Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gives us the Battle Mode we should have had

Enter Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch. The game is due this April 28, and it features 8 Battle Mode courses spread over five modes. It all works locally, online and over LAN for tournaments. We played each mode over the weekend at PAX East.

You know the standard modes like Balloon Battle (like stock in Smash, Shine Thief (like keep away), Coin Runners (a coin collecting game) and Bob-omb Blast. There’s a new mode, though, that was pretty neat.

It’s called Renegade Roundup, and it places teams of players on the side of the law and outlaws. The outlaws run away from the law, armed with the standard slew of items found in question mark boxes. The law have piranha plants that chomp down on the outlaws, sending them to jail. The outlaw team can hit a switch and release their jailed friends; but, if they fail to do that before everyone is caught, they lose. If time expires before all the outlaws are caught, the law loses.

It’s fun, and it absolutely services as a welcome addition to a strong roster of party-type modes for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Battle Mode’s back, and it’s better than ever. For Mario Kart 8 fans, that’s enormous.

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