To date, the best Wii U game, by far.

Since May 30, so I'm the proud owner of Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition associated comes with a small but high-quality processed Stachipanzer figure. Whether this is worth 10 or not is another matter. For collectors, however, is a must. The game: Mario Kart 8 is - as one might be seen from the number in the name - the eighth installment of the popular Fun-Racer series from Nintendo, the Wii U is on its HD debut this time and of course directly impressed. The textures are crisp, light effects amazing, barely recognizable especially the retro lines. Details wherever you look, you want to stay are the most and first admire the surroundings in order to make the whole elements identified. But enough of that, we come to the heart of every Mario Kart offshoot, the gameplay. And here I can honestly say it's the best in my eyes, what Nintendo has up to now to offer and makes of all parts of her most. But first a few facts are mentioned. You can play a total of 30 mobile characters, some of which have to be unlocked. The fact that in Mario Kart 8 both karts and bikes are selectable and you can assemble his chassis of several components, namely the basic structure, the tire and a slider again, it soon becomes clear that here the ideas from the immediate predecessors Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7 are merged, which I personally think is a very wise decision. Were significantly superior to the karts against even the bikes in MKWii, it is much more balanced and, according to an official statement on the part of Nintendo depending on the route, which variant is now enjoying benefits. Even the balancing item has been reconsidered in MK8 again fundamentally. There are generally a lot less frequently Stachipanzer, lightning or Bullet Bills. Thus, the game is not only fair, no, also the frustration factor is a lot less than before. I think that's very pleasant because this point was quite often criticized in the past Mario Karts. New items are also available. These include the coin, the boomerang, the Pyranha plant and the horn, with which you can fend off the first Stachipanzer. And one thing I can tell you it is a great feeling, even this blue monster back at all his crimes in a race ;-) The different game modes is not much to say, this set is typically composed of the classic Grand Prix, the Versus mode, the time trial and the "battle", as it is called here, together. The latter really slimmed acts in this part because there is not even specially created arenas for it, but the action takes place directly on a handful of selected routes, which attracts a large disadvantage. And though most of the selectable routes are way too big, so you rarely strikes the opponent in order to face the duel. The battle is the way is the Balloon scuffle. The Münzjagd mode or the insignia-Raser no longer exists. But this much for offline play. The most fun and most of the time you will probably spend more in online mode. This is in Mario Kart 8 in my opinion, better than ever. The scoring has become much fairer than in MKWii times and even bugs are rare. Clear exist as usual continues the somewhat annoying connection errors and -abbrüche, but that's to get over, considering that Nintendo's online service is the only meanwhile, offered even for free. A reasonable novelty is the ability to create their own tournaments. You already know from Mario Kart 7, the communities where you can find out with friends alone, who's the best. The tournaments are relatively similar, but you can adjust now to be at what times down in the tournament, which items may not be used or is being driven by what vehicles. Everything nice little things that make the overall package better. In conclusion, I repeat the statement in my reviewer's title and confirm that Mario Kart 8 for me the best Wii U game and definitely is the biggest reason to buy a Wii U. I can put both the game and the console every unconditionally to his heart.