Bowser’s Fury Review: Nintendo’s Open-World Mario Experiment

A bite-sized adventure through “Meowrio’s” cat paradise

Paul Lombardo
SUPERJUMP
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8 min readFeb 13, 2021

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Mario games of the Wii U generation were seemingly lost in time due to the Wii U’s lackluster performance, but rereleases for the Nintendo Switch have given a second-life to titles such as Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario Bros. U. The latest (and arguably, most anticipated) addition to the plethora of Mario rereleases is Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.

Bowser’s Fury is a bundled add-on to Super Mario 3D World, thus being dubbed by Nintendo Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Nintendo’s redelivery of the game opens up the experience once more to newer Mario fans while bringing something fresh for those who already played through the original release of 3D World. With that being said, if you’re planning on skipping out on 3D World because you already experienced it once before on the Wii U, it’s best to reconsider and take a closer look at Bowser’s Fury.

Source: Nintendo.

Super Mario 3D World had a new power-up with a feline theme, making it the showcase power-up of the game. Players could snag a “Super Bell” and transform into a cat, granting them…

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Paul Lombardo
SUPERJUMP

Journalist writing about video games and the stories they tell | Student at the University of Florida