Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 5

 Switch
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Pure Nintendo
    Jul 17, 2023
    90
    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the gift that keeps on giving. Who knows what the future holds for the franchise? For now, this latest wave provides more fun and excitement to tide us over until the final round of tracks heads away later this year.
  2. Gamers Heroes
    Jul 12, 2023
    85
    Wave 5 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass provides a compelling case to come back nearly a decade after its vanilla release. Whether one wants to hit the town or the tub, there’s a little something for everybody here.
  3. Video Chums
    Jul 31, 2023
    80
    Even with a couple less-than-stellar tracks thrown in, Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass is a ton of fun, especially the fact that Squeaky Clean Sprint is as silly as it is and you can finally race through a Canadian city in Vancouver Velocity. Great stuff.
  5. Nintendo Life
    Jul 12, 2023
    70
    Overall, Wave 5 is another good wave, though not a great one. Squeaky Clean Sprint, while perfectly decent fun in itself, can't quite match the heights of something like Yoshi's Island, and tracks like Moonview Highway and Sunset Wilds make us feel like Nintendo just isn't quite giving its all when it comes to this DLC. Still, the positives outweigh the negatives, and we're confident that once the final wave lands later this year, the Booster Course Pass will prove an essential purchase for Mario Kart fans.
  6. Destructoid
    Jul 18, 2023
    60
    With this, we have just one wave of tracks to come. That’s eight more chances for some of the best tracks in series history to still make an appearance. If they don’t, I can always take solace in the fact that Mario Kart 9 is probably on the horizon at this point for whatever the successor to the Switch will be.

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Kdog152
    Jul 24, 2023
    8
    I'll get the negatives out of the way first. WHY did they take the sunset out of sunset wilds? I mean, it's called SUNSET WILDS!!!! The trackI'll get the negatives out of the way first. WHY did they take the sunset out of sunset wilds? I mean, it's called SUNSET WILDS!!!! The track is still fun but it suffers from being way to simplified from it's original. Nintendo, patch it please.
    This one isn't really a negative just more of a curiosity. Why Wii Moonview Highway We already have the tour city tracks, so adding a non tour city just feels repetitive. I mean, Wii's Dry dry ruins would have been a way better pick. I still enjoy it, but it doesn't make sense.
    Now for the positives. All the city tracks are amazing though Athens Dash is a bit janky. Nintendo finally decided to stop being lazy and made the graphics resemble the base games graphics. Squeaky Clean Sprint is a masterpiece and I love all the alternate pathways. They made Daisy cruiser higher than a C tier track so I have to give them credit for that. Most of the tracks are great in this wave (especially Koopa Cape), but come on Nintendo, did you really have to ruin probably the most anticipated track of the booster course pass? I mean, seriously, Mario kart tours version has the sun set gimmick, and it's a phone game!!! 8.5/10.    … Full Review »
  2. firelink88
    Jul 20, 2023
    8
    It's not perfect, but Moonview Highway originally from Mario Kart Wii was definitely a good one to bring back, especially since I grew up withIt's not perfect, but Moonview Highway originally from Mario Kart Wii was definitely a good one to bring back, especially since I grew up with that game. It was nice to see Sunset Wilds return as well. Its pretty cool that you can race inside a bathroom, (the Sqeaky Clean Sprint race track). Bringing back Koopa Cape from from Mario Kart Wii while listening to the song made me think about all the fun times I had as a kid.… Full Review »
  3. GreenSquid15
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    A Wave 5 não me impressionou muito, a maioria das pistas tem cara de serem da Wave 2 e acho que o maior disperdício dessa wave foi a pista GBAA Wave 5 não me impressionou muito, a maioria das pistas tem cara de serem da Wave 2 e acho que o maior disperdício dessa wave foi a pista GBA Sunset Wilds que é muito chapada e removeram duas característcias dessa pista que foram os Shy Guys pulando no jogador ao encostar neles e o mais importante, o pôr do sol, os novos personagens são bons e a nova pista Squeaky Clean Sprint foi o maior destaque na minha opnião. espero que a Wave 6 nos impressione e que escolham as melhores pistas e melhores perssonagens pôssiveis, e que também adicionem algum Potencializador novo pro jogo..… Full Review »
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