This was fun the first time, but it’s definitely the weakest part of the game. Once you’ve hit a certain target, you’ll get the Giga Bell, which will allow you to take on Giant Bowser. They’ll always be waiting for you in the water, so it’s a super convenient way to get around the map too.īowser’s Fury is similar to other 3D Mario games in the sense that you’re working towards collecting Cat Shines to go up against Bowser, which will unlock other areas in the game. A bit into the game (we weren’t able to show you in the preview), you get access to Plessie, who acts as your transport to get around this giant map. Several challenges around the map aren’t apart of islands, which expands even further after completing the game.īy all definition, this is an open-world adventure and a fairly meaty one at that. Overall, there are three or four main areas in the standalone game, each containing a handful of islands.
As the game progresses further, new areas open up, and new islands are there to discover, which progress in difficulty. Each expansion opens up more challenges, with five cat shines available to collect on each island. In the beginning, the world is relatively empty, with only a few islands to visit, but this quickly changes.Īs you complete challenges that will give you Cat Shines, the islands will continue to change and expand. You’re dropped into Lake Lapcat alongside Bowser Jr, with the task of taking down Bowser. As I mentioned in my preview, this is entirely separate to 3D World except that it borrows power-ups from 3D world to offer something new and unique.įrom a gameplay point of view, it sits closer to Super Mario Odyssey but takes the open-world idea further than previously seen in the Mario franchise. The game still holds up to this day on the Switch, but the other major part of this package is a standalone adventure called Bowser’s Fury. It successfully expanded on the formula established in 3D Land, blending fast-paced and frantic levels with other 3D Mario gameplay mechanics. I was a big fan of Super Mario 3D World when it released on the Wii U.