks, characters and Karts will add many hours of fun to a title that has already had us glued to our screens on many occasions.

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• EGEuro Gamer

  Martin Robinson · Nov 14, 2014

  9.0

  This first bundle of DLC does a fantastic job of leaning on Nintendo's past, so it's just a slight shame that it hasn't learnt from one of Mario Kart 8's only failings and taken the opportunity to overhaul the somewhat limp Battle mode - which, in this instance, hasn't been touched at all. ...Still, it's hard to complain when the future of Mario Kart has been expanded so graciously, and now that one of 2014's best games has just been made that little bit better.

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• 3J3D Juegos

  Jesús Bella · Nov 13, 2014

  8.5

  Si te has quedado sin motivos para seguir jugando a Mario Kart 8, esta es la excusa perfecta para volver a incluir el juego en el menú de tu Wii U. Un primer contenido descargable que amplía en un 25% la propuesta original con ocho nuevos circuitos y otros tantos personajes y karts. Una excelente combinación de elementos nostálgicos, retro y también nuevos respaldados por el sello inconfundible de Nintendo, con guiños por todas partes. Indispensable para fans.

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• FFNintendo

  Nuno Nêveda · Dec 18, 2014

  8.0

  O preço pedido por este DLC é perfeitamente aceitável tendo em conta que eleva o número total de pistas para quarenta e oferece mais personagens, mais veículos e novas oportunidades de personalização, tudo isto com a qualidade que se exige. Dá um novo alento a Mario Kart 8 e permite que ele se mantenha em destaque na Wii U por mais uns meses.
• EGEuro Gamer

  Vítor Alexandre · Nov 17, 2014

  9.0

  Talvez a Rainbow Road seja a menos entusiasmante e Mute City a mais nostálgica, emocionante e representativa desta oitava incursão da série, com as suas múltiplas teclas de velocidade e secções anti-gravidade. Com o Blue Falcon, a moto inspirada em Epona e Link como personagem destaque do pack a pensar nos fãs, sobra ainda bastante conteúdo adequado a rodar Mario Kart 8 por mais tempo na Wii U. As corridas de vocação arcade, pela sua simplicidade e natureza competitiva ganham novo alento. Na primavera haverá mais novidades.

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