Super Mario Odyssey Reviews

Super Mario Odyssey is ranked in the 100th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
Dec 21, 18

Super Mario Odyssey is the best platformer I've ever had the opportunity to play. Engaging, full of content and interestingly implemented ideas. The whole is complemented by the way Nintendo polished everything, thus giving the game a unique atmosphere.

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Digital Chumps
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Sep 19, 2017

Super Mario Odyssey is essential gaming. It's a sanguine throwback, a jewel of gaming fundamentals distilled to its core, constructed with the building materials of fun and surprise. Predictability and reason have no place on this journey—but the kid in all of us will surely take the helm, a smile on his face.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2017

It’s impossible to pinpoint a fault in Super Mario Odyssey, which both elegantly and eloquently surprises and calls back to its storied history. It’s a game full of surprises; one that plays with your expectations and supersedes them in almost every way. If you have a Switch (or are yet to get one), it’s simply essential.

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10 / 10
Oct 25, 2017

Super Mario Odyssey is a practically perfect game that will be used to educate developers of the future in years to come. Unquestionably, it's the greatest 3D Mario Nintendo have ever made.

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10 / 10
Oct 25, 2017

Super Mario Odyssey winks at you for every Moon you discover. Its sheer brilliance in design and platforming perfection sets it leagues above the competition. If you own a Nintendo Switch you need this game.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2017

Super Mario Odyssey is not only a return to the glorius days of the N64 era but more like a big leap forward from there. A modern masterpiece but manages to get the mix betwen tradition and new ideas just right with a lovely game design.

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10 / 10
Oct 25, 2017

But, there is no other series that can capture pure joy so readily, and, coupled with the fact that Nintendo has regained their confidence with Nintendo Switch, sees Super Mario Odyssey never hit a bum note. Packed with energy, charm, and every trick in the book thrown in, choosing to hop aboard the Odyssey will undoubtedly result in you having the chance to experience one of the Mario’s greatest adventures. It’s a perfect reminder of the gaming magic that Nintendo is revered for, and something that they have miraculously been able to bottle twice within a single year.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2017

Nintendo has once again redefined the platformer genre. Well known solutions have been perfected and the entire game is well designed and has a soul. Super Mario Odyssey is a game aware of its heritage and at the same time it proves that a good idea never gets old. A true masterpiece!

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2017

With crisp and colourful visuals, a soundtrack that mixes traditional and modern music scores and out of this world boss battles, Super Mario Odyssey is a milestone in both the highly acclaimed Mario franchise and gaming history in general.

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95 / 100
Oct 25, 2017

Overall, Super Mario Odyssey is a fantastic game that is really hard to put down. What makes the game so engaging is the well-executed gameplay that also has an absolutely insane amount of variety.

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GameXplain
Top Critic
Mind-blown
Oct 26, 2017
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9.7 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2017

Legitimate heir to Super Mario 64, Odyssey recovers its canon, structure and rhythms, and enhances them thanks to a brilliant modernization operation.

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Oct 26, 2017

One of the many wonderful things about Super Mario Odyssey is that it does not like to waste any time.

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JVL
Alc!de
Top Critic
17 / 20
Oct 26, 2017

A true tribute episode of a video game monument, Super Mario Odyssey collects the superlatives that make him, somewhere, the most accomplished episode of the saga.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2017

Odyssey is probably the best 3D platformer ever created. It's almost impossible to rate it on points, as it's about the moments that stay in your memory. Also about the surprises you'll experience while playing.

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XGN.nl
Top Critic
9.7 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2017

‎The main adventure is a bit on the short side and some Kingdoms only get going during the post-game. Although there is still plenty to do after you have finished the story, we can fully understand that not every gamer wants to finish the game for the full 100 percent. But this shouldn't spoil the fun, because what Super Mario offers is simply fun from the beginning to the end.‎

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Nintendo News
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2017

The myriad of secrets, mini-games and references to previous series’ titles, coupled with some of the most fluid and ingenious action seen to date makes Super Mario Odyssey one of the best platform games in years. Those little Nintendo nuances and humorous quirks can be found almost everywhere; that’s what makes it so special.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2017

Super Mario Odyssey is the best game available on Nintendo Switch, and just might be my favorite game of the year. It isn't just a masterclass of level and sound design, it's a celebration of the Super Mario franchise, and one of helluva celebration to take part in.

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10 / 10
Oct 26, 2017

I don't know how Nintendo continues to do it, but they've managed to reinvent another classic franchise and push it further than imaginable. Super Mario Odyssey is the game that we've been waiting to play for more than 20 years. It feels like it borrows key elements from almost every Mario game that has come before it to create what is possibly not only the greatest Mario game, but one of the best 3D platformers of all time.

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95 / 100
Oct 26, 2017

Super Mario Odyssey is a masterful jump & run full of surprises, charm and ideas and a compulsory purchase for every switch owner.

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