- Each kart holds two characters.
- Six normal items plus character-specific special items.
- Swap characters during the race to make best use of items.
- For 1-8 players (5-8 players requires two consoles with broadband adapters and two TVs).
Product Description
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The Mushroom Kingdom has become a lot more hectic now that Mario
& co have doubled up for some furious racing in Mario Kart:
Double Dash! Each kart holds two racers, so choose from Mario,
Luigi, Peach, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Yoshi, Birdo, Wario,
Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Bowser, Bowser Jr, Koopa and
Paratroopa and pair them up any way you see fit. The character in
front handles the driving duties, while the character in the rear
doles out damage with six normal items and eight special items
that only specific characters can use. Racers can swap places at
any time, so switch it up on the fly to make the best use of your
items as you tear around curves and over huge elevation changes.
Mario Kart's multi-player options are better than ever, too.
Four players can compete in split-screen mode with one 'Cube and
one copy of the game, or you can link two GameCubes together (two
Broadband Adapters ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007DWBL/${0} ) and an
Ethernet cable are required) and use two TVs for an eight-player
game. If you're truly hard-core you can link eight consoles (each
with a Broadband Adapter) and eight TVs and each play on your own
screen.
.co.uk Review
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! has got to a lot to prove. The
original Super Mario Kart on the SNES is still lauded by many as
one of the best driving games--and one of the best multi-player
games--ever made, but Mario Kart 64 had a less unanimous welcome.
Thankfully, Double Dash!! has got everything right--indeed this
is probably the best first-party sequel so far for the GameCube:
the graphics are excellent, the power-ups are more insane than
ever and most importantly the handling of the karts is excellent,
with the powerslide of the SNES original all-important once more.
The big new gimmick for Double Dash!! is the fact that there are
customised karts for you to drive, all of which can seat two
characters. This ensures a surprising a of depth as
you can switch the characters around mid-race in order to access
each one's unique special weapons. As ever with Nintendo games,
the gameplay is perfectly balanced so that the use of power-ups
never overshadows the need to be a skilful driver. Indeed, the
improved AI of the computer players is immediately noticeable as
they move around the tracks in a highly intelligent manner,
moving out of your way and blocking you off when necessary.
Of course the real draw with any Mario Kart game is the
multi-player mode and this is as insanely enjoyable as ever in
either race or battle mode. Indeed it's better than ever as you
can now have up to 16 people playing at one time if you link up
your GameCubes using broadband adapters (
/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007DWBL/${0} ). --David Jenkins
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"Supreme multiplayer and an expanded GP mode add up to the best
Mario Kart ever. 93%." -- NGC Magazine
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