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''[[Mario Kart 8]]''{{'}}s battles take place on regular racecourses throughout the game alongside the rules changing again: it combines the survival mechanic used in older games and the timed point-based setup of the previous two installments. Players start with three points, and losing a balloon will deduct one point. If all balloons are popped, they are out of the game, but in team mode or multiplayer, players can still participate as a ghost and cannot gain more points. Appearing transparent on the player's screen but invisible to everyone else, they can still use items to harm the other players, and can still win if the player manages to reach enough points prior to losing all balloons. Balloon Battle is the only Battle Mode option available in ''Mario Kart 8''. As a result of some of these modifications, the Battle Mode in ''Mario Kart 8'' has been criticized for the lack of original battle stages.<ref>Mc Shea, Tom (May 15, 2014). [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-kart-8/1900-6415760/ Mario Kart 8 Review]. ''GameSpot''. Retrieved May 22, 2017. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140624181547/http://www.gamespot.com:80/reviews/mario-kart-8/1900-6415760 Archived] June 24, 2014, 18:15:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> In this game, when playing with no teams, there are twelve different colors the balloons can be. These colors are black, blue, brown, cyan, green, lime, orange, pink, purple, red, white, and yellow. The balloons also have the ''Mario Kart'' logo on them. | ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''{{'}}s battles take place on regular racecourses throughout the game alongside the rules changing again: it combines the survival mechanic used in older games and the timed point-based setup of the previous two installments. Players start with three points, and losing a balloon will deduct one point. If all balloons are popped, they are out of the game, but in team mode or multiplayer, players can still participate as a ghost and cannot gain more points. Appearing transparent on the player's screen but invisible to everyone else, they can still use items to harm the other players, and can still win if the player manages to reach enough points prior to losing all balloons. Balloon Battle is the only Battle Mode option available in ''Mario Kart 8''. As a result of some of these modifications, the Battle Mode in ''Mario Kart 8'' has been criticized for the lack of original battle stages.<ref>Mc Shea, Tom (May 15, 2014). [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-kart-8/1900-6415760/ Mario Kart 8 Review]. ''GameSpot''. Retrieved May 22, 2017. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140624181547/http://www.gamespot.com:80/reviews/mario-kart-8/1900-6415760 Archived] June 24, 2014, 18:15:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> In this game, when playing with no teams, there are twelve different colors the balloons can be. These colors are black, blue, brown, cyan, green, lime, orange, pink, purple, red, white, and yellow. The balloons also have the ''Mario Kart'' logo on them. | ||
''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' changes the Battle Mode rules to the setup last used in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' with new battle arenas and some changes. Just like in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', Balloon Battle uses the timed point-based scoring system rather than the last-man-standing formula and can be played either in teams or free-for-all | ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' changes the Battle Mode rules to the setup last used in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' with new battle arenas and some changes. Just like in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', Balloon Battle uses the timed point-based scoring system rather than the last-man-standing formula and can be played either in teams or free-for-all. Each player now starts out with five balloons rather than the traditional three, and losing all balloons halves the player's points, regardless of how many points they have. The player respawns with three balloons instead of five. The details of the balloons are the same as in ''Mario Kart 8'' (including the twelve colors). | ||
''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''{{'}}s rendition of Balloon Battle is similar to that of ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s, where losing all of one's balloons will result in being eliminated, but there is still a time limit present. In this game, much like how races only have two laps instead of three, players only start with two balloons instead of three in Battle Mode. Once a player loses all of their balloons, their kart will be put on a [[Lift]] that circles the perimeter of the stage. When the player hits an [[Item Box]], they can still throw items at opponents from offstage. This is only possible for the player themselves in multiplayer, as the match automatically ends when the player is eliminated in single-player. Like in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', there are eight different colors the balloons can be. These colors are blue, cyan, green, pink, purple, red, white, and yellow. | ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''{{'}}s rendition of Balloon Battle is similar to that of ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s, where losing all of one's balloons will result in being eliminated, but there is still a time limit present. In this game, much like how races only have two laps instead of three, players only start with two balloons instead of three in Battle Mode. Once a player loses all of their balloons, their kart will be put on a [[Lift]] that circles the perimeter of the stage. When the player hits an [[Item Box]], they can still throw items at opponents from offstage. This is only possible for the player themselves in multiplayer, as the match automatically ends when the player is eliminated in single-player. Like in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', there are eight different colors the balloons can be. These colors are blue, cyan, green, pink, purple, red, white, and yellow. | ||
