Mario Kart 8

Released: 5/30/2014

Feel the rush as your kart rockets across the ceiling. Race upside-down and along walls on anti-gravity tracks in the most action-fueled Mario Kart game yet. Take on racers across the globe and share videos of your greatest moments via Mario Kart TV.

Critics

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

88.6

Critic Average

71 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

Metacritic User Score

2,169 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

N/A

Metacritic Disparity

-0.4

Combined Disparity

-0.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

51 early (72%)19 launch window (27%)1 late (1%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 1, 2014

Based on 71 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 88.6/100. Critics score this game 0.4 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 71)

Anthony John AgnelloviaDigital Trends
Aug 1, 2014Late review
80/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · -9.0 pts
Reagan MorrisviaNZGamer
Jul 9, 2014Launch window
90/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +1.0 pts
Brent GaliettiviaVGChartz
Jun 24, 2014Launch window
84/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · -5.0 pts
PramathviaGamingBolt
Jun 16, 2014Launch window
85/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · -4.0 pts
Luciano HowardviaThe Digital Fix
Jun 15, 2014Launch window
90/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +1.0 pts