Super Mario Maker Reviews

Super Mario Maker is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Emma Schaefer
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Sep 2, 2015

Super Mario Maker's a glorified level maker, but it's a good one. Though it's a little short on content, there's plenty to play around with, and I'm looking forward to seeing what the community can make with it. In the meantime, it's easy to learn, it's fun to play, and it's packed with enough Easter eggs to put the Easter Bunny out of business.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 15, 2015

On the surface this is not a gigantic game . . ., but this little software that could allows for more imagination than anything else I've played this year.

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4.5 / 5.0
Sep 2, 2015

Despite its issues, however, Super Mario Maker remains an enjoyable title that makes the Mario world your oyster, er, Koopa shell. Whether it be the game's ability to nurture your inner level creator or inspire future game designers, Super Mario Maker is a great example of the potential that lies in tapping the power of the crowd. Even if you're terribad at stage design, being able to enjoy the crazy creations of other folks makes it worth the prize of admission. Now how about a Super Mario RPG Maker, Nintendo?

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Will Greenwald
Top Critic
Sep 2, 2015

If you ever wanted to make your own Mario levels, Super Mario Maker for the Wii U is the way to do it.

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Liked-a-lot
Sep 2, 2015
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Sep 29, 2015

It's an experiment that acts as a deconstruction and overjoyed celebration of everything Super Mario Bros.

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Sep 3, 2015

Super Mario Maker makes level creation incredibly easy and accessible for gamers of all ages. The Wii U GamePad is the perfect tool for level creation thanks to the touchscreen. Whether you are an adult or child, Mario Maker is a stress-free experience to make levels and see your vision become reality. Super Mario Maker is a brilliant Mario game, and a game that Mario fans and those aspiring to be game creators must-play.

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9 / 10
Sep 1, 2015

Super Mario Maker is where fanship turns into craftsmanship for those who for years have wished to design their own Mario levels. The game is intuitive and perfectly accessible for experienced players and newcomers alike. The lack of multiplayer is difficult to understand, though, as is the nine day timeframe needed to unlock all contents of the level design tool.

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Sep 2, 2015

You might come for the quickfire fun of the Ten Mario Challenge, but you'll stay for the pleasures of creating and the unpredictable delights of the Course World. Nintendo hasn't just produced a Mario construction kit, but a celebration of all things Mario where you're encouraged to get stuck in. Super Mario Maker is the real Mario Party.

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7.9 / 10.0
Sep 2, 2015

Super Mario Maker makes creating levels an easy, effortless exercise – letting true design shine through rather than hindering ideas by muddling with software. It's just a pity that it takes too long to truly wrestle that power from Nintendo's strict hand-holding.

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7.8 / 10.0
Sep 2, 2015

Super Mario Maker accomplishes what we might call a beautifully "democratic" creative revolution: Nintendo has decided to take an iconography built in thirty years of success and feed it to its fans, giving it the opportunity to use all its elements in an original way. He did so with a brilliant and well-thought-out editor, who boasts an out-of-the-ordinary usability.

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90 / 100
Sep 2, 2015

‎ Super Mario Maker‎‎ ‎‎ takes the crown by having a grid that although limited makes the creative flow much more stable than the aforementioned, Super Mario ‎‎Maker‎‎ is a dream come true for all Nintendo fans and one that reminds us how incredible and unsurpassed the design of the original games is even when compared to everyone's attempt.‎

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9 / 10
Sep 2, 2015

Some will see in Super Mario Maker the admission of a lack of innovation so often blamed on the series. Yet this is the most creative approach ever undertaken by our mustachioed plumber. Nintendo thus opens the doors of the Mushroom Kingdom wide so that we offer Mario new adventures, thanks to a surprisingly playful construction process and rarely simple, GamePad in support.

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85 / 100
Sep 10, 2015

If you really sit down and take a good long look at the big picture, Super Mario Maker could go down as the greatest Mario game ever made. It bridges Mario across thirty years of platforming, and puts the power in the player's hands to play Mario how they want. I myself cannot wait to see what the rest of the world has waiting for me to play, and I in turn can't wait to share my creations with the rest of you.

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Justin Celani
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Sep 17, 2015

Super Mario Maker sets out to give back to the players, to create their own Mario levels, and to share with the world, and it does exactly that. This is a dream come true for Mario fans and anyone with a penchant for designing their own platformers.

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Dave Aubrey
Top Critic
9.2 / 10.0
Sep 21, 2015

Super Mario Maker is one of the Wii U's essential games. If you've ever enjoyed a 2D Mario game you owe it to yourself to buy this and get Mario Making!

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Sep 2, 2015

Super Mario Maker already has so much potential, but its true brilliance will only be apparent once it's out and it starts to create prodigies. Whether Super Mario Maker is a gateway to infinite Mario levels or an outlet for your creativity, you will still find unlimited value within. If Mario means anything to you, this is absolutely essential.

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 2, 2015

Super Mario Maker is tricky to review and score. It's a heck of a first effort from Nintendo when it comes to level editors, with a shockingly deep number of options. However its few limitations are puzzling, and its time-based content gating makes it very slow to start creating.

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Buy
Sep 2, 2015

Super Mario Maker is a friendly course creator with a wonderful potential for fun, and it's one of the best games on the Wii U.

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Malcolm89
Top Critic
17 / 20
Sep 11, 2015

Not being among the most anticipated games on Wii U when it was announced, Super Mario Maker is finally one of the most beautiful hits of the machine available in this year 2015. Everything has been designed to meet the expectations of fans of the franchise that celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

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