Princess Peach: Showtime! Reviews
Princess Peach's latest adventure is a charming experience that is well-suited for the youngest members of the family, but it can be a bit boring to more experienced players. Nevertheless, the humour and different scenarios are something that can entertain adults as well.
Review in Finnish | Read full review
Princess Peach Showtime pirouettes onto the scene, delivering a standing ovation-worthy performance that’s easy enough for kids, but dazzling for all ages, proving you don’t need a mustache to save the day.
Princess Peach: Showtime! is a great return for Princess Peach as the main protagonist. Even though the game has some performance issues, the different costumes and genres the game explores will easily sustain most gamers’ interest throughout the 8-hour journey.
Well, because I'm an adult (I think), I can't say that I loved the game. It's about 8h-10h of game time when you try to enjoy it (you can finish it in less if you really want to), but it's a bit repetitive and not very challenging. However, if you have a child to play with you, it becomes much more interesting, and an exercise in bonding, where you can help each other. Princess Peach: Showtime! is cute, after all. Everything is very beautiful, including the princess's arts and animations were thought out with some care.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
After her scene-stealing role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it was about time that the Mushroom Kingdom’s royal star had the spotlight placed on her own heroic prowess for a change. Princess Peach Showtime is more often a box office hit than a flop in delivering the experience it sets out to achieve, and, just like the best shows, it had us applauding for an encore as the curtain fell.
To conclude, Princess Peach: Showtime! offers a unique and fresh experience in the Super Mario world. If you’re a fan of Princess Peach or looking for a different game, it’s worth checking out. Grab your best snacks, choose a front-row seat, and enjoy this fantastic story.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Princess Peach: Showtime, with its simple and immediate controls, bright colors, incredible variety of costumes (which although with mixed results, keep the gameplay fresh and diverse) and all-too-simplified difficulty is clearly aimed at younger gamers. That said, if you want to play something easy and lighthearted to relax, Princess Peach: Showtime!, without a shadow of a doubt, will put you in a good mood.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Princess Peach: Showtime! is a major breakthrough for the historical ruler, who did not miss out on the Switch stage. It's a very personal game that moves as far away from Super Mario as possible, proving that when it comes to originality, Nintendo is unrivalled. It's just a shame that there are a few too many leaks, both technically and on the overall concept front. A pity indeed, because with a little more courage we would be talking about another title that is truly unmissable for owners of the hybrid console.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Nintendo's biggest non-remake Switch exclusive of 2024 so far is a pleasant, bite-sized adventure that will probably do more for the young'uns than their 30-something parents who are reading this.
Princess Peach: Showtime! is a delightful game with a great location, soundtrack, bosses, and power-ups, though it suffers from performance issues and inconsistent level quality, leaving you wanting more.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
"Princess Peach - Master of Disguise."
Review in Finnish | Read full review
Polish issues notwithstanding, I had an amazing time with Princess Peach: Showtime, but it’s hard to recommend at the full price of $60. The levels are fun, Princess Peach’s transformations are amazing and I’ll be surprised if I don’t see a bunch of different kinds of Peach cosplay during convention season. Also, the game is much more enjoyable when you’re playing it with people watching–it’s one heck of a streaming game. But having loading issues that too frequently occur, taking you out of “the zone,” can lead to frustration and feeling like I didn’t get what I paid full price for.
There’s charm, there’s cuteness, there’s a generous difficulty curve and there’s a plot that passes the Bechdel test. This is the right step forward for Peach into the spotlight, and I hope Showtime! is the first of many more adventures to come.
Prince Peach Showtime! is quite a lot of fun, it features vibrant visuals and a wide range of various talents that the lead heroine can display.
Princess Peach: Showtime is a first step in the right direction from Nintendo in order to create a new, distinctive series among its major titles. It is true that there is still a long way to go for this to happen due to the game’s lack of general content compared to its price and its exaggerated simplicity in most of its stages. However, the game maintains the Nintendo touch in it’s s design Creativity , to be one of the nice experiences on the Switch
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Princess Peach Showtime! only lasts around six hours and a couple more if you want to collect everything. It’s a breeze to get through and doesn’t offer much difficulty beyond collecting pesky gems, but it manages to give us a sampling of Peach’s potential as the star of future games.
The promise of Princess Peach: Showtime! was in the name: to deliver a "show". But unfortunately it's not bold enough to enchant us with its short campaign.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Princess Peach: Showtime! is an excellent game for someone new to the world of video games. Although the game is aimed primarily at a youth audience, I can also see how someone who plays very little will enjoy the experience (without naming Joanie directly!). The game has a nice proposition and enough variety, but a lifespan that doesn't explain the high price tag. But if you're an avid gamer with years of gaming under your belt, it's highly likely that the adventures of our princess won't be enough to keep your interest for very long.
Review in French | Read full review
Princess Peach: Showtime! doesn’t quite suffice as the leading lady performance our Mushroom Monarch deserves, but there’s no denying its infectious charm and cheerful sense of creativity. While Showtime! doesn’t match up to the escapades of her plumber pals, this spirited adventure - punctuated by heartwarming visuals, fun and varied stages, and a superb score - is worth a weekend of anyone’s time. Encore!
Princess Peach: Showtime! is a cute, colourful and creative adventure befitting of one of Nintendo's most iconic characters. It's incredible that Peach finally has a game series to call her own, and what a fantastic start it's off to. The transformations are awesome, but it's the varied and compelling gameplay that really steals the show.