Speaking of multiplayer, the Switch version of the game is more flexible than ever before. The majority of boss battles are relatively easy and the semi-fixed isometric camera just isn't as precise as other options.įinally, the game continues to boast amazing replay value, thanks to optional stage objectives, four playable characters (and an unlockable fifth), post-game content, and four-player multiplayer. The jazzy soundtrack is outstanding and the visuals, despite the inherited limitations of the WiiU, are beautiful. Power-ups are fantastic, particularly the cat suit, which allows for more vertical level designs, and the double cherry, which creates new puzzle-solving opportunities. Stages are inventive, varied, and filled with secrets and interesting platforming conceits. Now, a little over seven years later, the game arrives on Switch, as great as ever. It might share 75% of its name with Super Mario 3D Land, but 3D World represents a quantum leap over its predecessor. 3D World, which launched in 2013, took the tenets of the handheld title and ran with them, introducing grander worlds, more creative stages, big band music, terrific presentation, multiple playable characters, and support for four-player local co-op. It's a sequel to the 2011 3DS title Super Mario 3D Land, a provocative mix of 3D movement and 2D level design.
It certainly doesn't hurt that it comes bundled with a brilliant, experimental open-world campaign called Bowser's Fury, which on its own is one of the best things you'll play all year.įor anyone who skipped Super Mario 3D World on WiiU, here's a primer. With the game now unshackled from the WiiU GamePad and playable on Switch with a few refinements and upgrades, perhaps its place in the pantheon of all-time great Mario games will be assured.
Perhaps due to its affiliation with the unpopular, misunderstood WiiU or perhaps due to its lineage - it's a sequel to a handheld title that exists in a separate evolutionary timeline from both 2D and 3D Mario games - 3D World simply doesn't carry the prestige of the top-tier franchise installments. Is it possible for a Super Mario game to be underrated? If yes, then Super Mario 3D World is that game. By Evan Norris, posted on 07 March 2021 / 5,783 Views
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