![]() ![]() Luigi's Mansion illustrated how to use sound effects to great effect, sadly, such mastery is far from present here. When you consider what Nintendo have done in the past with GameCube sound, this pales in comparison. And here we start to become disappointed with what Double Dash has to offer. Just as important as how a game looks, is what aural pleasures it can give you. The animation is fluid and utterly superb and detail on the characters is stunning. Whilst in the N64 version drivers suffered from severe rigor mortis, here they move about all the time. The characters bring the game to life furthermore. Slow down however, and a marked lack of textures in some areas becomes apparent, however, you will very rarely need to go slow enough to notice, so we're not going to whine on. The actual environments themselves are wonderfully vibrant, every fun and happy colour in the world can be found within this game and we have to say that the tracks look fantastic. What we now have is a title that burns along at 60-fps, even when you are in four-player split-screen mode. As we have mentioned, one of the major quarrels with the previous build was the speed, thankfully this problem has been resolved. Mario Kart shines visually, it is perhaps one of the best solid showings of what the GameCube can do that we have come across so far. Let the wash of disappointment run over you for a moment or two, draw breath and now hear our reason.Īs always Nintendo have really gone to town with how they make their game look, and having made the console they know just how to exploit it. This is not a great game, it is a good game, it has flaws, it has good bits, heck, it has stunning bits, but this is not the complete Mario package that we have all come to expect. Now, this is a Nintendo game, so us being totally biased we're bound to say it is the most amazing thing since sliced bread and give it a 9/10, but we're not. As the saying goes, beauty is only skin deep. Of course, anticipation is only the half, and things that are beautiful on the surface can be ugly when you get to know them better. You're not quite sure what to do, you just stand there in awe whilst trying to retain your maturity and not turn into an over-excited lump. Approaching Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is much like approaching a beautiful man or woman.
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