Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass

2022

racing
single player
multiplayer

The story

A total of 48 more courses from throughout the Mario Kart series are racing to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game as paid DLC*. Take in the sights and speed through courses based on real-world locations like Tour London Loop and Tour New York Minute. This DLC also brings back half-pipes! Get some air, pull off a trick, and get a speed boost on Merry Mountain and Wii Maple Treeway.

What it’s like

Bright, saturated tracks that move between sun-washed Mediterranean coastlines, snowy alpine switchbacks and neon-lit city streets, with the kind of cheerful, toy-box clarity Nintendo does better than anyone. Sound is a bouncing mix of brass-heavy kart themes and remixed classics from across the series, layered with engine whine, drifting skids and the chirp of item boxes. The pace is quick and forgiving, with short laps you can finish in a few minutes, and the half-pipe jumps and tricks add a little playful flourish to otherwise steady racing. Tone is light, giddy and low-stakes: competitive enough to sharpen your reflexes, never cruel, with no violence beyond cartoonish spinouts and blue shells. It suits a weekend afternoon, a couch session with friends, or a short solo run while the kettle boils. It is for players who want fresh courses, bright colour and easy, good-humoured competition.

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