Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GameCube
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Product Details: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
| Genre | Racing |
|---|---|
| Style | Go-Kart Racing |
| Platform | GameCube |
| Release Date | 2003-12-12 |
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Product Description: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The character behind the wheel is responsible for steering and acceleration, while the character in back tosses out a collection of six offbeat powerups, from banana peels to turtle shells, as well as eight characterspecific items. The object is still to use these powerups to delay the opposition long enough to reach a firstplace finish. Players are also free to switch character positions at any time during the race, to take advantage of a particular character's special abilities on offense or their superior skills while driving.
Featured characters in the game include Mario, Luigi, Peach, Baby Mario, Yoshi, Birdo, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Baby Luigi, Koopa, Bowser, Baby Bowser, and Paratroopa. As in previous games in the series, Mario Kart: Double Dash features a variety of multiplayer modes, where up to four players can race each other on a splitscreen or battle it out in specially designed arenas. The courses can be played at different times of the day and feature dramatic changes in elevation as well as varied terrain. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
User Reviews: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
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Mario Kart: Double Dash
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Review - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
, December 18, 2003Reviewer: randygamer4life - See all randygamer4life's reviews2 of 2 Yahoo! Users found this Mario Kart: Double Dash!! review helpfulPros: Good for all ages, LAN support, New characters
Cons: Some of the music is lame
If you are looking for a racing game, like the "Mario" franchise, own a Nintendo GameCube, and have a lot of friends to play with, then this game is for you. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a great game for all ages. It is by far the best Mario Kart game in Nintendo's long running racing franchise. A feature that is new in the game is that you have two characters on a kart at the same time instead of one. You can choose which characters that you want and what karts that you want. Each character has their own special weapon when it comes to combating eachother. For example: Mario now can throw fire, and Donkey and Diddy Kong can throw a giant banana. The new characters are: Daisy, Birdo, Baby Mario & Luigi, Toadette, Paratroopa, Baby Bowser, Waluigi, Petey Piranha, and King Boo. The game also has LAN support. Up to eight (8) TV's can be connected together with eight people playing the same game. You will need Nintendo GameCube broadband adapters (sold separately), an over-the-counter hub, and LAN cables to do this. On a scale of 1 being worst and 10 being best, I give Mario Kart: Double Dash!! a 9.5; every Nintendo GameCube owner should own a copy of this game. ...
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Pros: two player co-op mode !
Cons: can't jump
It's here at last; The Game Cube version of Mario Kart. It better be good if they took all this time. GOOD NEWS! This is the best Mario Kart ever -- and that's saying alot!
It has great challenges and the co-op mode is unprecedented; two people control the same kart!! One person shoots and one person drives. No other game has anything like it. You can play with up to eight players between four karts (requires a hub and 2 cubes) and if one player's skill level isn't as high as another, just make em' the shooter on a co-op kart. The shooter position can be as involved as you want it to be. You can just throw stuff, or you can execute what they call a drift or slide attack and take other players' items or dodge obstacles at the last minute (among other things).
The battle modes have also been touched up as well. They now have three different battle modes to choose from. A capture-the-flag type, one where you get all bombs, and the usual 3 balloons mode. At first we were a little disappointed to see such small battle arenas, but when we played more and began to unlock some levels, we were extremely pleased (i.e. multi-tiered luigi's mansion level).
This game has more unlockables, shortcuts, and secrets then the others. The only downside we could see is that you can't jump (95% sure you can't anyway) because in the 64's version I like to do that going around corners, but you won't notice once you get going.
A pleasure to shell out the dough to play this title. Well worth it!
-Phil C. ...