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Mario has been many things over the years, but this, I’m sure, is a first. Bowser’s Fury, the generously sized standalone expansion included in the Switch re-release of Super Mario 3D World, is Mario as a very modern open world game; a sandbox with the edges slowly being pushed back to reveal the map in its entirety, where there are towers to climb, secrets to unearth and even what amounts to a day\/night cycle with bad weather rolling in to herald the coming of dark. This is Nintendo taking Mario somewhere it’s never really been before, and the results – while a little lumpy in places – are never anything less than fascinating. <\/p>\n

If an addendum to any entry in the series would be so bold it makes sense that it would be to Super Mario 3D World, the Wii U original that saw the Tokyo EAD team at its maximalist best in its desire to throw absolutely everything<\/em> in. This is the Mario game whose levels pull in from everywhere and anywhere, from full-on tributes to Mario Kart and The Legend of Zelda to the more obscure parts of Super Mario’s own past. Just as Super Mario Bros. 3 seemed to inform the spirit of 3D World’s predecessor Super Mario 3D Land, it’s Super Mario Bros. 2, of all things, that seems to set the tone here. <\/p>\n

It’s a more kinetic brand of action, in short. Like 3D Land before it, 3D World mashes together the traditions of 2D and 3D Mario – levels are a race to the flag, while Mario’s movement is more digital, with moves like the triple jump excised entirely – but the big new trick here is four-player co-op that’s supported throughout. It’s a lift from the New Super Mario Bros. – and you can’t help but feel an attempt to push the 3D Mario series towards those same levels of sales – that introduces an electrifying level of chaos to it all. <\/p>\n

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Mario has been many things over the years, but this, I’m sure, is a first. Bowser’s Fury, the generously sized standalone expansion included in the Switch re-release of Super Mario 3D World, is Mario as a very modern open world game; a sandbox with the edges slowly being pushed back to reveal the map in its entirety, where there are towers to climb, secrets to unearth and even what amounts to a day\/night cycle with bad weather rolling in to herald the coming of dark. This is Nintendo taking Mario somewhere it’s never really been before, and the results – while a little lumpy in places – are never anything less than fascinating. If an addendum to any entry in the series would be so…<\/p>\n

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