Mario Kart Double Dash

[FreelancePolice]

GAME CENTRAL MARIO KART DD REVIEW!!!!!!!


So i suppose Game Central 7/10

IGN 7.9/10
Edge 5/10
Gamespot 7.9/10 are all wrong are they?

Not liking the cheating AI and Mario Kart 4x4 quotes in the Game Central review. Ive always found Digi/Game Central reviews to ge honest so i waited for there score of DD before i decided to purchase the game. I was hoping that the negative reviews (please don't tell me 7 out of 10 is a good score ) were all BS but after reading the Game Central reveiw i will not be buying this game after all

I think there are too many Nintendo "fan boy's" trying to justify there purchase of DD by claiming that all the average reviews (yes 7, 7.9 out of 10 is average) were out of order.

Nintendo, you have messed up!

EDIT. rjpageuk, I'm sorry mate but simply saying "If you don't like the game just don't buy it then" means nothing on a video games forum.

Mario Kart simply just is'nt good enough and not what i expected from Nintendo. It's no good people moaning about people who moan about the score of DD. The bottom line is that the game should have got rave reviews and not average ones. Yes i believe a game that scores 7 out of 10 is average.

What happened to the days when you were almost certain that a game with "Nintendo" on the box was a classic?

The same can be apllied to Capcom and Konami etc etc. If you told me back in the days of the SNES that companys like Nintendo, Capcom and Konami would start to release games that were anything other than classic titles i would have laughed at you.

Now we get games from those companys that can score as low as 5 out of 10.

have you played it? If not at least rent it, you owe them that much to try it. Every Nintendo game i have bought has been excellent at worst and a classic at best so i guess its down to personal preference.

[FreelancePolice]

beat me to it

[Shin Gouki]

No guys i have'nt played it and ive only watched the advert for it

I really am scared to death about playing this game. I hated Mario Kart 64 and it sounds like DD is more of the same. I was gutted after paying 100 odd quid for the jap version of Mario Kart 64 and i never want to feel that way again.

I expected so much from MK64 and i was hoping that Nintendo got there act together and did the biz with DD but it looks like they have'nt.

I suppose i could stop being such a pu$$Y though and face my fears by atleast renting the game out

[taurusnipple]

The guy at Toys R Us said that the bonus disc contains Mario Kart 64. I'm gonna check that right now.

[rjpageuk]

If you are unsure whether to get it or not, or want to avoid being disapointed, dont bother with it. You will ensure you arent disapointed then.

There are plenty of other games to buy anyhow.

EDIT. rjpageuk, I'm sorry mate but simply saying "If you don't like the game just don't buy it then" means nothing on a video games forum.

What do you want me to say?

I have played it, you havent. I have said numerous times it is a great game. You are basing your opinion from a review. If you want to do that it is your choice, but there is little more any of us can say on the matter that hasnt already been said 100 times.

[taurusnipple]

Bastard liar, it's not true of course.

[Phlebas]

Well, just to add my 2p...
I've had the game since play-asia shipped preorders and my bro and i have been going through the game in coop and in vs on the GP mode, and well we are having a whale of a time. Then again, I had a whale of a time with MK64 and am still completely mystified by the amount of people that HATE it. Yes, yes, it is not about your skill, the AI is unfair, you can't hop,skip and twirl,the cars are not karts,and it is not a hardcore racing experience...all these things were done to make the game more accessible. In interviews with the devs they stated the reasons they changed all these things, and they were all to make the game more accessible. I am sure everyone here has had the experience of a 'casual gamer' coming round and being put off a game because you are sooooooooo obviously better at it than them. The reviews are probably right with their 7/10 avg. scores. This means in lay terms that the game is a good game, but pushes no boundaries of gameplay. I don't personally agree with this 'cos i think the two player coop per kart is an inspired idea, but I can see where all these reviewers are coming from.
Bloody hell! Just get the game, get round some friends, and if you still don't enjoy it, put it up on ebay. I am sure someone would buy it off you

I just feel sorry for nintendo.

