Sorry to say, but probably the most boring puzzle title to come from the Mario franchise. Even without the glitchy emulator controls, I couldn't see myself being engaged with this. I was never a fan of the Lemmings formula regardless, but Mario & Wario just screams SLOW. Really sad about this one. An extra half star for the cute art.
The only thing about the game that I have an issue with is that Wanda doesn't function as an actual cursor over the game for some reason. The mouse influences her movement, but if the camera pans and you don't move the mouse, she stays in place. Combined with questionable hit detection and many sequences where you have to be incredibly precise clicking on enemies or small blocks, it makes an otherwise really fun Lemmings-type game more frustrating than it needs to be.
The levels are really well-designed and the game is really good looking, especially for an early-ish SNES title. There's a fun risk/reward between seeking out all the Stars in a level for a 1-Up and for bonus score compared to just booking it to the end goal. I felt challenged to think about what I was doing to overcome the puzzles in each level.
The levels are really well-designed and the game is really good looking, especially for an early-ish SNES title. There's a fun risk/reward between seeking out all the Stars in a level for a 1-Up and for bonus score compared to just booking it to the end goal. I felt challenged to think about what I was doing to overcome the puzzles in each level.