Mario Sports Superstars Reviews
Mario Sports Superstars is bursting at the seams with a varied collection of enjoyable content.
Unfortunately, with no download play option, you’ll only be able to play locally with friends who also own the game.
Based on Mario's best sports experiences, this selection would fully deserve the title of multi activity champion, if it hadn't been too influenced by the (super)star system.
Review in French | Read full review
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.
Review in German | Read full review
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.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Mario Sports Superstars has some interesting games and works well when you play with friends or compete online, but unfortunately none of the five sports are enough deep to consider them as the best Mario sports games.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Fun and well done, Mario Sports Supertars is cheerful and funny sports game, although weakened by an excessive copy & paste.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The main concept of Mario Sports Superstars is not a bad one: five intriguing sports (some of them already played in their stand-alone versions), for a title specifically designed for multiplayer. Unfortunately, there's not too much content to go on, and the multiplayer itself could have been handled much, much better.
Review in Italian | Read full review
It’s another Mario Sports game and just as satisfyingly predictable or unsatisfyingly unambitious as you imagine.
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.
Review in Italian | Read full review
"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.
Mario Sports Superstars is feature rich and fun, but much better with friends
Mario Sports Superstars need more variety. It becomes monotonous after a few hours of play.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
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.
Despite the package including five sports, their shallow nature means the novelty wears off fast
Mario Sports Superstars should feel like a generous package, but each of the different sports feel lightweight or stripped back, and ultimately a touch forgettable, despite the inherent charm of Mario and his friends.
Mario Sports Superstars provides players with five different sports to play through, offering consumers great value, but ultimately this jack of many trades is a master of none.
As a collection it’s hard to fault the amount of content you get in Mario Sports Superstars. However, all five sports are lacking in key areas. Accept these for what they are and you'll find it easy to pump numerous hours into this package, but go in with hopes of this 3DS title rekindling the glory days of Mario sports titles and, sadly, you’ll be disappointed.
Mario Sports Superstars takes the mechanics from some of Nintendo's popular sports series and puts them in one package. While games like tennis and golf do a good job in emulating the gameplay of Mario Tennis and Mario Golf, the bare bones features make the total experience feel stripped down — essentially turning it into a jack of all trades and master of none. If you like simple minigame collections, however, this is one of the better ones out there.
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.