After years of 2D Mario being great but bland, it's so goddamn nice to have it get back on par with 3D Mario. The only bad things in this game are the uninspired Bowser Jr fights and the Spring and Invisibility badges, everything else is absolutely phenomenal and bursting with creativity. Fungi Mines is just about the best world a 2D Mario game has ever had, and we've also got some great new creatures like Hoppo, Taily, Outmaway, and Maw Maw around... the Switch is where Mario finally got weird again and that's exactly what we've needed.

Reviewed on Nov 03, 2023


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