Super Mario Bros. Wonder review: the transformation Mario needed

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Review

Super Mario Bros. Wonder takes the 2D side-scroller in a fresh direction thanks to reality-bending Wonder Flowers that add fun gameplay-changing effects.

Super Mario Bros Wonder review – an all-levels multiplayer with madcap moments of delight

Nintendo; SwitchNintendo has yet again repurposed its most famous bros into a gorgeous platform game that works for young, entry-level players and their Mario-literate mindersIn a way, Mario games have been designed for multiplayer since the very beginning; I used to pad-pass with my brother on the SNES, squabbling over who got to be Mario and who was lumped with Luigi. Modern 2D Mario games welcome four players on to the same screen, sprinting …

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Review

Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks and plays like the true next step for 2D Mario platformers. Wonder effects change each stage in both surprising and delightful ways, the Flower Kingdom makes for a vibrant and refreshing change of pace, and Elephant Mario steals the show.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder review: the transformation Mario needed

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is packed with delightful surprises that make for one of the best 2D Mario games in decades.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder review: A tsunami of creativity

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is just that - simply wonderful. From beginning to end, it is an onslaught of new ideas, enemies, power-ups and mechanics. It feels like Nintendo has unleashed a decade's worth of creativity on a 2D franchise that, compared to its 3D counterpart, has played it too safe for too long.Forget the Mushroom Kingdom. 2D Mario belongs in the Flower Kingdom. Especially as an elephant. New world. New rules. Same storyBowser is bac…

Super Mario Bros. Wonder never stops surprising

Image: Nintendo When a Super Mario game gets really good, you can’t help but move around in your seat. I find myself leaning into jumps as if it’ll give me an advantage and ducking my head down to avoid flying enemies. Even after a few decades of playing these games, it’s an instinct I can’t seem to avoid — and I was never sitting still while playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Nintendo Switch. Wonder is the first brand-new side-scrolling M…