Speedrunners have descended with full force upon Super Mario Bros. Wonder, following the discovery of an odd glitch which allows players to completely skip through certain mandatory areas of the game.
18.10.2023 - 09:35 / videogameschronicle.com / Mario Bros
The first Super Mario Bros. Wonder review has been published in Japanese magazine Famitsu.
As reported by Ryokutya2089, issue 1820 of the weekly publication – which will arrive on Japanese shelves on Thursday – gives the game a review score of 36/40.
Each Famitsu review sees four critics each review the game and contribute a score, which is then added up to the total.
The four reviewers gave the game a 10, 9, 9, and 8 respectively.
Famitsu says Wonder goes beyond traditional 2D side-scrolling action and reserves particular praise for its Wonder effects, which it says are at the core of its excitement.
The game sets a good balance for beginners and veteran players, the review says, such as by allowing players to ignore more challenging stages should they wish.
Finally, the review praises Wonder’s online element, which it says allows players to help each other while at the same time not influencing each others’ games too much (the game has a spirit mechanic similar to the Dark Souls games, so players’ ghosts will appear in your game even in solo mode).
Wonder missed out on the coveted Famitsu 40, the highest awarded by the magazine. This year, the score has been achieved by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Street Fighter 6.
Set for release on October 20, Super Mario Bros Wonder is the first 2D Mario game since New Super Mario Bros U in 2012.
The game appears to introduce the most significant changes to the classic formula since the 1990s, with a new art style and a ‘Wonder’ mechanic which transforms stages in surprising ways.
In VGC’s recent Super Mario Bros Wonder hands-on preview, we said the game “feels like a modern Super Mario World”.
“Wonder is definitely looking like an incredibly promising step forward for the Mario Bros series,” we wrote. “Can it live up to Mario’s heyday? There’s only little over a week left until you’ll get to find out for yourself.”
Speedrunners have descended with full force upon Super Mario Bros. Wonder, following the discovery of an odd glitch which allows players to completely skip through certain mandatory areas of the game.
One of the main currencies you can collect in is Purple Flower Coins, which you can farm fast to unlock new areas and buy special items. These slightly rounded Coins can be picked up on nearly every level, but some stages contain more. The best way to earn this money comes from picking the right areas in different worlds that hold the most.
Boxed Super Mario Bros Wonder sales beat those of Spider-Man 2 in the UK last week, thereby overtaking the first spot on the sales chart.
Co-op can be a lot of fun in , but one key element that appeared in older iterations of multiplayer could have been the perfect way to expand on the experience. Although games tend to focus on a single-player experience first and foremost, their family appeal and pick-up-and-play fun give multiplayer approaches a certain luster. It does tend to make games much more chaotic, however, which can be either exciting or frustrating depending on personal preference and the skill level of participating parties.
Nintendo has done the impossible with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, staying faithful to a tried and true formula while making the most iconic 2D platformer feel like a new and exciting experience.
There are many mysteries in the video game space that we’re not likely to get answered anytime soon. Then, there are the “curiosities” that honestly don’t make sense even WHEN someone in charge explains them. Case in point, Super Mario Bros Wonder was a landmark title for Nintendo both upon its announcement in June and its release last week. But not just because the game pushed the bounds of 2D platforming in unique ways but because there was a key change behind the scenes. Specifically, the longtime voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, was replaced. But despite that big departure, we didn’t find out who was the voice of Mario until MUCH later.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in Europe, Nintendo has claimed.
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Super Mario Bros Wonder is out now, and gamers have been enjoying much of what the game offers. There was a bit of a worry early on that things might be “too wacky” or “too weird” for their tastes, but it soon became clear that the game is a fountain of creativity that many gamers are definitely going to try and replicate in one form or another. However, little “oddities” made fans wonder if they wouldn’t like them. One of them is the “talking flower” that is prevalent throughout the Flower Kingdom and reacts to various things.
Spider-Man 2 beat out competition from Super Mario to claim No.1 in the UK boxed retail charts, GfK data reveals.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has come out on top in this week’s UK physical game charts.
introduces Mario and friends to enchanting possibilities with the addition of silly and exciting new magical power-ups that provide some creative abilities and transformations. Naturally, the games are known for having fun gimmicks, such as the tanooki and cat suits of previous games. This time around there are also special Badges that can give characters new abilities, like being able to float or stick to walls. While being similar in giving a new way to play for a limited time, the Badges are not considered power-ups due to the differences in how they are handled.