[Shimmyhill]

Well i hated MK64.

Paid ?120 for it, still i was never going to not play MKDD so it was bought upon Jap release.

Its supurb, not in the same way snes mk was but i love it none the less.

It can be had for ?23 pal if u get via the Littlewoods online deal. Just buy it, if u dont like it sell it on ebay for the same u bought it for. Nothing ventured nothing gained.

I mean not playing a game purely on other peoples judgements (which i may add do not tally up with the majority on here) is plain silly.

I mean the press slated star wars on release.

[NINTY]

Trusting a review is like trustings somones opinion as a review is someones opinion.

i dont care what some people say Mario Kart is Fun and i love it 9/10

[Shin Gouki]

i dont care what some people say Mario Kart is Fun and i love it 9/10

Yes, but your name is NINTY and you have a metroid in your avatar so anything you say should be taken with a spoon full of salt

Shimmy, i feel for you brother. I too payed around 120 for the pile of ****e that was MK64

[Supergoal]

Been playing more again, and it's great fun in 2 player GP mode.
It's more fun than F zero was ( not more rewarding though mind )
and I can't see how you could lose out on a game you can get for ?23!!!
Bargain 8)

[nips]

FFS Shin Gouki, you clearly don't want to be convinced. You have made up your mind that this game is **** based on reviews and before playing this game, and the fact that the individual reviews of the rest of this board, present in this thread mean nothing as you are willing to refute them on peripheral things and completely ignore others.

Fair enough, if you don't want to enjoy this game then that's your choice. But ffs, don't come into this thread claiming: 'ninty have messed this game up', or 'you'd expect more from a Ninty game' without having first played it.

Bring something intersting to this discussion, and I'll be happy to discuss them. But I assure you this isn't a discussion:

GAME CENTRAL MARIO KART DD REVIEW!!!!!!!


So i suppose Game Central 7/10

IGN 7.9/10
Edge 5/10
Gamespot 7.9/10 are all wrong are they?

I was hoping that the negative reviews (please don't tell me 7 out of 10 is a good score ) were all BS but after reading the Game Central reveiw i will not be buying this game after all

I think there are too many Nintendo "fan boy's" trying to justify there purchase of DD by claiming that all the average reviews (yes 7, 7.9 out of 10 is average) were out of order.

Nintendo, you have messed up!

Play the game, love it, hate it. Then tell us why you dislike it. Otherwise STFU!

[Commander Marklar]

Oh man, I love this! Finally had some decent time to play it (hence *this* - millions of wires, several cubes... not good ) in its various modes and it's great!

Fave things are the animation; so much stuff is going on on the screen and everything is alive, solid and colourful. Weapons are great, with character specials (Bowser's giant turtle shell is awesome) and the two-player co-op works really well. Even the missus got a hold of the powerslide and side-swipe techniques straight away, in addition to "PARP!!" teh horn when no weapons are being held

Weapons are great too - loads of tactical play and "quick, swop!!" moments I like how characters drop weapons when you blast 'em too; makes for good multiplayer moments

Love it man - it's fast, easy to play and mucho fun. Also, MKD has the best surround sound test EVAR!!!1!!

[Scythe]

Enough of the MK64 bashing already, its easily the most played N64 game in my house, not because the single player game was so rewarding and I just couldn't put it down but because all of my peers enjoyed it in multiplayer and had FUN!! Do you see?

More laughs, shouting matches, groans than any other game ever, it is better than SNES MK and people that don't think it is are wrong!! Only battle mode on the SNES was better.....

I for one am looking forward to getting DD (today please Goblin!) purely for this aspect alone, a game where my girlfriend and I (and others) can play on an even playing field.

[mattSix]

I for one am looking forward to getting DD... purely for this aspect alone, a game where my girlfriend and I (and others) can play on an even playing field.

yes! that's what it's all about - the relationship endangering slanging match that ensues from a furious game of 'kart with your loved one...

it just adds that extra spice to the mix!