Super Mario 3D World Reviews
Super Mario 3D World is yet another instant classic from Nintendo.
Super Mario 3D World is the game that the Wii U needed at launch.
The cat’s out of the bag: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is a must-play for Nintendo Switch owners — and it might just be the redeemer of the downtrodden Wii U.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is a neatly refined Nintendo Switch port that makes some appreciated updates to the original Wii U title. It’s great to have yet another 3D Mario platformer on a current-day console, while Bowser’s Fury is a great episode of jumps, twirls and enemy-bonking that all 3D Mario fans will enjoy.
The nice thing is that you are not only surprised by new possibilities, but also by old elements that come back in a good and unexpected way. It's not a refresh like Super Mario Galaxy, but Super Mario 3D World is a great mix of old-fashioned platforms and modern 3D gaming. We jump, with claws out, a hole in the air.
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A mastery of games design, Super Mario 3D World shows that Nintendo are still on top of their game. Blending the old and the new into platforming gold, this is everything we could've wanted and more. The reason to own a Wii U has arrived.
Super Mario 3D World is an embodiment of joy.
Super Mario 3D World is a superb first attempt at a 3D Super Mario Bros. platformer from Nintendo. It's more than just a simple Mario title with multiplayer bolted on. The game weaves together a plethora of unique, compelling and occasionally downright bizarre ideas that simply work. Mario and friends run, jump, float, crawl, climb, throw fireballs and explode cannonballs across multiple worlds of charming designs, experimental ideas and rock hard platforming towards the end. Super Mario 3D World is one of the best titles on the Nintendo Wii U and one of the best platformers, period. Go forth and save the Sprixie Kingdom!
With roughly 30-35 hours of gameplay, there's a lot to experience and love in 3D World. It's fun, it's gorgeous, and easily one of the best games on the stands.
Not since Super Mario World have I been so in love with a Mario game.
The first mistake you can make is to judge 'Super Mario 3D World' on what it's lacking than what it brings to the table. This is not 'Super Mario Galaxy 3,' but it doesn't need to be. Utilizing the more traditional geometry from 'Super Mario 3D Land,' Nintendo's designers have given themselves a pre-constructed canvas upon which to dispel their captivating ideas. Without the developmental burden of a dramatically changed visual style or tone, those ideas are translated into substantive flourishes of clearly bustling minds, though that isn't to undermine the gorgeous, HD-aided visuals.
Better than 3D Land and the New Super Mario Bros series, but doesn't quite reach the dizzying heights of Super Mario Galaxy.
If you own a Wii U, get this game. If you don't own a Wii U, consider buying one for this game.
To read Dickens is to get a mystical view." Playing Mario is one of the rituals that humanity needs: sometimes we need something to remind us that life is a fact and that everything is worth it. Mario 3D World is the joy of living.
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The game is almost error-free, offering plenty of content (plus you'll find an icon on the menu to launch the 30-year-old Mario Bros. classic in a version with Luigi as the main hero), but excels in detail. And that's why I loved going back to her. It reflects the 30-year history of the series with a number of messages.
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Super Mario 3D World isn't some perfect fix for the aging game maker, but it is Nintendo's tomorrow.
Super Mario 3D World is the Mario experience we've always treasured, but with some fantastic changes to the formula. Between the hidden levels, new powers, each character having strength and uniquely designed stages, this is easily one of the more memorable Mario titles.
Super Mario 3D World is one of the best Super Mario games (even better than Galaxy 2) to date and not only modernises the franchise but pays homage to what came before. It's fun, it's fast and it's the best multiplayer experience on the Wii U. I thoroughly enjoyed this game from start to finish and I will be returning again.
If there's anyone out there who's getting into Mario for the first time with the Wii U, this is a great example of an alternative kind of game to New Super Mario Bros. U. For the rest of us, Super Mario 3D World might not be a "game changer" like Super Mario 64, but it'll always be remembered as the one that let the cats out.
Super Mario 3D World is an absolute joy.