I think this is probably the greatest 2D Mario game ever made--either this or World. The levels are beautiful and inventive, the wonder effects are almost all super fun and change the gameplay in interesting ways, the badges are all treats to use--it's amazing. My only problem is that the bosses are often very underwhelming and that's disappointing in a game as inventive as this one is.

It was good enough. A lot of climbing up the same mountain which was boring the first time and actively detracting from the game every other time after that. Fun new characters but not a whole lot else unfortunately.

Super engaging! I played it in the trilogy on 3DS and had an absolute blast, and the expressive hand-drawn sprites really make this just a treat all around. The characters are wacky and memorable in their own ways, and the cases are sometimes delightfully stupid. Can't wait to play the rest of these!