Mario Kart 8 Deluxe takes the best game in the series and improves it. It looks better, plays better, the soundtrack remains an utter joy and the inclusion of a fully-featured and fiendishly fun Battle Mode is the cherry on top.

There's a temptation for me to just throw a pasted list of new features, then in the largest font the site will allow just put "this game is amazing, bye" and run away to start playing it again. Mario

Might be the perfect handheld game; Battle Mode is finally complete; Splatoon characters feel great

No new tracks

So MK8D in a nutshell? Nintendo’s kept the original’s many good bits and gotten rid of its few missteps. It really is that simple as well. The only reason Switch owners shouldn’t buy this game is if they’ve already played all of it to death. Anyone who skipped over Mario Kart 8’s DLC will still find plenty that’s new here and the same goes for those who’ve spent the best part of three years aching for a proper Battle Mode. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the same brilliant game as it is ever was, now with an added sprinkle of genius. Job done. Buy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe here from Amazon

Loads of courses and characters; New Battle Mode does the job; Portable play is ace;

No new courses; 200cc mode can be iffy;

We've all been there before. Having survived an onslaught of Red and Blue Shells, you've managed to hold onto your first-place position for the last two laps and you're finally on the end straight. But no, what's this?

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the definitive version of Mario Kart 8, the most comprehensive Mario Kart game yet, and a must-buy game for the Nintendo Switch. It's a port of a three-year-old Wii U game, but it's an immaculate, great-looking port that fixes the original version's flaws, adds all the DLC...

Completely overhauled Battle Mode; Tons of tracks, including DLC content; Lots of local and online multiplayer options

Some stuttering with four-player split-screen in testing

There'll be arguments about what's a fitting price tag for what is at heart a port, but all that's moot in the face of what remains one of the most exquisite video games in recent years.

Many felt that Mario Kart 7 was a shocking stumble for Nintendo's (now) 25-year-old racing series, yet it did not stop the 3DS title from notching up the usual multi-million sales globally, with the game still often popping back into the charts in many countries.

Loads of courses and characters; New Battle Mode does the job; Portable play is ace;

No new courses; 200cc mode can be iffy;

The very first time I booted up Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, I made it halfway through my first lap before being interrupted by a screaming baby in my house. My infant son was hungry, so I undocked my Nintendo Switch and took it with me to my rocking chair as I fed him.

Huge amount of content; Battle mode; Holding two items at once creates great new strategies; Perfectly suited for bite-sized on-the-go sessions in handheld mode or multiplayer parties in TV mode

Odd implementation of drive assist; Not really any innovative new content