![]() And while that was already a lot of fun, World goes that step further by introducing the Super Bell (Cat Mario) power-up. ![]() ![]() Super Mario 3D Land provided the first mashup of older Mario 2D games with his more open-world-style 3D adventures. And it was with these impressive visuals and music creating the perfect backdrop, that the great hybrid-level design really came to the fore – ensuring that this is a game I will be coming back to again and again. Of course, the bright cartoony aesthetic looks great on the Switch and ran super smoothly too. Best of all, it’s just great to listen to. I found that it not only captured the oddball atmosphere really well but was perfect for cueing danger and differentiating the unique worlds within the game. From the first jazzy notes as the title screen opens up, to the final riffs on familiar tunes in later levels, 3D World embraces you with some absolutely fantastic music. They manage to pull this in off in 3D World particularly well because everything is so wonderfully creative, easily accessible to new players, remarkably designed and, most of all, fun. 3D World embraces you with some absolutely fantastic music. However, Nintendo just makes the madness work. It’s up to this funny foursome (together or individually) to take the form of mostly magical cats and save the world.” Yup, that’s usually about the point when the men in white coats would come over. Entering a wacky world where a giant Lizard King has captured a bunch of Sprixies (Sparkly Pixies? Sprightly Pixies? Portly Sprite-ies?) in glass jam jars. It’s hard to describe a Mario game and not sound like a complete lunatic telling a weird joke with no punchline: “A couple of plumbers, a Princess and a very cute mushroom-man-hybrid jump down a pipe. In fact, I think it is simply one of the best modern Mario games finally getting the platform it needs to shine in the light of the Koopa King’s fiery breath. So, what can you expect? Is this another cookie-cutter Wii U you port? Well, I’m excited to report that wonderfully, no, it’s much, much more than that. (Also, you may want to check out that stone-cold heart of yours.) Simply one of the best modern Mario games! And if the combination of cute cats and electric guitar-shredded mushroom kingdom melodies is not enough to get you interested in a Mario game, I’m not sure what will. And (thanks to the Bowser’s Fury addition) we could also look forward to the moustachioed plumber’s nemesis going all ‘Heavy-Metal Godzilla’ on the world. It helps, of course, that Mario becomes a big furry yellow cat in this game. So I was really happy that it was coming to the Switch. ![]() Plus, I knew that people that had played the game loved it. I did play and enjoy 3D Land with its 2D/3D fusion and I knew that 3D World built on that idea substantially. I missed out on the original Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U. Bowser’s Fury also offers returning 3D World players an exciting glimpse at Mario’s future, making this Switch title something truly, truly special. A simply amazing game fusing some of Mario’s best 2D and 3D elements, backdropped by nice visuals, astounding music and just enough tweaks to make this a great single or multiplayer experience. ![]()
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