![]() ![]() The great graphics are accompanied by a nice, upbeat, jazzy soundtrack. It is also the first example from the company to hit retail that the Wii U might not be as vastly outpowered (at least functionally) by the other two consoles as raw numbers would have you believe. It’s like years of suppressed HD goodness from Nintendo all comes tumbling out, as Super Mario 3D World might be the best looking game Nintendo has ever created. In technical terms, it’s a bit simple (although the draw distances and lighting are top class), but the sheer colors and character models all pop out, making the game stand out. Nintendo has always had an innately incredible sense of artstyle, and now, with their move to HD, said artstyle gets to shine. The Wii U’s relative lack of power compared to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 has been well documented, but you wouldn’t know it upon playing 3D World. The first thing you will notice when you start playing Super Mario 3D World is how gorgeous it looks. "The music in Mario games has always been great, and 3D World continues that tradition, with remixes of great old classics, and new tunes that will add to the pantheon, and stick with you for ages after you are done with the game." And if there is one thing that it teaches us, above anything else, it is to never doubt EAD Tokyo. Yes, it did lack the ambition of a Galaxy game, but it looked pretty fun regardless. And now, the game has released, and everyone has had a chance to have a go at it. Mario 3D World looked wonderful, brimming with new ideas, bursting with creativity and new mechanics. ![]() So when they revealed Super Mario 3D World last E3, a game that looked like a glorified port of the 3DS’s admittedly excellent Super Mario 3D Land, people were furious. A flagship 3D Mario game is supposed to be a showcase for the system it is on! 3D World seemed like it was a quick, NSMB-style cash grab to prop up failing Wii U sales.Īs time went by, and we saw more and more of the game, we understood that maybe we’d judged the game too soon. Their follow up for the Wii U had to at least equal the Mario Galaxy games in terms of level creativity, mechanical depth, and ambition and scope. Nintendo EAD Tokyo had a pretty tough task on their hands- Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 on the Wii are widely acknowledged to be among the greatest games ever made, and the greatest platformers of all time bar none. ![]()
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