Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Super Mario Bros Wonder Reviews are nice and positive with 93 rating on Metacritic and got 92 on OpenCritic.
Like the best Super Mario games, there’s only the hint of a story here. In Wonder, you’re once again fighting off Bowser and his forces, but instead of kidnapping Princess Peach, this time around, he has… turned himself into a giant evil castle. It doesn’t make a lot of sense, but then again, it doesn’t need to. Mostly, it’s just an excuse to get really weird.
Wonder is the first brand-new side-scrolling Mario game in over a decade and the first mainline entry in the series since Super Mario Odyssey in 2017. It’s also one of the best titles in the franchise to date. Wonder manages to pull from classics like Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3, while firmly updating the formula with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of wild new ideas. Wonder, it turns out, is a very fitting name. It’s a feeling that you’ll experience plenty of while playing.
Every single Mario platformer game, 2D or 3D, seems to gleefully reinvent itself to some degree, doubling down on the unique delights that they bring me. Continuing that trend, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is very aptly named because, quite simply, it is full of wonder. Literally wonderful! Every frame oozes joy, from its bright colors to the Flower Kingdom’s ubiquitous talking flower, who’s never lacking in words of encouragement as you run and jump through dozens upon dozens of stages that are altered by unpredictable and often grin-inducing Wonder effects and, more often than not, the antics of Mario himself. Whether you enjoy it solo or with up to three friends, there’s a lot to love about Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
The basics are still here. Mario (or whichever character you choose) mostly moves from left to right, still gets big when eating a mushroom, and finishes (most) levels by sliding down a flagpole at the end of the stage. You still stomp on Goombas and collect lots of coins. But there are also many updates to the formula that drastically shake up how a 2D Super Mario game plays. In terms of power-ups, you can now turn into an elephant to smash through bricks and enemies or slurp up water to help special seeds grow. Another bonus gives you the ability to shoot out bubbles that can both kill enemies and serve as temporary platforms to jump on.
Wonder catches the eye immediately. It dazzles due to its typical and welcome use of a wide variety of colors, with a particular emphasis on vivid blues, reds, greens, and yellows. But it’s particularly impressive in motion. With apologies to Yoshi’s Island, it looks like what you’d imagine a proper Super Mario World sequel should be if it were made in 2023 instead of 1995.
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