Super Mario 3D World Reviews

Super Mario 3D World is ranked in the 100th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Nov 18, 2013

Like 3D Land on the 3DS before it, Super Mario 3D World is a must have for existing owners and enough for anyone on the fence to make the plunge. Similarly, while it isn't a strong case for the Wii U's unique features, that doesn't make it anything less special. It's platforming perfection, brimming with clever ideas and flawless execution.

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2013

Super Mario 3D World justifies a Wii U. It is rare these days that there is one game to make a console worthy of purchase, but I cannot express how much pure fun I had with this title. If you own a Wii U it is a no-brainer, you should own this game. If you don't own one, but have considered buying one, this is the game that makes it all worthwhile.

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Nov 18, 2013

To some, Super Mario may appear tired: a mascot whom Nintendo trots out every few years to sell another console with repackaged but fundamentally stale ideas. Super Mario 3D World is a fierce rebuttal to the accusation. Mario and his makers once again assert their dominance of spatial navigation games, displaying a rude abundance of ideas to delight, surprise and celebrate innocence and playfulness.

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Nov 20, 2013

The famous plumber's latest outing on Wii U is the most fun you'll have with a platform game this year.

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10 / 10
Nov 18, 2013

This is a definitive 3D Mario experience, successfully finding a middle-ground between the iconic Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy. You may not swing Bowser by his tail or run upside down, but it's bursting with creativity nonetheless, while delivering on the craft and skill that defines the Tokyo EAD studio. It's unmissable.

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10 / 10.0
Nov 18, 2013

Next up for this treatment: Zelda, right?

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10 / 10.0
Nov 18, 2013

There was a moment where I was taking in the beautiful soundtrack, hovering over a tricky jump as cat Peach, and watching the glistening water below where the game really came together. It was then that I realized that Super Mario 3D World had achieved a level of platforming design that's close to perfection, and there was almost never a moment where I didn't have a smile on my face. This is the unequivocally the best Mario game since Galaxy 2, and it shows up anything the "New" series has ever done, and then some. Good work, Nintendo.

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Nov 19, 2013

Nintendo has knocked it out of the park once again, making its latest platformer a must play.

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10 / 10
Nov 18, 2013

Beneath the warm familiarity of 3D World lies one of the strangest Mario games in years - and that's wonderful news.

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Unscored
Mar 2, 2021

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is a neatly refined Nintendo Switch port that makes some appreciated updates to the original Wii U title. It’s great to have yet another 3D Mario platformer on a current-day console, while Bowser’s Fury is a great episode of jumps, twirls and enemy-bonking that all 3D Mario fans will enjoy.

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Unscored
Nov 22, 2013

Super Mario 3D World is an embodiment of joy.

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A or higher
Dec 1, 2013

With roughly 30-35 hours of gameplay, there's a lot to experience and love in 3D World. It's fun, it's gorgeous, and easily one of the best games on the stands.

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Unscored
Nov 25, 2013

Super Mario 3D World isn't some perfect fix for the aging game maker, but it is Nintendo's tomorrow.

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Luke Plunkett
Top Critic
Yes
Nov 21, 2013

Combines the best of "old" Mario games with some neat new tricks

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