An all-around excellent 2D platformer, coming up with new ideas in a genre that I thought had done everything there was to do. The soundtrack and controls are great as expected, and the graphics are charming and crisp as we'd expect from a mainline Mario game.
The level variety is excellent, and the main gimmick of each level being a unique "Wonder" event ensures that you are kept engaged each level and you don't feel like you're doing the same thing over and over. Many of the wonders are true "what is happening" moments where you have to adapt and play in a new way for a few minutes, which is usually loads of fun.
The main criticism I have is this game is on the easy side; I have played a lot of this genre, but even the post-game challenge levels are hard the first time but not incredibly difficult; I felt like the challenge of previous 2D Mario games was missing; I'm not asking for the Lost Levels 2, but some entries like NSMB Wii or NSMB had more very difficult content to keep players engaged.
The level variety is excellent, and the main gimmick of each level being a unique "Wonder" event ensures that you are kept engaged each level and you don't feel like you're doing the same thing over and over. Many of the wonders are true "what is happening" moments where you have to adapt and play in a new way for a few minutes, which is usually loads of fun.
The main criticism I have is this game is on the easy side; I have played a lot of this genre, but even the post-game challenge levels are hard the first time but not incredibly difficult; I felt like the challenge of previous 2D Mario games was missing; I'm not asking for the Lost Levels 2, but some entries like NSMB Wii or NSMB had more very difficult content to keep players engaged.