Mario Sports Superstars Reviews
It’s another Mario Sports game and just as satisfyingly predictable or unsatisfyingly unambitious as you imagine.
Mario is back for some more sporting fun and if you can find him some pals the potential value and fun are endless. If not? Your mileage will be limited.
Mario Sports Superstars won't wow any 3DS fan, since a lot of the content is recycled from other franchises and other 3DS games (such as Mario Golf World Tour e Mario Tennis Open), but, taken for what it is, a nice collection of very good sport-inspired minigames, can grant several hours of fun to both veterans and newcomers.
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Mario Sports Superstars could appeal to multiple demographics, but might not hold the attention for any of them. Each sport is fun, but the lack of variety in games and their respective courses wears thin.
Mario Sports Superstars doesn’t quite manage a hole-in-one, its bare bones nature provoking harsh comparisons to other games in the series. The basic gameplay is certainly fun to play, but anyone looking for a deeper sporting experience would probably be better tracking down another Mario sports game. Place your bets elsewhere, Superstars is down for the count.
In short, Superstars is a solid game that perhaps bit off more than it could chew, and is tethered to a limiting Amiibo card system that holds players back needlessly. I do hope that Nintendo comes back to Superstars in some form on Switch, but for now this is a decent option for sports fans on the go.
Mario Sports Superstars it's a mediocre game by itself and even more in Nintendo's standard. The real problem is not that the developers sacrificed depth in favor of greater variety, but that the execution lacked charisma in each and every sport. There's no emotion nor intensity, only a very generic and technical experience. If Camelot and Nintendo would have chosen to leave behind the seriousness, to embrace the chaos and spontaneity that worked so well in the past, maybe then Mario Sports Superstars could had become a great sports game.
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For some reason Nintendo insists that Mario Sports games should be vapid experiences that insult the intelligence of the very young children that they seem to be pitched at.
It seems cramming five games into one has resulted in rather stripped back versions of each main sport when compared to Mario's previous standalone offerings. Most of the charm and range of options to extend the life outside of a few multiplayer sessions is absent, so Mario Sports Superstars ironically ends up as a pretty boring affair, despite the number of events to play. Fine for a few online bouts, especially if lamenting the lack of football or baseball main series games, but don't expect this to occupy the 3DS for long.
If you're looking for a fun little gift for younger players or if you are hankering for some casual Mario sports action you don't have to look further than this game.
At the end of the day, it didn’t really wow me at all. Horse Racing and Football were at least neat and I played them the most of the five sports. Outside of those, there was barely any real drive here to get them all checked off and finished.
With Mario Sports Superstars, Camelot brings to the Mushroom Kingdom five of the most-loved sports that 3DS users can enjoy with Mario, Luigi and lots of other well-known characters. The different sports are good, but the game seems to be fun only if you play together with your friends or via online multiplayer, due to a lack of variety in the single-player activities.
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Mario Sports Superstars is bursting at the seams with a varied collection of enjoyable content.
Mario Sports Superstars is feature rich and fun, but much better with friends
Jack of all trades but master of none, Mario Sports Superstars impresses more on paper than when exploring what each sport has to offer. The idea is sound, but, whatever the reason, the result soon meanders away from the road to superstardom.
Mario Sports Superstars ist für mich in allen Belangen eine runde Sache. Kurz gesagt bietet es mir genau das, was ich suche. Obwohl keine der fünf Disziplinen das Potential dazu hat, mich für eine wirklich lange Sitzung an den 3DS zu binden, spielt die Sammlung in puncto "Kurzzeitmotivation" oder als "Spiel für zwischendurch" seine Trümpfe voll aus. Die Steuerung ist eingängig und der Comic-Look schön anzusehen. Und trotz der süßen Verpackung schlummert unter der Oberfläche hier und da durchaus eine anspruchsvolle Sportsimulation. Ich kann zwar beim Tennis nach Lust und Laune die Bälle über das Netz dreschen, ohne mich auch nur einen Deut um Realismus zu scheren - andererseits gibt mir der Golf-Kurs aber auch die Möglichkeit, einen filigranen Schlag auf das Grün zu platzieren. Wer auch nur irgendetwas für die Art von Sport übrig hat, wie sie Nintendo nun schon seit Jahren zelebriert, und seinen 3DS noch nicht einmotten will, kann hier in jedem Fall zugreifen.
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"Mario Sports Superstars" is a very competent sports collection for the Nintendo 3DS. It is great for quick pick-up-and-play; whether in single player or multiplayer, each of the five games are run in their own right. The only issue I can truly find with this game is that each of the games could have been fleshed out more, or offered better rewards for grinding through the single player content. Nevertheless, I can recommend this game for anyone looking for a good sports collection to play on the 3DS. But, if you are only a fan of one of these sports, your best bet is to just find the Mario game that is dedicated to them.
They’ve created some of the most amazing arcade sport games in the past, but those days are long gone. All you see now are own goals, strikes, bogeys, double faults and a racing horse that’s seen better days. Nintendo, here is your red card.