This is the Super Mario Bros. 5 we've all been waiting for since Super Mario World.

Oddly, it's the quieter "friendly neighborhood" moments that stood out the most to me. The Howard and Hailey side missions were standouts in a game filled with bombastic set pieces. Even the "Monster in Queens" side mission was a highlight for me. I wish the game tried to find a better balance between the ground-level, people-person Spidey, and the save-the-world-from-impending-doom Spidey. I feel like more time should have been spent on that the endless combat trial filler.