The first Super Mario Bros. review has been published. Wonder in Japanese magazine Famitsu.
As reported Ryukotia2089issue 1820 of the Weekly Bulletin — which will hit Japanese shelves on Thursday — gives the game a review score of 36/40.
Each Famitsu review sees four critics review the game and contribute a score, which is then added to the total.
The four reviewers gave the game 10, 9, 9, and 8, respectively.
Famitsu says Wonder goes beyond traditional 2D side-scrolling action and reserves particular praise for Wonder’s effects, which it says are at the heart of the action.
The review says that the game strikes a good balance for novice and veteran players, such as allowing players to ignore more challenging stages if they wish.
Finally, the review praised the online Wonder element, which it says allows players to help each other while at the same time not affecting each other’s games too much (the game has a spirit mechanic similar to the Dark Souls games, so players’ ghosts will disappear) that appear in your game even in solo mode ).
Wonder missed out on the coveted Famitsu 40 award, the magazine’s highest award. This year, the score was achieved by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Street Fighter 6.
Super Mario Bros Wonder is scheduled to be released on October 20, and is the first 2D Mario game since New Super Mario Bros U in 2012.
The game appears to offer the most significant changes to the classic formula since the 1990s, with a new art style and a “wonder” mechanic that transforms stages in amazing ways.
In VGC’s recent Super Mario Bros Wonder hands-on preview, we said the game “feels like a modern Super Mario World.”
“Wonder certainly looks like an incredibly promising step forward for the Mario Bros. series,” we wrote. “Can you live up to Mario’s peak? There’s only a little over a week left until you can find out for yourself.
“Web specialist. Lifelong zombie maven. Coffee ninja. Hipster-friendly analyst.”
