Why It Ranks
“Possession is nine-tenths of the fun.” — The Joy Machine. Scored 25/30.
Score Breakdown
The Review
Super Mario Odyssey took Mario's movement to its apex. The cap throw, combined with Cappy's possession mechanic, means you can become a T-Rex, a Goomba stack, or a slab of meat, and every transformation feels joyful and mechanically distinct. The sandbox kingdoms reward exploration with hundreds of moons, and New Donk City's festival sequence is pure gaming euphoria. Nintendo proved once again that when it comes to 3D platforming, nobody else is even close.
Fun Fact
The 'Jump Up, Super Star!' vocal track became the first song from a Mario game to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
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