Whether this was by accident or on purpose, Nintendo had teased us with the return of Bob-omb Blast in Mario Kart World earlier this month. Back then I said that we shouldn't necessarily expect more than this and today they indeed released an update, version 1.6.0, which primarily gave us this mode. There are also some balance changes, but Bob-omb Blast is the main attraction here.
And I'm happy to have it back. This is the best thing that came out of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and has always been my favorite Battle Mode... mode. You certainly want to use the "Frantic" item option for this one, so you always have the double item boxes for that enjoyable explosion spamming. Overall, this is more similar to the version from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, so you have balloons, you won't see anyone holding stacks of bombs, and so on.
It's a fantastic addition, but it doesn't make up for the lack of dedicated battle courses. There are only two of them and only one of those is actually fun to play (Big Donut), where as a result even Bob-omb Blast gets boring quickly. That's one of the biggest complaints I have about Mario Kart World – that they didn't use the space between courses for more Battle Mode goodness. And with the exception of Dino Dino Jungle, I find the modified race tracks too large. I can race around DK Pass for a minute without running into any opponents... And that's lame.
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