Super Mario Bros. Wonder game is a 'notebook of chaos,' critics say

The cover image of the new Mario game, showing Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy and Toad exploring the new environmentImage source, Nintendo
By Jacqueline HowardBBC News

The Super Mario franchise is ready to continue its dominance in the market. Nintendo platform with the release of its new opus, according to reviews.

Super Mario Bros: Wonder is a psychedelic take on the traditional 2D platformer that brightens up the Mario habit A Bowser-thwarting adventure with Wonder Effects that, as Polygon's Chris Plante puts it, sees "the levels themselves collapse and contort, disobeying the laws established by decades of Mario games."

It's as if the developers dug up the "chaos-filled notebook" of every wacky idea ever rejected from the series and turned it into a unique game, said Plant.

The new story once again tasks players with defeating Bowser, who seeks to harness the powers of the new Flower Kingdom for his own benefit.

It's a tale as old as virtual time, but the game offers "so many different looks and wild hooks than the typically forgettable story n "It just doesn't matter," said IGN's Ryan McCaffrey, who enthused, "Every frame oozes joy." Wonder Effects were "like a dessert in the middle of the main course of each stage, they were irresistible and always made me smile," McCaffrey said.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder game is a 'notebook of chaos,' critics say
The cover image of the new Mario game, showing Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy and Toad exploring the new environmentImage source, Nintendo
By Jacqueline HowardBBC News

The Super Mario franchise is ready to continue its dominance in the market. Nintendo platform with the release of its new opus, according to reviews.

Super Mario Bros: Wonder is a psychedelic take on the traditional 2D platformer that brightens up the Mario habit A Bowser-thwarting adventure with Wonder Effects that, as Polygon's Chris Plante puts it, sees "the levels themselves collapse and contort, disobeying the laws established by decades of Mario games."

It's as if the developers dug up the "chaos-filled notebook" of every wacky idea ever rejected from the series and turned it into a unique game, said Plant.

The new story once again tasks players with defeating Bowser, who seeks to harness the powers of the new Flower Kingdom for his own benefit.

It's a tale as old as virtual time, but the game offers "so many different looks and wild hooks than the typically forgettable story n "It just doesn't matter," said IGN's Ryan McCaffrey, who enthused, "Every frame oozes joy." Wonder Effects were "like a dessert in the middle of the main course of each stage, they were irresistible and always made me smile," McCaffrey said.

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