Super Mario 3D World review

Super Mario 3D World was released on the same day as the PlayStation 4 made its bow in the UK - but the famous Italian plumber is no less significant to the arena of gaming because of it. Indeed the release marks the day the Wii U became more than "that other console". This is the game that Nintendo fans been waiting for.
We are huge fans of Mario and his many adventures over the years. But while we loved the plumpy plumber’s initial 2D outing on the Wii U console in New Super Mario Bros U, it wasn’t on a par with Super Mario Galaxy or its sequel. And although 3D World can’t quite reach the stratospheric heights of its more recent three-dimensional forerunners, it is by far and away the best platformer we’ve played in the last couple of years. Is Mario the Wii U's saviour?

Nintendo vs next-gen

Mario 3D continues Nintendo’s theme of multiplayer, as found in the New Super Mario Bros games, offering some excellent invention on same screen co-operative play, but we have to say that we found it as much fun to play through in single player too